“Today's [Sept. 28] research report from The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life exposes a deficit in religious knowledge among a majority of Americans,” said ABS President R. Lamar Vest. He continued, “Particularly disturbing was the lack of knowledge among self-professed Christians about the Christian faith. Jewish adherents… Read More
The man in the picture is holding the ABS Reina-Valera 1960 Bible translation that was given by the Bible Society of Chile to each miner through the communication tube used before being rescued. On August 5, 2010, 33 Chilean miners began the most difficult and frightening trial of their… Read More
Young Vietnamese read the Bible provided by Vietnam Partnership during a church service. Nguyen Thanh Huyên, 28, lives in a world of unrest and stress. Her native country, Vietnam, has one of the fastest developing economies in the world, and is quickly becoming a major economic player in the… Read More
The prospect of the Bible's appearance in Patois has outraged some traditionalists in the U.K., but the Book of Luke has just been released, and the rest of the New Testament will soon follow. Patois is a language that is traditionally considered slang or broken English and is spoken by… Read More
Dave Frey performing at Winter Jam 2010. The prestigious “New Artist of the Year” award went to Sidewalk Prophets at the 2010 Dove Awards in Nashville. In his acceptance speech, lead singer Dave Frey thanked American Bible Society for partnering with Sidewalk Prophets and cited Psalm 150 as the… Read More
Evangelist Rick Gage recently received the 2010 Pilgrim Award for Workplace Evangelism from American Bible Society. Gage is the founder and president of Go Tell Ministries in Duluth, Iowa. The award, named in honor of Texas businessman Bo Pilgrim, is presented for a lifetime of Christian service and workplace evangelism. Read More
John Eliot's Algonquin Bible, printed in 1663 for the Massachusetts Indians will be on display Oct. 15 to Jan. 16, 2011, in A Light to the Nations: America's Earliest Bibles. One of the largest and finest collections of Scriptures in the United States is now on rotating display in… Read More
October 2010 Embodying Hope and Working for Peace and Justice 1 – Haggai 1.1-152 – Haggai 2.1-233 – 1 Corinthians 11.17-34 World Communion Sunday4 – Leviticus 25.1-225 – Leviticus 25.23-386 – Leviticus 25.39-557 – Numbers 27.1-118 – Numbers 36.1-139 – Deuteronomy… Read More
The issue concerning 70 vs. 72 men in Luke 10.1 has perplexed many over the years. The variant has to do with what biblical scholars refer to as “external evidence,” that is, the manuscripts themselves. During some 14 centuries when the New Testament was transmitted in handwritten copies, numerous changes… Read More
