{"id":19816,"date":"2022-09-16T17:42:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T17:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=19816"},"modified":"2022-09-17T18:28:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T18:28:38","slug":"work-begins-on-anabaptist-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2022\/work-begins-on-anabaptist-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Work begins on Anabaptist Bible project, with involvement from Brethren Press"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Work has begun on a first-ever Anabaptist Bible, according to a release from MennoMedia. Brethren Press publisher Wendy McFadden, who attended an Aug. 26-28 event gathering some 45 \u201cBible ambassadors\u201d from various Anabaptist communities, confirmed Church of the Brethren participation in the project. Also at the event was Josh Brockway, co-coordinator of Discipleship Ministries for the Church of the Brethren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The gathering at the Casa Iskali retreat center in Des Plaines, Ill., kicked off the historic project, convened by John Roth, director of the \u201cAnabaptism at 500\u201d project of MennoMedia. The Anabaptist groups represented at the meeting included Mennonite Church Canada, Mennonite Church USA, Brethren in Christ, Evana, Lancaster Mennonite Conference, the Bruderhof, and the Church of the Brethren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants worked in table groups to review the plan for inviting 500 Bible study groups from across the Anabaptist community in North America to participate in the project and to consider what other components might be included in the Bible. These study groups will be assigned portions of scripture and asked to share their insights with the project. Volunteers can register their study groups at www.mennomedia.org\/reading-scripture-together<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Anabaptist groups including Church of the Brethren members are invited to create small study groups to contribute insights to the new Anbaptist Bible. Shown here: a screenshot of the sign-up web page at www.mennomedia.org\/reading-scripture-togethe<\/a><\/em>r<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Find out more at www.mennomedia.org\/anabaptism-at-500<\/a>. An article by Paul Schrag, published by Anabaptist World, is at https:\/\/anabaptistworld.org\/planning-an-anabaptist-bible<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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