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CultureUnderstanding Scripture

Africa Bible Commentary

A One-Volume Commentary Written by 70 African Scholars
The Africa Bible Commentary is the first one-volume Bible commentary produced in Africa by African theologians to meet the needs of African pastors, students, and lay leaders. Interpreting and applying the Bible in the light of African culture and realities,…
Richard
November 22, 2008
Culture

The Bible in Transmission

The Bible in Transmission is a free theological journal featuring articles written by Bible Society staff and guest contributors from a wide range of academic, church and professional backgrounds. Each edition follows a specific theme, relating the Bible to twenty-first…
Richard
November 18, 2008
Bible StorytellingOrality

Scriptures in Use

Making Disciples of Oral Learners
Scriptures in Use (SIU) specializes in training non-western oral learners through an Oral Bible (a collection of stories from the Bible that are told face-to-face and memorized). On the SIU website you will find the Bridges course, which provides training…
Richard
October 22, 2008
Bible StorytellingOrality

Simply The Story

Inductive Bible Study "Oral Style"
Bible storytelling and purposeful questions encourage non-literates and literates to discover. In September 2006, Simply The Story (STS) was born. The leaders of The God’s Story Project developed this training of trainers program. Built on the foundation of storying, STS…
Richard
October 22, 2008
Bible StorytellingOrality

Story 4 All Podcast

Story 4 All was a weekly podcast on orality and storying. It was produced for many years by Bryan Thompson, from 2006 until the final episode in August 2018. The archived podcasts are still available to listen to. They include…
Richard
October 22, 2008
Bible TranslationCulture

The Bible at Cultural Crossroads

From Translation to Communication
Harriet Hill (2006)
Bible translators have focused their efforts on preparing a text that is clear, natural and accurate, with the expectation that audiences will understand the message if it is in their language. Field research among the Adioukrou of Côte d'Ivoire shows…
Richard
October 21, 2008
AudioFilm and VideoOralityRadio

International Orality Network

To influence the Body of Christ to make disciples of all oral learners
The International Orality Network’s vision and mission is to influence the Body of Christ to make disciples of all oral learners. We believe that the foundation of discipleship is the shaping by, and obedience to, the Word of God. We…
Richard
October 17, 2008
Bible StorytellingOrality

OneStory Partnership

OneStory works with mother-tongue speakers to develop and record worldview-sensitive, chronological Bible “story sets” for each specific group — typically 40 to 60 stories in a two-year period. Mother-tongue speakers spread the stories to others. These story sets form the…
Richard
October 17, 2008