La Biblia está llena de innumerables historias que nos inspiran y retan. Las historias y pasajes enumerados a continuación son algunos de los más familiares del Antiguo Testamento y del Nuevo Testamento. Estas historias están divididas en tres grupos para que usted pueda seleccionar con más facilidad el texto de… Read More
Los libros, en su mayoría, pueden ser clasificados según una categoría particular de la literatura. Por ejemplo, un folleto de instrucciones para hacer algo utiliza un lenguaje técnico. Una novela, sin embargo, utiliza un lenguaje narrativo de ficción. Un libro de poesía utiliza versos que riman o versos libres. Y… Read More
How do translators communicate the message of the Bible from the original languages today? Until recently most Bible translations were done according to an approach called “formal equivalence” (or, “word-for-word translation”). The goal of the formal equivalence approach is to communicate both the words and the grammatical structure (the “form”)… Read More
A brief and practical introduction to Bible reading. Includes strategies to get started and helpful questions to ask of the text, of God, and of yourself. Download this resource… Read More
A brief and practical introduction to Bible reading. Includes strategies to get started and helpful questions to ask of the text, of God, and of yourself. Also includes a 366-day reading plan to take you through highlights from the Bible in a year. Download this resource
Who decided what books should be in the Bible? Why were these decisions made? Read this article to find out The Bible as Christians know it today did not begin as one large volume—with Old and New Testaments. It came into being as part of a selection process called “canonization.”… Read More
What does the word “Septuagint” mean? Is the Roman numeral “LXX” significant? Find out the answers to these questions and more. In the third century B.C. Jewish scholars in Alexandria, Egypt, translated the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek. Many Jewish people lived in Greek-speaking areas of the Mediterranean world,… Read More
The “New Testament” is the second part of the Christian Bible. Its twenty-seven books continue the story of God’s people begun in the Old Testament (the Jewish Scriptures). The “New Testament” is the second part of the Christian Bible. Its twenty-seven books continue the story of God’s people… Read More
In his account of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection, Matthew shows his audience that Jesus was the Messiah, the fulfillment Old Testament Scriptures. What makes Matthew special? The Gospel According to Matthew is probably best known for what is known as the Sermon on the Mount (chapters 5–7),… Read More
The gospel is a message of good news. Mark writes his Gospel to inform the world of the good news that Jesus brings salvation and forgiveness of sins. What makes Mark unique? There are several characteristics that make the Gospel of Mark unique. Too often, these special characteristics are… Read More
