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Weekly Brief is your 1-minute smart and fast report to keep you informed of important Bible-related trends, statistics, articles, and pivotal happenings on the Web and at Bible Gateway. Forward to your friends and share with your followers to encourage them to subscribe.
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Read These Interviews on Bible Gateway Blog
• Sally Lloyd-Jones: author of The Jesus Storybook Bible (Zonderkidz). Read the Q&A
• D. Michael MacKinnon: author of the novel, The Forty Days: A Vision of Christ's Lost Weeks (Post Hill Press—Simon & Schuster, 2017). Read the Q&A
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Browse exclusive discounts on the best Christian books, Bibles, studies, and more! Check every day for the Deal of the Day in the Bible Gateway Store. And sign up to receive our Deal of the Day newsletter!
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Over the past several decades, unmarried women in particular have dedicated their lives to Bible translation. “If it hadn’t been for single women over the 70-year history of Wycliffe [Bible Translators], half of the translations wouldn’t have been completed,” according to chief operations officer Russ Hersman.
Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Bible Translation Organizations.
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See more Bible-related articles in this week's Bible News Roundup.
See previous editions of Bible News Roundup and Weekly Brief.
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During the last several weeks, Bible Gateway has partnered with the Institute for Bible Reading on a series of brief Facebook Live video events intended to help you "Journey Toward Better Bible Reading." The topics have been:
• Why We Should Read Whole Books of the Bible
• Reading the Bible as One Story
• Reading the Bible with Jesus at the Center
• Reading the Bible Together
If you missed seeing these discussions, watch them here....
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The interplay of prophecy, friendship, betrayal, and grace during the final days before Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection are packed with insight into human nature—and God’s love. You already know most of the famous episodes in the Easter account, but, to understand it completely, you need to take the full context in as a coherent whole. In this Bible Gateway Blog post, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about the fascinatingly miraculous Easter story.
Browse the Lent and Easter section in the Bible Gateway Store.
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Bible Gateway Plus gives you a huge digital study library and an ad-free Scripture reading experience. Now during April, the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible is part of the Bible Gateway Plus study library! You may have read the account of Jesus' death and resurrection many times. But how many behind-the-scenes details are you missing? The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible uncovers all those fascinating details and nuances. You'll read even the most familiar Bible story with a completely new appreciation for its depth and meaning. Start a 30-day free trial during which you'll have full access to everything Bible Gateway Plus has to offer,
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Read this day-by-day biblical account of the time leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus, assembled by Russ Ramsey, assistant pastor, Christ Presbyterian Church, Nashville, Tennessee.
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In this guest Blog post, Lee Strobel, author of The Case for Christ (Zondervan, 2017), says, "I had sought out Alexander Metherell, MD, PhD because I heard he possessed the medical and scientific credentials to explain the crucifixion. As you would expect from someone with a medical degree (University of Miami in Florida) and a doctorate in engineering (University of Bristol in England), Metherell speaks with scientific precision...."
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In this guest Blog post, David Green, founder of Hobby Lobby and author of Giving It All Away . . . and Getting It All Back Again: The Way of Living Generously (Zondervan, 2017), says, "Perhaps the most compelling [Bible verse] in my heart and mind [is] 1 Tim. 2:7–8 (MSG). I hope they put that verse on my tombstone. Through the efforts of the company God has allowed us to build, I want as many people as possible to come to know Christ as Savior. Fortunately, if God blesses the values and financial arrangements that I’ve described in my book, then there is no reason my work will not go on long after I’m gone...."
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This feature in Weekly Brief is intended to help you become aware of one of the plethora of Bible versions available for you to freely read on Bible Gateway. This week:
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Reading the Bible in multiple languages and multiple versions is always just a click away online at Bible Gateway and in print from the Bible Gateway Store, where you'll save money while supporting the ministry of Bible Gateway when making a purchase.
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