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Italian Gospel Resources
A special welcome to all visitors of Italian heritage! This page contains
links to Bibles, stories and web sites written in Italian which tell about Jesus
and His love for the people of Italy.
Many followers of Jesus are praying that God will bless the Italian people, and some of the links on this page have information to help them learn more about the Italian language and culture.
Thank you for visiting. May the grace and peace of God be yours today!
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Italian Publications About Jesus
The Four Spiritual Laws explains God's plan of salvation in Italian.
ChristianAnswers.Net also offers an audio presentation of God's Story: From Creation to Eternity in Italian. Italian.
God's Simple Plan of Salvation presents a simple one-page, Bible-based salvation tract in Italian.Thru the Bible, the classic five-year radio Bible study with Dr. J. Vernon McGee, is broadcast daily on the internet in Italian.
GotQuestions.org answers basic questions about Christianity in many languages including Italian.
Italian Bibles
Online Bibles:
- Read the Italian Bible in parallel with English or other languages at Ethnic Harvest's Parallel Bible.
- Search the Italian Bible at Unboundbible.org.
- Italian New Testament from Biblica.com (formerly International Bible Society).
- Listen to the audio Italian New Testament online at Talking Bibles International.
- La Parola offers five Italian translations, a commentary of the NT, a Bible dictionary and more.
- Italian Bible
- La Sacra Bibbia e la Concordanza
Italian Bibles to purchase:
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- Italian New Riveduta Bible - Large Print (hardcover)
- Italian Study Bible (leather)
Italian Thompson Chain Reference Study Bible
- Large Print Italian Bible
- Italian New Revised Diodati Millennium Bible (hardcover)
- Italian Bible (Revised Luzzi Version) (contemporary)
- Italian Bible With Deuterocanonicals
- Italian Bible With Deuterocanonicals
- Italian New Testament & Psalms ((Versione Nuova Riveduta))
- Italian New Testament & Psalms ((Versione Nuova Riveduta))
- Italian New Testament & Psalms (Large Print) (hardcover)
- Italian New Testament (common language version)
- Italian New Testament (audio cassettes)
- Italian Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren
Find audio, online and print Bibles in 250 languages at Bibles in Your Language.
Background Info on the Italian People
The SIL Ethnologue reports that 37 million people worldwide speak Italian, making it number 57 on their list of Top 100 World Languages by PopulationItalian is spoken by Italy’s 57 million residents, and is a minority language in Switzerland and Austria, as well as in Somalia, Libya and Ethiopia, which were once Italian colonies.
The World Factbook reports that the population of Italy is predominantly ethnic Italian with small clusters of German-, French-, and Slovene-Italians in the north and Albanian-Italians and Greek-Italians in the south. Religion is predominantly Catholic with small Jewish and Protestant communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community.
According to the 1990 U.S. Census, 1.3 million Americans speak Italian in their homes, making Italian the fifth most common language spoken in the U.S.
In 1996, over 1/2 million Italians visited the U.S. as tourists.
Between the years 1820 to 1996, over 5.4 million Italians immigrated to the U.S., making it the third largest country of origin for that period, behind Germany and Mexico.
One of the best introductions to the culture and customs of Italy is the 4-page Culturegram published by Brigham Young University. You can download a 4-page pdf file for $4.
Information for Churches
Perhaps you've noticed that several Italian families have moved into your community. Your church would like to get acquainted with them and find ways to serve your new neighbors. But how can you begin?Begin by cultivating a loving heart, a listening ear, and the habit of prayer. Look for opportunities to learn about other cultures and develop skills for cross-cultural communication. There are lots of resources on this site, including the article "How to Start a Cross-Cultural Ministry," that can help you prepare to move forward in faith.
To order the Jesus Film, visit Jesusfilm.org. Or order by phone from Campus Crusade at 1-800-432-1997.
God's Story is an 80-minute video which presents the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. The video (and an audio version) are available in Italian.
The International School of Ministry offers affordable bible training in Italian . Their course in structured, taught by interdenominational Christian leaders, and available on audio tapes so your church can become a training center.
ChristianAnswers.Net offers gospel coloring pages for kids in Italian.
Learn the Language
If you want to honor your Italian friends, learn a few phrases in their language.Here are the best-selling Italian language tools at Amazon.com:
- Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book & Dictionary
- The Oxford Color Italian Dictionary: Italian-English-Italian
- Italian Complete Course: Book and CD
- Italian Complete Course: Book and Audio Cassette
Here's an English-Italian-English dictionary online.
Background Info on the Italian People
Living, Studying and Working in Italy:
Everything You Need to Know to Fulfill Your Dreams of Living Abroad
by Travis Neighbor
Henry Holt, 1998Francis and Clare:
Saints of Assisi
by Helen Walker Homan
gnatius Press, 1994
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