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Bible News Roundup – Week of June 4, 2017

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The Jesus Bible Hits No. 1 Spot for CBA Book and Bible Bestseller
News Release
Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, The Jesus Bible Debuts at Passion 2017 Conference

Supreme Court Declines to Review Case of Marine Court-Martialed Over Bible Verse
First Liberty Institute
Read Isaiah 54:17 on Bible Gateway

Michigan School District to Again Allow Student Attendance of Off-Site Voluntary Bible Class After Review of Complaint
Christian News Network

Purdue Researcher Verifies Existence of 53 People in the Hebrew Bible
Purdue Exponent
Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Interview: Bible Scholar Confirms 50 Real People in the Bible

Times Square Hosts ‘Jesus Week’: 14,000 Attend for Prayer & Bible Readings in Heart of New York City
Christian Post

North Dakota Teenager Wins the National Bible Bee and $100,000
MyNDNow.com

Old Testament Knowledge Boosts Catholic Couple in Holy Land Bible Contest
CatholicPhilly
Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, CNN: A Catholic Reads the Bible
Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Exploring the Apocrypha at Bible Gateway

Christians in Egypt Have an ‘Insatible Desire’ for the Bible
Evangelical Focus
Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Bible Translation Organizations

Bible Set to be Translated into 25 New Languages
Premier
Wycliffe Associates Aiding Underground National Bible Translators in Places Where Christians Are Targets of Persecution
Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Wycliffe Associates—Helping to Translate the Bible Where Persecution of Christians Is Severe: An Interview with Bruce Smith

First African Study Bible Launched
Times LIVE
Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Africa Study Bible Launches Worldwide Celebratory Events Planned throughout Africa and in the United States

Bible Found by D-Day Veteran in 1944 Returned to Owner’s Family in Canada
The Herald Sun
Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, D-Day June 6, 1944: The Bible and Prayer of WWII

1,600-Year-Old Frescoes Depicting Early Church, Bible Scenes Uncovered in Rome’s Oldest, Most Extensive Catacomb
The Telegraph

First “Jacob’s Lambs” in 2,000 Years Born in Israel, Heralding Return of Biblical Identity
Breaking Israel News
Read Genesis 30:32 on Bible Gateway

Operation World Announces Free Mobile App for Global Prayer Movement
News Release

Is Going to Church Good for Your Health? Vanderbilt Study Says Yes
TODAY Show

Chattanooga, TN Tops List of Cities with High Church Attendance
Barna Group

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