For Such a Time as This The ripple effect of obedience The Purim holiday is upon us—the celebration of God’s deliverance recounted in the Book of Esther in the Old (original) Testament. Purim is a story of the heroic choice of a young woman that impacted not only...
"Shana Tova!" An encouraging start to 2021 Ricki Gidoomal, Chief of Staff and Interim Academic Administrator, shares a quick update from Jerusalem of some exciting new multiplication happening with 4.2.20-IBLT and our partner, YWAM-University of the Nations. [embed]https://vimeo.com/500489812[/embed] "Through our partner, UofN, we have welcomed approx 60 translators in training...
Rivers in the Wilderness God does the impossible"For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland" (Isaiah 43:19). Lately I’ve been thinking...
Rina Crochets a Parable Bringing the Word to life through a Bilum “Rina” is a translation consultant in training (CiT) who has been in Jerusalem the past year completing the immersive School of Biblical Hebrew and MA in Classical (Biblical) Hebrew & Translation Consulting. She is involved with the End Bible...
Sukkot Celebrating Belonging The festival of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) is one of the greatest rituals God gave in the Original Testament. Sukkot celebrates the sense of shelter and belonging He provides for us, even as sojourners in this world–a home wherever He dwells.Right now many of...
Rosh Hashanah Looking Ahead to NewnessRosh Hashanah, "Head of the year," is a time of celebration, both looking back and looking ahead to newness. In the Original Testament, Rosh Hashanah is the “Feast of Trumpets” where the shofar, or ram’s horn, was blown (Lev.23-25). It is...
CHEN'S TESTIMONY: THE HOPE OF RESURRECTION“Chen” from South Korea is a Translator and Consultant in Training and was the student representative speaker at the School of Biblical Hebrew graduation. She and her husband will be translating the Old Testament for the Barma, a people group in Chad...
SEEDS FOR MULTIPLICATIONIn Jerusalem at the end of June, 27 very special individuals from 12 nations and 4 continents graduated from the School of Biblical Hebrew. They had spent 9 months in the intensive program far from home and family with the singular focus of...
4.2.20 FOUNDATION-INSTITUTE FOR BIBLICAL LANGUAGES & TRANSLATION'S 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY Dr. David Swarr shares from his heart about 4.2.20–IBLT's five year anniversary. REJOICE Read the new annual report to see what God has done through our work together. [button target="_self" hover_type="default" text="VIEW 2019 ANNUAL REPORT" link="https://4220foundation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/AR_2019_Web_Final-2.pdf" background_color="#3d7e8c" hover_background_color="#3e7c8b" border_color="#3d7e8c"][vc_row...
New in 2020! Now offering summer modules at the Institute for BIblical Languages & Translation. Certificates in Translation Consulting & Oral Bible Translation now available. Apply now!...
Dear friends of the 4.2.20 Foundation-Institute for Biblical Languages & Translation, During the life-changing events of the past weeks our team has taken time to wait upon the Lord and hear what He is saying to us. Even before Israel began taking the radical steps...
Dear friends of the 4.2.20 Foundation-Institute for Biblical Languages & Translation, During the life-changing events of the past weeks our team has taken time to wait upon the Lord and hear what He is saying to us. Even before Israel began taking the radical steps...
New in 2020! Now offering summer modules at the Institute for BIblical Languages & Translation. Certificates in Translation Consulting & Oral Bible Translation now available. Apply now!...
Representatives from Wycliffe Global Alliance and 4.2.20 Foundation sign a commitment of partnership. We are happy to announce the Institute for Biblical Languages & Translation, 4.2.20 Foundation has joined the Wycliffe Global Alliance. WGA is a community of more than 100 diverse organizations and networks serving together...
RICHMOND, VA – The ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability) announced today the accreditation of 4.2.20 Foundation of Richmond, VA.ECFA accreditation is based on the ECFA Seven Standards of Responsible Stewardship™, including financial accountability, transparency, sound board governance and ethical fundraising.4.2.20 Foundation joins a growing...
The 4.2.20 Foundation announces official partnership between the Institute of Biblical Languages & Translation (IBLT) and Corban University in a jointly offered 48-credit graduate certificate program in Biblical Hebrew and a Master of Arts in Classical Hebrew. This partnership has been approved by Corban’s regional...
Master Storyteller—a book, short films & digital learning platform on God’s oral communication in the Bible & Hebrew tradition—officially launched at the International Orality Network’s North America Regional Conference on September 12, 2017, where 150 participants gathered to discuss central matters of orality.“A watershed moment...
[embed]http:////4220foundation.com/masters/Line-of-Fire-IBLT.mp3[/embed]This interview first appeared here: http://thelineoffire.org/2017/03/16/thoughts-on-debating-about-jesus-the-messiah-and-a-new-way-to-learn-biblical-languages/ ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dr. David Swarr, President & CEO of 4.2.20 Foundation, and Dr. Randall Buth, Vice President, Institute for Biblical Languages & Translation (IBLT), have announced the launch of the School of Biblical Hebrew (SBH), an 8-month full immersion program beginning June 2017, in partnership...
As our goal is the multiplication of Biblical Hebrew translators so that translation of the full Bible can begin in every language by 2033, part of the IBLT strategy is to provide Biblical Hebrew Intensives with our partners in strategic locations around the globe. These...