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Bible News Roundup – Week of September 18, 2016

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Bible Translation Technologists Improve Speed and Quality by Collaboration
Christian Newswire

Breakthrough in Bible Translation Hidden in a Backpack
Cru

73% of Americans Self-Identify as Christian; 31% Are Considered Practicing Christians; 23% Are Bible-Minded
Barna Group

39% of Young Adults, One-Quarter Of All Americans Claim No Religious Affiliation
PRRI
Report: Why Americans are Leaving Religion—and Why They’re Unlikely to Come Back

Scientists Unlock Secrets of Burned Hebrew Scroll: Verses From the Book of Leviticus
FOX News
WSJ: Video Showing Forensic Virtual Reconstruction of Burnt Scroll
The Washington Post: How Scientists Read an Ancient & Fragile Biblical Scroll Without Unrolling It
Live Science: 1,700-Year-Old Scroll ‘Virtually Unwrapped,’ Revealing Text
Science Advances: From Damage to Discovery Via Virtual Unwrapping: Reading the Scroll from En-Gedi
World: Leviticus Scroll Discovery Shows Scripture’s Inerrancy
Read Leviticus 1:1-9 and 2:1-11 on Bible Gateway
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Why the Church Can Rescue Us From Our Smartphones
The Washington Post
Read the Bible Gateway Blog post—Why is Bible Engagement Down in an Age of Digital Accessibility? Rachel Barach on Technology and Scripture

Bible Held During 1831 US Slave Revolt Now on Display at National Museum of African American History and Culture
The Washington Post

Family Donates Bible Signed by Nazi Defendants of Nuremberg Trials to Fort Jackson Museum
Salisbury Post

New Bible Theme Park Planned Near Moose Jaw, Canada
Moose Jaw Times-Herald
CBC News: Giant Ark Planned for Bible-Based Theme Park Near Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Ohio University’s Alden Library Houses Hand-Crafted 13th Century Bible
The Post

John Knox’s 16th Century Bible Discovered
University of Glasgow Library

University of Toronto’s Fisher Library Now Has One of Canada’s Oldest Printed Books in English
University of Toronto News

Scribe to Queen Elizabeth II to Speak at Denton Gallery Opening, Oct. 6, with The Saint John’s Bible
The Standard Banner
Read the Bible Gateway Blog post—The Saint John’s Bible: A Work of Art
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Let Scripture Shape Your Soul
TCW
Read the Bible Gateway Blog post—The Wired Soul: An Interview with Tricia McCary Rhodes
Read the Bible Gateway Blog post—How to Care for Your Soul: An Interview with John Ortberg
Visit the Scripture Engagement section on Bible Gateway

How the Biblical Lake Jesus Walked Compares to Lake Michigan
MLive
Read about the Sea of Galilee in Smith’s Bible Names Dictionary on Bible Gateway
Read about Jesus walking on water in Matthew 14:22-33 on Bible Gateway

Looking Back on Liberal, Missouri’s Failed Atheist Utopia
Vice

Satanic Temple Headquarters to Open Quietly in Salem, Massachusetts
The Boston Globe

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