An annotated New Testament for practicing Jews
Two practicing Jews who are also New Testament scholars have published an annotated version of the New Testament that is meant to introduce Jewish readers to the texts. “So what does this New Testament...
View ArticleJamaica’s patois Bible: The word of God in creole
Robert Pigott writes in BBC News Magazine that the Bible is being translated for the first time in Creole. Some oppose the move, thinking learning and speaking English should be the priority, but many...
View ArticleBible translators accused of deleting “Father” and “Son”
Yahoo News “breathlessly” reports that “New Arabic and Turkish translations of the Bible from three reputable North American Christian organizations are brewing controversy because they no longer...
View ArticleNational Geographic features King James Bible
The King James Bible is the subject of a National Geographic article by Adam Nicolson and picture gallery by Jim Richardson: First printed 400 years ago, it molded the English language, buttressed the...
View ArticleOn reading the Bible
Today’s essay on the Daily Episcopalian has provoked a lot of comment. The Rev. George Clifford says that perhaps reading the Bible indiscriminately and only as a devotional tool de-values the Bible,...
View ArticleJesus: top ten quotes
The Bible Guide Online proposes the top ten sayings of Jesus. Do you agree? What are your top ten? Jesus’ quotes provide some of the most memorable sayings of all time. This is my attempt at...
View ArticleRevelation reflects Jewish/Christian tension
Most people have heard that the common scholarly reading of the The Book of Revelation understands it as a veiled critique of the political order of the end of the 1st Century. The apocalyptic genre...
View ArticleEdification for Pentecost: The Book of Acts in 3 Minutes
Inspiration for the Pentecost season– The Book of Acts in 3 Minutes! I especially like the part where “God rocks the house, literally.” (By the way, does anyone out there know who created this? Much...
View ArticleOne down, 65 to go.
Women at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Mesa, AZ, have spent the past seven months painstakingly painting and writing in calligraphy the pages of Genesis in an ambitious “scriptorium” project led by...
View ArticleACC 15 acclaims Bible project
The Anglican Consultative Council, meeting in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand praises the Bible project: Jaded cynics may try to suggest that the Anglican Communion is divided over the Bible. Well,...
View ArticleThe Queen James Bible
A new edition of the Bible seeks to claify what the Bible actually says about homosexuality. The Digital Journal reports: “Queen James Bible” recently launched by San Francisco Episcopal minister as a...
View ArticleThe Bible: the miniseries
A miniseries called The Bible, which was about the book of the same name, appeared on the History Channel and had a significant impact on my Twitter stream. Did you watch it? What did you think of it?...
View ArticleBible scholar foresees personalized scripture in the digital age
A leading Bible scholar in Britain asserts that digital editions of the Bible will enable readers to mix and match texts to create their own personal scriptures. From the Telegraph: In future people...
View ArticleThe Bible re-tweeted.
Blogger Jana Riess tweeted every book of the Old and New Testaments. The Mormon author of “Flunking Sainthood” spent four years summarizing each book in 140 characters or less. These tweets have been...
View ArticleSwearing on a Bible app?
Nassau Executive Mangano was sworn in to office using an iPad Bible app according to Newsday: Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano was sworn in for his second term Thursday, promising to hold the...
View ArticleThe rise of “Bible skeptics”
“The American Bible Society’s latest State of the Bible survey documents steep skepticism that the Good Book is a God book,” writes Cathy Lynn Grossman of Religion News Service. She quotes Roy...
View ArticleNo evidence “Gospel of Jesus Wife” was forged
The”Gospel of Jesus Wife” is not fraudulent, writes Lisa Wangsness of The Boston Globe. That’s different than saying it is an authentic account of past events, which is a subject beyond my competency...
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Summer of Scripture ’14!
Today is the kickoff for the Summer of Scripture in Madison, Wisconsin. Led by Jonathan Melton and Dorota Pruski, young adults from the University of Wisconsin Episcopal Student Center and St. Andrew’s...
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Read the Bible 101
Kelvin Holdsworth, provost of St Mary’s Cathedral in Glasgow offers ideas for getting started reading the Bible. Reading the Bible isn’t optional for Christians – it is part of what makes us who we...
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Bibles are back in the nightstand drawers
Religion News Service notes that the Navy has decided to put New Testaments and Psalms back in nightstand drawers after removing the due to complaints about preferential treatment for Christians: In...
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