Category Archives: Interviews
Escalating tensions in the Middle East have sparked renewed interest in last-days Bible prophecy. With fierce fighting reported in the news every day and unsuccessful attempts at brokering a lasting peace agreement, many are asking if this is the beginning of the end. Questions about biblical eschatology—theology regarding the end times—continue to build. Bible Gateway […]
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Is it possible to read the Bible like the earliest believers did? One of the great challenges in reading the Bible is the massive gap—chronological and cultural—between the Bible’s original audiences and modern readers. Is it possible for a modern Bible reader to appreciate the mindset of the Bible’s ancient Jewish and Christian authors and […]
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Do we dare believe that God can speak into our lives powerfully and tangibly? Jesus did this. During his earthly ministry he healed the sick, opened the eyes of the blind, and even raised the dead. What if he would do these things today? Bible Gateway interviewed pastor Mark Batterson (@MarkBatterson) about his book, The […]
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The story behind Cristo Rey (@CristoRey), a unique education model, can be read in Putting Education to Work: How Cristo Rey High Schools Are Transforming Urban Education by Megan Sweas (HarperOne—an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2014). Bible Gateway interviewed the founder, chair emeritus, and chief mission officer of Cristo Rey, Fr. John O. Foley, S.J. […]
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Old Testament biblical history can be some of the most difficult material for readers of the Bible. The conventions of contemporary history writing are quite different from those of ancient Israelite writers. How can we better understand what we’re reading in the Bible’s history books? Bible Gateway interviewed the Rev. Dr. Patricia Dutcher-Walls about her […]
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A popular saying admonishes, “You may be the only Bible some people read.” What are the critical scriptural issues involved in acting out your faith in front of a watching and sometimes hostile world? Bible Gateway interviewed speaker, author, and pastor Bobby Conway (@TheBobbyConway) about his book, The Fifth Gospel: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, You […]
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To escape from Bibles that are “ubiquitously dense, numerical, and encyclopedic in format,” an energetic venture is underway to create an “entire biblical library in four elegant volumes, designed purely for reading. The text is reverently treated in classic typographic style, free of all added conventions such as chapter numbers, verse numbers, section headers, cross […]
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The Old Testament book of Job can be mysterious, exhausting, and frustrating. Yet, for millennia, readers have also drawn comfort and hope from the story of Job’s extreme suffering. Bible Gateway interviewed Rev. Christopher Ash about his book, Job: The Wisdom of the Cross (Crossway, 2014). For those who are unfamiliar with it, briefly tell […]
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The Bible devotes 50 chapters to the tabernacle, the portable tent complex that God instructed Moses to build and transport when the Israelites wandered in the wilderness in their escape from slavery in Egypt. It was meant to reassure the 12 tribes of Israel of God’s presence. While the original tabernacle existed thousands of years […]
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New Commentary Series for Modern Bible Teachers: An Interview with Mark Strauss and John Walton
Most pastors spend 10-18 hours a week preparing for their Sunday sermon. A new Bible commentary series is designed to assist in that effort by offering Bible reference and background material in concise six-page units. Bible Gateway interviewed Dr. Mark Strauss and Dr. John Walton, the general editors of Teach the Text Commentary Series (website) […]
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