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The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved
The words “the disciple whom Jesus loved” in John's Gospel, referring to John himself, trouble me. Isn't this the epitome of conceit?— Ms. Caryl A. Reid, Leesburg, Fla.Congratulations on raising a question that has sparked many lively discussions through the years. The traditional view is that the author of John's Gospel is John, son of Zebedee. Another hypothesis is that…
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The Book of Jashar: A Missing Book?
There is mention of the Book of Jashar in the Old Testament. Is this a missing book of the Bible?—Joe O., via e-mailThe Book of Jashar is one of the lost source books of early Israelite poetry from the Amarna Age (15th and 14th centuries B.C.). It is excerpted twice or possibly three times in the Old Testament. Jashar is…
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Quiet Time
October 2008 - Let Your Light Shine and Pursue Peace and JusticeWednesday, October 1st - Job 34.1-37Thursday, October 2nd - Job 35.1-16Friday, October 3rd - Job 36.1-33Saturday, October 4th - Psalm 85Sunday, October 5th - World Communion - 1 Corinthians 11.17-34Monday, October 6th - Leviticus 25.1-34Tuesday, October 7th - Leviticus 25.35-55Wednesday, October 8th - Deuteronomy 5.1-33Thursday, October 9th - Deuteronomy…
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Making God's Love Visible
Dr. Dickerson and Sister Wang Shuyun, who helped found China's first rural church. Photo by James SheldrewWith other American Bible Society board members, I traveled to China for the opening of the Amity Printing Company's new facility in Nanjing. We watched as new pages of Scripture moved forward to be bound together and released for hungry believers across China and…
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Easter = Restart
Book page courtesy of the American Bible Society There is a timely new tool for those who yearn to know Christ and for those who yearn to know him better. The Life of Christ is a new book produced in a partnership between Time Inc. Home Entertainment and the American Bible Society. This beautifully illustrated volume helps readers at many…
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Fall 2007 – President's Message
It is particularly gratifying when stories come to my attention about young lives transformed by Scripture, like the one Tonya Wilder-Butts told at the American Bible Society Board meeting in June. I asked Tonya to present something about her experience visiting a Youth Commission facility in Texas. Afterward, I don't think there was a dry eye in the room.Tonya's work…
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