Dear Friends, We are glad to share our February newsletter with you! This month we will share: An update from Executive Director Bob Carter An article about the Hebrew language by Co-Founder Mirja Ronning A testimony from JCBT alum Bethany Case Bob Carter, Executive Director: Shalom again from North Carolina! What notable developments we have seen in Israel since we …
February 2025
Shalom from the beautiful hills of Judah, just west of Jerusalem! It is such a privilege to be here in this Land where most of the events of the Bible took place. It’s time for an update of life at JCBT. Semester Program We have completed four of our five technical courses: Historical Geography of the Land of the …
JCBT 2024: Year-end letter
Greetings to you from the Jerusalem Center for Bible Translators. Just a few days ago we sent a report on all that God has been doing in 2024 even in the midst of an ongoing war in Israel, and all that we’re anticipating that God will do in 2025. We’re excited about the possibilities! I’d like to follow that letter …
December 2024
JCBT Year in Review 2024: Empowering Translators, Changing Communities! Happy 30th Anniversary!!! Back in 1995, God enabled the Home for Bible Translators to hold the first Semester course. It was the fulfillment of the vision that God gave to our founders, Halvor and Mirja Ronning, to create a place that would be a home for Bible Translators where they could study the …
JCBT November 2024 Newsletter
Shalom to you all. I have several items of good news to share with you all. JCBT Programs Semester Program Approval: In mid-October we were copied on an email from Prof. Adina Moshavi, Chair, Dept. of Hebrew Language of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI), to Sheli Amir, Director, Division of Summer Courses and Special Programs of the Rothberg International School …
JCBT Fall 2023 Newsletter
BREAKING NEWS Dear friends, dear prayer partners, First comes an extensive GENERAL UPDATE of the situation in Israel today, Tuesday, October 10, 2023 – to be followed by a PERSONAL UPDATE We were just about to send our long overdue newsletter about the events and happenings at JCBT during spring, summer and fall 2023, when suddenly on the last day …
Newsletter from Mirja
Shalom friends! “Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.” (Ps. 127:1). This was written in a small scroll in Hebrew and Finnish and hidden in the foundations of Bible home’s log home during its construction phase. The house was dedicated in 2010. From that …
Newsletter from Bob Carter
Shalom to you all from Jerusalem. I am Bob Carter, the new Executive Director of JCBT. It is a privilege to write to you in this newsletter. And it is a privilege to serve our Lord through JCBT in Jerusalem. Serving God in Israel has been a long-time dream for me and my wife Amy, and we thank God for …
Biblical Semantics at JCBT
We all know that the Bible is an ancient Book, that, at times, can be difficult to understand. Some passages may seem relatively easy, others are almost impossible to comprehend without some help. Sometimes it is like a person standing outside who tries to look into the window of a house. If there is no light on in the room, …
Luka Manevich
My name is Luka Manevich, I was born in the former Soviet Union. The place of my birth is a city far to the north called Yakutsk. This is a capital of a huge region in Siberia. It is the largest city on Earth, built in the permafrost zone, and seems to be the only place that has a mammoth …