Believers with a heart for the world have the Scriptures as a basis for that desire to spread God’s fame among the peoples and places in the world. The Bible is full of culture and missiology. While the Winter Research Center is not focused on the Bible itself, we include postings like this one, to let you know about a tool for the study of God’s word which includes cultural elements to help explain the scriptures to those of us who are culturally distant from the biblical events. Here is a brief review of one such tool.
2023 Study Bible Review- Chronological Life Application Study Bible REVIEW
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