The reading plan is now available in the popular Bible app from YouVersion, which has over 600 million downloads. Through a 3-day reading plan of key Bible verses, the significance of the temple for Christians today is explained. The collaboration with YouVersion represents a shared desire to make the Bible’s content accessible by combining the Bible texts with unique films from the game.
Arve Solli, head of the team developing the video game, hopes the reading plan will be thought-provoking and inspire many of the users of the Bible app.
“We hope the reading plan will help close the gap between modern technology and ancient scripture. Quite simply, it will inspire today’s young people to read more of the Bible,” says Arve Solli.
The game attracts attention in Canada
Arve was recently interviewed by the Canadian talk show 100 Huntley Street. He hopes the game will be well received among young people:
“Reading the Bible is one thing, but we also believe that understanding the context in which it was written and why Jesus used the examples He did, can have a huge impact. If they can also get a sense of the events, and what is at stake, and become immersed in the Bible stories, we believe they will understand the meaning of Jesus’ message much quicker.”
This is what the reading plan contains
The plan starts by exploring the role of the temple in ancient Israel. It was a holy place where God dwelt among His people, but commercial exploitation by traders was a major deviation from the temple’s intended purpose. It is written about Jesus in the Gospel of John 2:13-16:
“In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the moneychangers sitting there. And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the moneychangers and overturned their tables. And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.”
Jesus’ radical act of cleansing the temple is a powerful testimony of godliness and purity. These values are equally relevant for believers today who are called to be a temple of the Holy Spirit.
The reading plan includes unique videos from the game universe, taking readers back to the time of Jesus and giving them a first-hand experience of how we believe the events in the Bible unfolded.
Read the full reading plan in the Bible app here and feel free to share it with your friends.
