2018 “Land of the Bible” Courses For Consultants and Consultants-in-Training “Land of the Bible” Courses JCBT continues to offer the unique specialized short-term course on the “Land of the Bible” under the auspices of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Courses is customized to meet the needs of each group of consultants and consultants-in-training as they study and experience Biblical history, geography, archaeology, agriculture, flora/fauna, and local climate. Such …
“Psalms: One Book at a Time” Beginning in 2018
Psalms: A Series “TEXT IN CONTEXT: ONE BOOK AT A TIME” This series is designed to allow participants to focus on a given book of the Bible—its text, context and message– during an intensive time period, including: A detailed cultural and historical study of the book’s background: what is known about its author and audience, circumstances of composition, inter-textual …
2017 Short-Term Courses for Consultants and Consultants-in-Training
It is a joy to share with you the amazing news of the growing number of the two-week Land of the Bible study courses. In fact, the name change from Home for Bible Translators to JCBT happened as the Home for Bible Translators was promoting in the Bible translation world a neglected topic: the significance of studying in and experiencing the Land …
Forum of Bible Agencies, Intern’l Annual Meeting Hosted by JCBT
Annual Meeting of the Forum of Bible Agencies International Hosted by JCBT in Jerusalem, April 2-6, 2017 Our staff had the privilege to host the annual meeting of the Forum of Bible Agencies International to Jerusalem, this time in Jerusalem for the first time ever! Some 120 individuals–Directors and CEO’s from 41 agencies involved in Bible translation, messaging, or distribution …
Graduation of 2017 Semester Students
Class of 2017 On June 22, our semester students were granted the certificates of completion of their 5-month course at a ceremony at the Faculty Club of the Hebrew University on Mount Scopus. This closely-knit community of students (from seven different backgrounds!) were a joy to behold as they celebrated their achievements – for example by reading a verse from …
Hosting the Board of the Seed Company
On February 10, we hosted the Board of Directors of the Seed Company for a Shabbat/Biblical meal in the rock chapel room of our Log Home dormitory at Yad Hashmonah (around 30 people with family members attended). The evening was warm and informal, yet informative. The whole event was the favor of God. It happened because Samuel Chang, CEO of Seed Company, …
Teaching Videos on “Context” of Psalms 23
In a new series of videos, Halvor is guiding us to the world of Judean Desert of Bible times. He shows us the importance of the shepherd in finding the path, grass and water and avoiding the dangers of shadowy ravines. The video series is produced by Ants Seiler. This is the first video in this series – please enjoy! …
Service for Deaf Bible Translators & Consultants Continues
The Historic 2016 JCBT Course for Deaf Bible Translators and Consultants An historic study-tour by JCBT for Deaf Bible Translation Consultants happened in September, 2016. Thirteen deaf participants had access to the Land of the Bible in a 4 week intensive course. We thank God for this unique and empowering opportunity for the Sign Language translation projects in Kenya, India, Ethiopia, and …
Introductory Video about JCBT
Jerusalem Center for Bible Translators (JCBT) has published a new introductory video. You can find it also in our Youtube channel and in Facebook. Feel free to share it with your friends.
HBT expands into “Jerusalem Center for Bible Translators” (JCBT)
Dear Friends, Concurrently with our name change, JCBT has expanded significantly. We had been considering a name change to reflect our expanding work and after several considerations and advise from our colleagues and Advisory Board we decided on: Jerusalem Center for Bible Translators, with the subtitle retaining our “brand” name: The Home for Bible Translators – an accredited Hebrew University program since 1995. …