It was reported in November that the Arabic Contemporary Commentary (ACC) was launched in Cairo after ten years of work to produce it.
It is the first of its kind: a commentary on the whole Bible, written by 48 Arab theologians, for Arabic-speaking churches in the Middle East and North Africa. The commentary also contains 106 articles on contemporary issues facing the ordinary Arab citizen, including scientific, economic, political and religious topics.
Writers from six countries
In recent years, there were a number of challenges to writing and editing. These included political unrest, revolutions and instability in many of the Arab countries. The team working on the book included theologians and researchers from all parts of the Arab world, with different churches and backgrounds. The writers come from six Arab countries: Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Syria and Kuwait, making the project unique in its diversity.
