The Poverty and Justice Bible Fact Sheet

"The Poverty and Justice Bible acts as God's megaphone revealing that, from Genesis to Revelation, concerns for justice are never far from the heart of God and the minds of Biblical writers."

What?

The Poverty and Justice Bible is the first American Bible to highlight the more than 2,000 verses that refer to poverty and justice.  Not a new translation, The Poverty and Justice Bible uses the Contemporary English Version.  What is new is the bright orange highlighting, combined with an integrated study guide that helps readers put their concern for the oppressed into action.  The Poverty and Justice Bible, reveals that the Bible has something to say about issues of social justice on nearly every page -"views which may surprise even Christians," said R. Lamar Vest, president of American Bible Society.

How?

Challenging the notion that the Bible is a dusty, outdated rulebook, The Poverty and Justice Bible provides practical insights into what the best-selling book in history says about today's tough topics: from homelessness to healthcare, literacy to wages, immigrants to abuse.  The integrating in-depth study guide, "The Core," invites readers to get their hands dirty and get involved by offering practical advice on how to challenge poverty and injustice their own communities.

Why?

"In North America, Europe, and among the affluent of the world, the issue of poverty and justice has become ‘front and center.'  It's what we're increasingly talking about.  But The Poverty and Justice Bible demonstrates that the Bible got there first.  Poverty and justice have always been on the heart of God." (Excerpt from The Poverty and Justice Bible introduction by Richard Stearns, president of World Vision and Lamar Vest, president of the American Bible Society.)  

Who?

Produced in collaboration with World Vision, a Christian relief and development organization dedicated to helping children and communities worldwide reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty, and the American Bible Society, a 193-year-old charity whose mission is to make a Bible available to every person in a language and format each can understand and afford, so that all people may experience its life-changing message.

Quick Facts

• The Poverty and Justice Bible is the first American Bible to highlight more than 2,000 verses that refer to poverty and justice
• An integrated in-depth study guide, The Core, allows readers to dig deeper into ideas for action to alleviate poverty and support justice in their communities
• Published by the American Bible Society, one of America's oldest charities, The Poverty and Justice Bible was produced in collaboration with international relief organization World Vision, a Christian relief and development organization dedicated to helping children and communities worldwide reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty
• The Contemporary English Version is the translation used for The Poverty and Justice Bible
• The Poverty and Justice Bible is available at Bibles.com, the American Bible Society bookstore in Manhattan and other online retailers
• Website: www.justicebible.org