“The Bible in the city”: Venice Hosts Reading the Whole Bible (May 4-14)

Venice will host the event “The Bible in the city” from May 4 to 14, an ecumenical initiative of reading the Bible in different places of the historic center and the mainland. The unprecedented initiative was organized by the Local Council of Christian Churches of Venice to celebrate the XXX years of its establishment: in different places of the city (historic center and mainland), there will be held the full reading of the Bible according to the calendar presented in the reference site: referenciabibbiaincitta.it. The proposal is intended to recall that all Scripture is inspired by God, that the Bible is an inseparable whole. An invitation to the experience of listening, which is a fundamental condition of dialogue between people, faiths, ideologies, cultures; it is the rediscovery of a dimension of time given and not lost. Despite differences in interpretation, listening to the Bible can unite and be an act of communion and peace.