Endorsements
  • “The HCSB is one of the most textually sophisticated English Bibles available
    anywhere... This is an excellent and trustworthy translation for the public,
    scholars and students, and receives my unqualifi ed endorsement.”
    — Peter W. Flint, Ph.D.
    Canada Research Chair in Dead Sea Scrolls Studies
    Trinity Western University
  • "The HCSB renders the Hebrew and Greek in a very readable and accessible
    way, but it does so in a way that doesn’t diminish the language’s dignity.
    And because of that, it’s a translation that’s well read in the pulpit.”
    — Dr. Tremper Longman III
    Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies
    Westmont College
  • "The HCSB is a refreshing and faithful translation of the Scriptures.
    I recommend it for private reading and public worship.”
    — Thomas R. Schreiner
    James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation
    Associate Dean for Scripture and Interpretation
    The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • "The HCSB is an outstanding translation that I’ve been reading for some time
    now. I’ve found it to be faithful to the historic tradition in terms of
    understanding what translation is all about—connecting a book that was
    written in a different culture and a different language and bringing it to
    contemporary times in a way that is faithful and readable. I am very excited
    about this new translation.”
    — Dr. David S. Dockery
    President
    Union University

  • "What is a Cubit?"

    Posted 13 Aug 2010 7:25 AM

    If you grew up in church, you probably remember a situation like the following: you are sitting in vacation bible school eating your goldfish crackers when the teacher begins reading Genesis 6. If you grew up in a place where they read from the King James, the familiar Noahic flood narrative read like this:

    "Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it." -Genesis 6:14-16 (KJV)

    That's when the little hands started shooting up. "What is a cubit?" The bible school teacher would then awkwardly explain the conversion ratio of a cubit to a inches. Unfortunately, most of us have had to hear that explanation again and again. 

    One of the many small but important steps that the HCSB has made to make it a translation that is accessible to 21st Century readers has to do with this issue. In many places, the HCSB converts ancient units of measure like cubits, spans, and gomedhs to centimeters, inches, and feet. Even though our ancient brothers an sisters didn't use the same measurements we do today, we can still get an accurate picture of what the biblical authors are telling us. There is a profound reason Scripture contains detailed information about the dimensions of the Temple, for example: God wanted us to understand the beauty and breadth of his story. The HCSB attempts to translate these details from the original texts with accuracy so that every time that we read the Bible we don't have to ask, "What is a cubit?" Our hope is that the HCSB removes any hindrances to a natural reading of the text.

  • Summer Reading; For Real

    Posted 18 Jun 2010 4:53 PM

    Remember in January when everyone was talking about Bible Reading Plans? How is that coming? 

    As we move soon into week 6 of our calendar, perhaps you have kept up flawlessly. Maybe you haven't. Regardless of where you stand, consider all of the children in your neighborhood that have gone home from school for the summer with a summer reading list in hand. Shakespeare, Harper Lee, Poe: all whose titles are worth reading. Consider the extra daylight summer awards all of us, even those who don't get a "summer break." 
    While high schoolers dive deep into the pages of Homer's "Odyssey," maybe we should devote some of our summer sunlight to Paul's letters. Even if you have a summer reading list and you are a student even now, consider devoting an extra half hour to some life-giving summer reading. January isn't the only time to begin a bible reading plan. If you start now, by the time you go on vacation in 2011 you could have read through the entire Bible. Maybe you'll be in the Gospels just in time for Christmas! Let's all get on board with this summer reading thing, for real.

     

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    Posted 8 Jun 2010 12:52 PM

  • Good Children's Bibles Are Hard to Find

    Posted 4 Jun 2010 1:58 PM

     

    The Bible is sometimes a scary place. There is war and disease, life and death. There is nothing more frightening though than a children's bible that ignores the facts of Scripture. There are two common pitfalls consumers can fall into when buying a children's Bible, each

    errors of virtue. The first is to try to buy a children's bible because it is cute. The pages are beautifully illustrated and you know that your children won't be bored looking at the pictures. This is not necessarily a bad thing. A children's bible should be illustrated well! The other pitfall is trying to find a children's bible that is theologically accurate, but is inaccessible to children. This is not a bad thing either. After all, the truth of Scripture is of supreme importance. What if there were a children's bible that exalted the truth of Scripture in a way that was visually appealing all at the same time? 
    That is what we have strived to do with our HCSB Illustrated Children's Bibles. In the challenging quest for a good children's bible, take a look at what we have to offer for kids of different ages.

     

  • Apologetics Study Bible: Revisited

    Posted 25 May 2010 1:28 PM

    Students all over the country are graduating from High School as speak. They are being sent to colleges that will challenge their beliefs to their core, only now it will be outside the context of home and their family. Perhaps for the first time students will ask themselves, "Why do I believe what I believe?"
    This is a great question. All of us, at times, need to be confronted with the apologetic questions of the faith. We have developed a tool specifically tailored for students called the "Apologetics Study Bible for Students" to help answer these questions. General Editor Sean McDowell has put together articles from various popular youth leaders from around the country to speak directly to students about personal testimonies, evangelism, and difficult portions of Scriptures. We believe this is an effective tool to put in the hands of students of all ages, but especially timely for those preparing to leave for college this summer. 

     

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