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The Africa Study Bible ( published by OASIS International\/Tyndale House, 2017) , the first study Bible developed by Africans with over 2,600 notes written by 350 contributors from 50 countries, will be released with ceremonial events in Nigeria in Abuja June 29 and Lagos July 1. These follow similar celebrations in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa; Accra, Ghana; Nairobi, Kenya; and Chicago, USA.<\/p>\n

Earlier, hundreds of Moody Bible Institute students, faculty, and distinguished guests joined together April 10-12 to learn about the explosive growth and future of the church in Africa as part of the African Voices Conference, hosted by OASIS International in partnership with Tyndale House Publishers and Urban Ministries, Inc. (UMI). The conference also served as the United States launch of the Africa Study Bible, the first study Bible developed by Africans with over 2,600 notes written by 350 contributors from 50 countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe African church has a voice,\u201d Dr. Paul Nyquist, president of Moody, told attendees. \u201cIt\u2019s a mature voice, it\u2019s a learned voice, it\u2019s a contextualized voice, and it\u2019s a global voice. The African church does not lack for evangelism; it gains approximately 20,000 brand new believers every single day. It\u2019s the fastest growing church in the world. But those believers need to grow and they need to be educated in the truth of God\u2019s word so they can serve and lead and start more Bible-centered churches.\u201d<\/p>\n

Conference attendees heard from six leaders and scholars from Africa and the United States, all contributors to the\u00a0Africa Study Bible who gave 28 lectures over the three-day conference on topics ranging from missional theology to the roots of Christianity in Africa. The conference also held a special dinner for more than 100 people hosted by Dr. Nyquist, Dr. Mark Taylor, chairman and CEO of Tyndale House, and C. Jeff Wright, CEO of UMI. More than 100 Moody faculty members from three campuses also participated in a faculty forum, led by the six visiting professors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe greatest injustice you can do to anybody is to deny that person education,\u201d said Dr. John Jusu, Supervising Editor of the Africa Study Bible and Dean of the School of Professional Studies at Africa International University, who shared his testimony in chapel. \u201cThe worse injustice you can do to anybody is to deny that person the Word of God because the Word of God is light; is food. You deny people, you have denied them their livelihood; you\u2019ve denied them food for life here on earth and over there. When the idea of the Africa Study Bible\u00a0came, I said, \u2018Hallelujah, this is our time.\u2019 We are going to make it different. We are going to make the word of God understandable to Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n

According the coordinators, with nearly every evangelical study Bible written from the viewpoint of the United States or the United Kingdom, Africans have lacked a one-volume biblical resource that connects God\u2019s Word with their experiences, hindering discipleship. Designed to grow the faith of church members in Africa and teach them to apply a biblical worldview to their culture and society, the Africa Study Bible\u00a0uses the New Living Translation\u00a0and includes over 2,600 features such as application notes, stories and proverbs, touch points that link Africa and the Bible, learn notes that explain basic values and theology, and major theme articles that apply the Bible to key issues. The\u00a0Africa Study Bible brings unique African perspectives to the global church and allows Christians around the world to better understand God\u2019s Word through African eyes.<\/p>

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Tyndale House Publishers released the Africa Study Bible\u00a0in English in the United States in May and a freestanding app is now available in both iOS and Android formats. French and Portuguese translations are in development.<\/p>\n

OASIS partnered with Tyndale House Publishers and Tyndale House Foundation to create the Bible. Other participants and supporters include Wycliffe, Willow Creek and Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit, IFES (International Fellowship of Evangelical Students), Scripture Union, Center for Early African Christianity, PJA (Publications pour la Jeunesse Africaine), SIM, UMI, Association of Evangelicals in Africa, and Moody Bible Institute.<\/p>\n

Following after the Lagos and Abuja launch events, copies of the Africa Study Bible will be available in leading bookshops nationwide.<\/p>\n

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