{"id":23650,"date":"2024-05-17T18:40:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T18:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=23650"},"modified":"2024-05-17T18:40:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T18:40:38","slug":"brethren-press-sells-anabaptist-community-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2024\/brethren-press-sells-anabaptist-community-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Brethren Press now taking orders for the Anabaptist Community Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Jeff Lennard<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bible has sustained Anabaptist faith for 500 years and continues to convict, encourage, and transform us as Anabaptists. The <em>Anabaptist Community Bible<\/em> invites you to read scripture with fresh eyes and to discover how key Anabaptist themes are woven throughout the stories of the Bible and your own life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Anabaptist-Community-Bible.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Anabaptist-Community-Bible.png 624w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Anabaptist-Community-Bible-300x41.png 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Anabaptist-Community-Bible-560x76.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Expertly designed using the Common English Bible translation, the <em>Anabaptist Community Bible<\/em> will connect you more deeply to the biblical story, the Anabaptist story, and your own story. More than 7,200 marginal notes alongside the biblical text feature commentary from Anabaptist scholars, historical notes from the tradition, and the insights of nearly 600 Bible study groups. This pairing of notes and introductions alongside the biblical text commemorates the 500th anniversary of Anabaptism by modeling a community-based approach to reading scripture and calling readers to follow Jesus in word and deed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experience a renewed engagement with scripture as you encounter the text in conversation with a larger community of believers, expecting God\u2019s Word to transform your life. Accessible to Christians from all faith traditions who want to read scripture through a Jesus-centered lens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212; Prepublication discounts are available through Oct. 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212; Order online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.brethrenpress.com\">www.brethrenpress.com<\/a> or call 800-441-3712 to use your Brethren Press account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212; Orders will begin shipping in January 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8212; Jeff Lennard is director of marketing and sales for Brethren Press, the publishing house of the Church of the Brethren.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/general-secretary-signs-statement\/\">General secretary signs statement on Christian presence in the Middle East<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/el-secretario-general-firma\/\">El secretario general firma una declaraci\u00f3n sobre la presencia cristiana en Oriente Medio.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/sekrete-jeneral-la-siyen\/\">Sekret\u00e8 Jeneral la siyen yon deklarasyon sou prezans kretyen nan Mwayen Oryan an<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/meeting-at-the-margins-worship-resources\/\">\u2018Meeting at the Margins\u2019 Advent worship resources focus on the Holy Family and migrants today<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/los-recursos-liturgicos-de-adviento\/\">Los recursos lit\u00fargicos de Adviento \u00abEncuentro en los m\u00e1rgenes\u00bb se centran en la Sagrada Familia y los migrantes de hoy.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expertly designed using the Common English Bible translation, the Anabaptist Community Bible will connect you more deeply to the biblical story, the Anabaptist story, and your own story. 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