Bible Tuesday
Biblical signposts in a confusing world
To mark the Year of Orientation, the Bible Service Days explore the extent to which biblical texts can serve as signposts and points of reference in an increasingly confusing world. The words of the Bible are drawn from a wealth of life experience, which is why they can still provide guidance today when it comes to questions of justice and peace, of living…
… of Songs in music and dance
Shir haShirim (שיר השירים), the Song of Songs, referred to in Jewish tradition as the Song of Solomon, stands alongside the Psalms as one of the most poetic parts of the Hebrew Bible.
In cooperation with the Central German Bible Society.
…dneten Bibelanstalt viele Millionen Bibeln gedruckt. Die 2., veränderte Auflage gibt den Text zur besseren Lesbarkeit in Transkription wieder.
This document is the ›birth certificate‹ of the first German Bible Society. Its author, Carl Hildebrand von Canstein (1667–1719), was a friend of Phillip Jakob Spener (1635–1705). In March 1710, in consultation with August Hermann Francke (1663–1727), the patron of the…
… is probably the most widely distributed and most widely read work by August Hermann Francke (1663–1727). For around 250 years, it was included in the many German and foreign-language editions of the Bible published by the Canstein Bible Society, reaching millions of people worldwide. For Francke, the Bible was the foundation and core of Christianity and the source of faith that changed people and the…
… Informationen zu den Autoren sowie ein umfangreiches Register zu Personen, biblischen Personen und Bibelstellen runden diesen Sammelband ab.
Published to mark the 300th anniversary of the Canstein Bible Institute and the 15th anniversary of the Canstein Bible Center, this anthology features a selection of contributions from the Bible Center's event series of the same name, reflecting the diversity of…
… institute for teaching and research, in which twelve selected theology students received comprehensive theological training for at least four years. Their work focused on the interpretation of the Bible and the critical edition of the Hebrew Bible. In this document, which is based on three previous drafts compiled in a collection of manuscripts in the archives of the Francke Foundations, Francke sets…
