The Word of God has been a cornerstone of faith for millennia, serving as a source of guidance, comfort, wisdom, and the revelation of God to humanity. But how we read the Bible has transformed dramatically over the centuries.
The physical presentation of the text — its typography — has always played a crucial role in its accessibility and impact. From the painstaking work of ancient scribes to the digital innovations of today, there has been a continuous effort to make the scriptures clearer and more engaging for every generation. |
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Hidden for centuries in the desert caves near Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls include the earliest known copies of the Hebrew Bible—powerful evidence of how faithfully God's Word has been preserved through time. Now open for a limited time, Dead Sea Scrolls: The Exhibition invites you to explore authentic scrolls and ancient artifacts that testify to the accuracy and enduring truth of Scripture. Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime exhibition—only at Museum of the Bible. |
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November 24 — The Gospel Coalition (TGC) has announced its 2025 Book Awards, recognizing 22 outstanding evangelical books across various categories, selected based on their gospel-centered arguments, faithful use of Scripture, and ability to address contemporary challenges while fostering church unity. Notable winners include Bobby Jamieson's Everything Is Never Enough and Brad Edwards' The Reason for Church, among many others. (The Gospel Coalition) |
| November 25 — Some small relief out of Nigeria, as 50 children aged 10-18 escaped captivity after being kidnapped from their Catholic school last week (see Nov. 21, below), but over 250 students and 12 teachers remain missing. The Diocese of Kontagora, which owns the school, is urging prayers and support for their safe return. The mass abduction was the latest and perhaps most shocking event in the ongoing religious conflict in Nigeria, where kidnappings for ransom are rampant. (RNS) |
| November 26 — Collin Hansen of The Gospel Coalition (TGC) reflected on the challenges Christianity faces in a secular age where faith often feels "unnecessary." Hansen examines the decline of religion in Europe and parts of the U.S., attributing it to factors like prosperity, individualism, and the legacy of Protestantism's high moral expectations. Yet he also identifies three emerging tensions — Islam's rise, collapsing fertility rates, and security concerns — that could reignite interest in Christianity as a source of hope and cohesion. (TGC) |
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The Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6:9-13 is the most well-known prayer in human history — but that familiarity can work against us. By assuming we already know what it means, we miss the depth and power Jesus intended.
Understanding Jesus' prayer in its original context changes things. After years of study, teaching, and leading trips to the Bible lands, we've developed a simple yet powerful framework at Walking The Text called the six "Lenses of Context" that help us see the Bible as it was meant to be understood.
As you explore each lens, you'll begin to see that this ancient prayer is so much more than a mantra to recite, but an invitation to join Jesus in his mission of bringing heaven here. |
| The Dead Sea Scrolls are about 930 fragmentary manuscripts discovered in caves of the Judean wilderness between 1947-1952. Written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, these texts were copied or crafted by a Jewish scribal community who lived at Qumran, just off the northwest shore of the Dead Sea, from around 100 BC to 68 AD.
The scrolls contain a diversity of writings, including our earliest original language copies of many Old Testament books, predating the major medieval codices of the Hebrew Scriptures by a millennium.
The scrolls have been hailed as one of the greatest archaeological finds of the modern era. Why do they matter so much for our Bible reading? |
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