Bible Study

Popular Bible Reading in Latin America

“Then their [our] eyes were opened…”
Silvia Regina de Lima Silva
"In Latin America the interpretational situation is shaped by the community dimension - so we talk about reading communities. We affirm that the community is the context (literally ‘the lap’) in which the meaning of the text can rest and…
Richard
September 18, 2010
AdvocacyBible ReadingBible StorytellingBible StudyBible TranslationCultureLanguage Issues

Colocando a Bíblia em Ação

Como tornar a Bíblia relevante para todas as línguas e culturas
Harriet Hill, Margaret Hill (2010)
This is the Brazilian Portuguese version of the book Translating the Bible into Action by Harriet Hill and Margaret Hill. A tried and tested resource that encourages meaningful Bible use in multi-lingual contexts through both written and oral media. Includes…
Richard
August 24, 2010
Research

Bible Engagement Among Australian Young People

Philip Hughes, Claire Pickering (2010)
"In Australia, frequent Bible reading is the practice of a small group (between 3% and 5%) of young people. This is predominantly a sub-group of those who are involved in Evangelical and Pentecostal churches and youth groups, and those who…
Richard
August 16, 2010
Bible Preaching

He began with Moses…

Preaching the Old Testament today
Grenville J R Kent, Paul J Kissling, Laurence A Turner (Editors) (2010)
"Contemporary people too can find their hearts burning as they hear God speak through the Old Testament texts. However, preaching from this part of the Christian Bible brings significant challenges and raises a number of issues, and hence can be…
Richard
July 1, 2010
DigitalYoung People

The Biblical Challenge from (and for) Millennials

Lamar Vest (President and CEO, American Bible Society) (2010)
"The Bible has yet to beat the perception of being a dusty old rule book among millennials largely because to substantiate relevance and garner interest, the text first must be read... The message of the Bible is unchanging, but how…
Richard
May 28, 2010
LiteracyMusic and Worship

Music: a bridge to literacy

Mary E Saurman (1993)
"Learning takes place when the activity is (1) receptor-oriented, (2) context-oriented, (3) repetitive, and (4) participatory… Indigenous music embraces all four of these learning components. Not only are the words in the people’s spoken language, but the music is also…
Richard
May 13, 2010
Advocacy

Bible Engagement: a process

Harriet Hill (2010)
"Are you stuck along the way of engaging with the Bible? If so, where? Why? If you're involved in ministry, are the people you work with stuck? If so, where? Why?" Scripture Engagement can be seen as a process: Bible…
Richard
April 27, 2010
Bible Reading

Reading the Bible Together groups

A new way of getting people to get to grips with Scripture
Steve Levy (2010)
"There used to be just three people in our church reading through the Bible — now there are 150. One older lady, a believer since her 20s, had attempted to read the Bible through for years and every time had…
Richard
April 13, 2010