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Our newest article is on the Complutensian Polyglot, the first printed multi-column, multi-language Bible. Produced in Spain, it was an unrivaled achievement of biblical scholarship and was a pinnacle of 16th-century book production.

The Incredible Complutensian Polyglot Bible | Thomas Hudgins The first printed multi-column, multi-language Bible was the crown of Spanish scholarship in the 16th century. Learn about its many innovations in this article from Thomas Hudgins.

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We tried to warn you about The Passion Translation of the Bible a while back.

Make sure to check out Mark Ward's "What Makes a Bible Translation Really Bad?," especially if you're looking into this matter for the first time.

What Makes a Bible Translation Really Bad? | Mark Ward No translation is perfect. But really bad translations are idiosyncratic and mislead innocent Bible readers.

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For day 3 of , we're giving away "Scribes & Scripture" by Drs. John Meade and Peter Gurry.

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The Bible was the most accessible, authoritative, and venerated book in the world of the American founders. How did it influence Americans’ views of what the new nation should be?

As we approach , Dr. Daniel Dreisbach has written a brand new article in our Bible in America series on how the Bible shaped the fledgling nation’s ideas of liberty, liberation, and the right of resistance. 🇺🇸 🗽

The Bible’s Influence on the American Founding | Daniel Dreisbach The American ideas of liberty, liberation, and the right of resistance were profoundly shaped by the Bible and its narratives.