National Update

Photo courtesy of Benjamin Leaman. ‘A Soldier's Hope' at ChristmasChristian trio Point of Grace gave 10 concerts in December, singing traditional and original Christmas music and promoting American Bible Society's Armed Services Ministry. From Nashville to California, the concerts featured a compelling video inviting attendees to support ministry… Read More

Rare Bible Collection Garners Media Attention

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

500th Bible Translation Commemorated

A painting presented to American Bible Society by Wycliffe to commemorate the 500th Bible translation project. Photo of painting by Matt Steinruck. The Book Should be Red, a painting by Hyatt Moore, 2008, was presented to American Bible Society from The Seed Company, a Wycliffe Bible Translators affiliate. The… Read More

The Art of Jews and Christians in the Altarpieces of Medieval Spain

The production of religious art in late-medieval Spain was a complex, cooperative relationship between Christian and Jewish artists. Jewish and Christian artists worked side by side in studios producing both retablos (large multi-paneled altarpieces), as well as Latin and Hebrew manuscripts. The exhibition tells the story of this fascinating collaboration… Read More

Orthodox Patriarch Visits Bible House

The American Bible Society welcomed His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of the Orthodox Church to Bible House on October 30 with an exhibition at MOBIA. Photo by ThrowingLight.com “The Green Patriarch,” more officially known as His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, was welcomed to Bible House in October. He… Read More

America's Earliest Bibles

”The sky and the earth won’t last forever, but my words will.” Matthew 24.35 (CEV) When America's earliest settlers arrived in the New World, they brought their Bibles with them — Bibles written in their heart languages — languages such… Read More