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A new analysis of handwriting on ancient pottery suggests that literacy in the Holy Land may have been far more widespread than previously known. The findings could have bearing on a century-old debate about when the main body of Bible texts was composed. Read more from The New York Times.
Read our Blog post The Undeniable Reliability of Scripture: An Interview with Josh McDowell and browse the Archaeology section in the Bible Gateway Store.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam vetoed a bill that would have named the Bible the official state book. Read more from The Tennessean.
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According to a new report, the Bible is among the most criticized books at public schools and libraries across the country. But consider the context and the broader perspective. Read more.
Have you ever wondered how your Bible came to be? That is, the physical process of creating a printed Bible. Our friends at Crossway have published a captivating video tour of a Bible bindery in the Netherlands. Enjoy the video.
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Do you wish you knew more about the Jewish background of Scripture? Are you curious about the ways that the Christian faith connects to its roots in Jewish history and culture? We invite you to join us for a free 2-week limited time email devotional experience that explores the Jewish roots of Christianity: Holy Land Moments. Learn more to encourage your friends and followers to sign up.
Amazing prophecies of God's plans for the world can be found embedded in the customs of the feasts of Israel. The intricate detail of the prophecies illustrated in the observances of these feasts provide insight into God's plan for the ages. In time for the feast of Passover, Bible Gateway interviewed Michael Norten about his book, Unlocking the Secrets of the Feasts: The Prophecies in the Feasts of Leviticus (Thomas Nelson, 2015). Read this interview.
The season of Easter began March 27, 2016 and ends May 15, 2016 (Pentecost). And Passover is April 22-30, 2016.
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The acclaimed NIV Zondervan Study Bible is now available in a convenient and elegant mobile app. Read more.
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The “Pauline epistles”—letters written by the influential apostle Paul—are particularly central to Christian belief. Join us each Monday as we take a look at a different epistle. This week we're looking at Paul’s epistle to the Galatians. In the early years of the Christian church, as the gospel message spread far beyond its geographic roots in Palestine and out into the wide Gentile world, the question “What must I do to be saved?” needed a clear and decisive answer. Paul composed this letter to settle the matter once and for all. Read more.
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Here's a sample page from Bible Blessings & Promises Coloring Book for Adults (Product Concept Manufacturing, 2015) for you to print and enjoy. It illustrates Psalm 33:5. Have fun coloring.
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This feature in the Weekly Brief is intended to help you become aware of the plethora of Bible versions available for you to freely read on Bible Gateway. This week, learn about and read the New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE).
In his new book Core Christianity: Finding Yourself in God's Story (Zondervan, 2016), Michael Horton writes, "The Bible is the history of a very specific promise. It is the unfolding of God’s promise that though we deserve nothing but death, God will bring us into his glory through the incarnation, life, death, resurrection, ascension, and return of his Son." Read more.
Seth Haines, in his book Coming Clean: A Story of Faith (Zondervan, 2015), writes: "It’s not easy, this life of authentic faith. On occasion, admitting struggle presents very real consequences, some of which may be unfair. And yet, isn’t this the very thing Scripture calls us too? My faith didn’t find its true freedom until I confessed my secret abuses, my misplaced dependency on liquor." Read the rest of this book excerpt.
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