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The New English Translation (NET) Bible Available in Print with 60,000 Translators’ Notes

The Bible translation that explains itself in more than 60,000 translators’ notes offering unprecedented transparency is now about to be released in multiple printed editions. Thomas Nelson Bibles is partnering with Bible.org/Biblical Studies Press to publish New English Translation (NET Bible) Full-Notes print editions that will be available October 1, 2019. [Read the New English […]

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The Old Testament in Seven Sentences: An Interview with Christopher J.H. Wright

Do you think the Old Testament is confusing, out of date, and essentially replaced by the New Testament? What if you could capture in a few sentences its grand narrative that reveals God’s work, his purposes, and his wisdom, and understand how the Old Testament Scriptures prepared for the identity and mission of Jesus as […]

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Bible News Roundup – Week of August 11, 2019

Read this week’s Bible Gateway Weekly Brief newsletter ⇨ Bible Gateway Weekly Brief ⇨ Newsletter signup ▼ Support Bible Gateway—Browse the Bible Gateway Store ⇨ BibleGatewayStore.com ▼ Festival of the Bible Coming to Chester (UK) in October ⇨ CheshireLive ▼ Jesus Global Youth Day in the Philippines: ‘This Is a Revival Generation’ ⇨ Fox News […]

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From KKK Terrorist to Follower of Jesus Christ: An Interview with Thomas A. Tarrants

How does reading the Bible change a man from a convicted KKK terrorist to a devoted follower of Jesus Christ? How does the dramatic power of Scripture bring liberation from the grip of racial hatred and violence and cause a man to become co-pastor of a racially mixed church and the president of the C.S. […]

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Spiritual Lessons from the Human Body: An Interview with Philip Yancey

The marvelous human body holds endlessly fascinating secrets. The resilience of skin, the strength and structure of bones, the dynamic balance of muscles—our physical being is knit according to a pattern of stunning purpose. Consider how the human body is a window into biblical teaching. Bible Gateway interviewed Philip Yancey, who, along with the late […]

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Hope Despite Evil

Mass casualties over the weekend in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio caused by the personification of evil remind us of sin’s devastating and wicked consequences by gunmen bent on extreme violence. And we cry out to God. “Estamos abatidos hasta el polvo;       nuestro cuerpo se arrastra por el suelo. Levántate, ven a ayudarnos,       y […]

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Bible Translation for Deaf People: An Interview with J.R. Bucklew

For 70 million people worldwide, sign language is the first or only language they know and use daily. As many as 80% of Deaf children in some countries never receive access to formal education. Only 2% of Deaf people have been introduced to the gospel. At least 95% of sign languages have no Bible translation. […]

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Bible News Roundup – Week of August 4, 2019

Read this week’s Bible Gateway Weekly Brief newsletter ⇨ Bible Gateway Weekly Brief ⇨ Newsletter signup ▼ Support Bible Gateway—Browse the Bible Gateway Store ⇨ BibleGatewayStore.com ▼ Poll: 58% of Americans in Favor of Public Schools Offering Elective Education Classes About the Bible ⇨ PDK ⇨ Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Latest Bible-Related Research […]

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What Does Being a Servant Leader Really Mean?: An Interview with Ralph E. Enlow, Jr.

What did Jesus really mean when he said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, the servant of all” (Mark 9:35)? How radical is the “all” in that statement? Bible Gateway interviewed Dr. Ralph E. Enlow, Jr., author of, Servant of All: Reframing Greatness and Leadership through the Teachings of Jesus […]

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A Week in the Life of a Slave: An Interview with John Byron

The New Testament book of Philemon is the ancient brief letter by the apostle Paul concerning the welfare of Philemon’s slave, Onesimus. What did the institution of slavery mean in the Roman Empire? How does the Bible handle the issue of slavery? And what does it mean when Christians are exhorted to be slaves of […]

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