Posts Tagged ‘Central Eastern European Bible Commentary’
Langham Scholar and Preaching pioneer mourned
Corneliu Constantineanu, a Langham Scholar and General Editor of the Central Eastern European Bible Commentary, died in Romania from Covid-19 on 17 March 2021. He was latterly Professor of Public Theology at the University of Arad, Romania. Please pray for Corneliu’s wife Ioana and their daughters, Carmen and Anamaria. A draft version of the front…
Read MoreCentral Eastern European Bible Commentary – please pray
Langham Literature is supporting the completion of another one-volume Bible commentary, this time for Central and Eastern Europe. The resource, written by indigenous Scholars for Central and Eastern European believers, is expected to take several years to complete. And the total cost will be hundreds of thousands of pounds. The project’s coordinator Katharina Penner recently…
Read More‘Leviticus is very relevant for Central and Eastern Europe’s societal problems’
Recently Katharina Penner, the project coordinator, interviewed one of the theological editors and authors, Lidija Gunjevic from Croatia. She has already completed the commentaries on Jonah and Song of Songs and is currently working on Leviticus and Psalms 1-41. Tell us about your background, and any aspects that you consider are important for your identity…
Read More‘CEEBC will help thousands understand Scripture better’
Charlie Hadjiev, from Bulgaria, is an editor of the Central Eastern European Bible Commentary (CEEBC). He’s very excited about helping believers in his region understand the Bible and relate it to their lives. Langham Literature has embarked on this multi-year project to put together a one-volume commentary on the Old and New Testaments. Central and…
Read More‘CEEBC speaks into conflicts in our region’
Central Eastern European Bible Commentary (CEEBC) editor Marcel Măcelaru says his work on 1 & 2 Samuel is relevant to Balkan conflicts. The CEEBC coordinator, Katharina Penner, reflects on Marcel’s work. She says the Bible speaks into the conflicts faced by Central Eastern European believers today: “Marcel Valentin Măcelaru is Romanian but also has Croatian citizenship.…
Read MoreCentral and Eastern Europeans ‘more religious’
Countries in Central and Eastern Europe have higher levels of traditional religious practice and are more likely to believe in God than Western Europeans, according to new research. The survey was conducted by the Pew Research Centre. It comes as the editorial team for the Central Eastern European Bible Commentary (CEEBC) meets again this week.…
Read MoreWatch: ‘Nothing like this has been done before!’
Watch Polish editor Wojciech Szczerba explain how the Central Eastern European Bible Commentary (CEEBC) will help Christians to live in this ‘crazy, fragmented postmodern world’. He explains that from a Polish perspective, the project is the first time that a commentary has been written by indigenous authors for believers in his region. Wojciech’s articles on…
Read MoreCEEBC is ‘dream come true’ for partially-sighted Scholar
In May this year, editors and contributors of the Central Eastern European Bible Commentary (CEEBC) gathered for an important meeting in Budapest. Over five days, 34 people from 18 countries attended workshops, received training and discussed their work. Aleksandar Apostolovski, from Macedonia, is writing the commentary on the book of Jeremiah. He explained to Langham Literature…
Read MoreVideo: ‘The next generation in Central and Eastern Europe need to encounter Jesus’
Graduated Langham Scholar Ksenija Magda, from Croatia, is one of the theological editors of the Central Eastern European Bible Commentary. She is also writing the commentary on the book of John for the project. Watch the video above to find out why she is so excited about being part of the commentary, and how she hopes…
Read More“CEEBC meeting was an eye-opening experience”
The editorial group for the Central Eastern European Bible Commentary (CEEBC) met in Wroclaw, Poland, in the week of November 20-25. It was their third planning meeting, in a series of continuing efforts to prepare the ground for the production of a Bible Commentary that would reflect and respond to the needs of Christian churches…
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