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The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible: The Good Samaritan

The Bible was originally written to an ancient people removed from today by thousands of years and thousands of miles. The Scriptures include subtle culturally-based nuances, undertones, and references to ancient events, literature, and customs that were intuitively understood by those who first heard the Scriptures read. For us to hear the Scriptures as they […]

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Visual Theology: An Interview with Tim Challies

We live in an image-based culture in which we increasingly rely upon visuals to help us understand new and difficult concepts. Infographics convey data, concepts, and ideas in fresh new ways. God used visuals to teach truth to his people. The tabernacle of the Old Testament was a visual representation of humanity’s distance from God […]

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Bible Gateway “Holy Week” Infographic Published in Newsweek

“Holy Week” is the name given to identify the final days leading to Jesus’ arrest, crucifixion, and resurrection. As Holy Week unfolds, a large cast of characters play out a powerful emotional drama. But the story’s depth makes it somewhat complex. To help you track the people, places, and events of Holy Week day-by-day, Bible […]

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What Are People Searching For in the Bible? Revisited

Earlier this year, our friends at GMI created an informative infographic breaking down popular Bible searches by country. They’ve just released a new “video Infographic” that walks through the highlights, and presents some discussion questions based on the data: What do you make of the data, and the questions it suggests? In our original post […]

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The 10 Most Popular Books of the Bible

What are the most popular Bible books? We took a look at Bible Gateway’s usage data to find out which books are most popular with our website visitors. Here’s what we found. The 10 Most Popular Bible Books Psalms Matthew John Romans Proverbs Genesis Luke 1 Corinthians Isaiah Acts Jeffrey Kranz (@Jeffrey_the_Red) of The Overview […]

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What Are People Around the World Searching For in the Bible?

Do Bible readers in different parts of the world gravitate toward different sections of the Bible? Here’s a chart that lays out the most popular Bible passages in different countries.

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Depression and the Bible: Charting the “Moods” of Scripture

This past Sunday, my church focused its worship service on the topic of mental illness. We listened as a member of our congregation shared their testimony of years spent struggling with crippling depression—a devastating experience that was overcome not by an instantaneous miracle, but by a long journey through prayer, counseling, medication, Scripture reading, and […]

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A Look Back at 2011: Did You Say 100 Million?

In 2011, visitors to BibleGateway.com accomplished some impressive things! We’ve created a little video infographic to share the details.

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Holy Week Timeline Visualization

This coming Sunday is Palm Sunday, which begins Holy Week (or Passion Week)—the week that commemorates Jesus’ death and resurrection. Here’s a new visualization we created that harmonizes the four Gospel accounts of Holy Week and lets you examine the “who,” “what,” and “where” of events leading up to and through Easter: Also available: PDF. […]

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