Communal Reading In the Time of Jesus: How Did the First Christians Learn the Bible?
So many of us are getting into the Word of God in personal study. This is important, but we often forget the importance of coming together as a community and reading God’s Word together like they did in the early church. Communal Bible reading is at the heart of Immerse: The Bible Reading Experience. Read what […]
Open My Eyes
by Kevin O’Brien, brand manager for Study Bibles and Bible Reference at Tyndale House Publishers. Sometimes it all seems like too much. Life presses in, and I am going to implode under the pressure. It’s not supposed to be like that. I know better. I mean, I really know better. Not sort of, not I […]
Read With Us Bible Reading Plan from the Africa Study Bible
Starting February 1st join us as we experience God’s Word using the Africa Study Bible. The Bible is a beautiful gift from God to the world. As we encounter and learn from our brothers and sisters around the world we are better able to understand who God is and how he is working in many nations […]
Immerse: Poets Now Available!
We are excited that the most recent volume of Immerse: The Bible Reading Experience has been released. Immerse: Poets presents the poetical books of the First Testament divided into two groupings. Songs: Psalms Lamentations Song of Songs Wisdom: Proverbs Ecclesiastes Job These writing all reflect the daily, down-to-earth faith of God’s people as they live out their covenant […]
Small Group Loves “Fresh” Experience with Immerse
by Alex Goodwin, Institute for Bible Reading Barb and Glenn Martin have spent much of their lives in the education field — Barb as a faculty member at Bethel University, Glenn as a teacher, coach, and high-school principal. They both love the Word of God, faithfully participating in Bible studies and programs at their church […]
The One Year Bible (Enter to win!)
The new year means it’s time to set your reading goal for the year. For many, this means setting out to read the entire Bible over the next 12 months. If this sounds like you, we have something that can help, The One Year Bible! The One Year Bible divides the Bible text into 365 daily […]
From “No Bible” to “Know Bible” Part 6: Living the Story
Find out what our partners at the Institute for Bible Reading are talking about and visit ImmerseBible.com to learn more about the Immerse Bible Reading Experience. Read Part 6 of the 6 part series by Bible Scholar Glenn Paauw. What does it mean to receive the Bible on its own terms? Dynamic, living Bible engagement happens […]
Saddleback Small Group Loves Immerse
Chris Chapman has been practicing law in Southern California for well over a decade. Recently he created Chapman Sports and Entertainment—a full service sports and marketing agency where Chris is a certified agent with both the NFL and NBA. When I talked to him this week, he was on his way to the Pacific Northwest […]
From “No Bible” to “Know Bible” Part 5: The Story of God and Us
Find out what our partners at the Institute for Bible Reading are talking about and visit ImmerseBible.com to learn more about the Immerse Bible Reading Experience. Read Part 5 of the 6 part series by Bible Scholar Glenn Paauw. Editors Note: From “No Bible” to “Know Bible” is a 6-part series on the path toward great […]
Adding to the Text, or Interpreting the Text?
Translating the biblical texts into English (or any other language) is not as simple as it may sound. For starters, the translator has to determine which philosophy of translation to follow. The two basic options are formal equivalence (also called word-for-word, literal, or essentially literal) and dynamic equivalence (also called thought-for-thought). And there is also […]