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Want to listen to the Bible? There’s an app for that.

Deacon Greg Kandra - published on 08/05/13

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CNS
throws a spotlight on an intriguing (and free) audio app:

The gentle lilt of Julia Ormond emotes the Magnificat, the deep voice of Blair Underwood narrates as Gospel writer Mark, Kristin Bell plays Mary Magdalene and Brian Cox is the voice of God. You’ve never heard the Gospel quite like this. Hoping to create something that allows people to not only read, but hear and experience the word of God, the team behind the “Truth & Life” dramatized audio New Testament has now created an app for it. Besides recruiting talented actors to give their time to the project — “We really love the way he did it,” said the executive producer of Neal McDonough’s performance as Jesus — team members created an version of the New Testament enhanced by sound effects and an original music score. The app even allows you follow along with the text, take and save notes, and search for words within the entire Bible. Embracing Blessed John Paul II’s call to “employ the communications media (to achieve) the full impact of the Gospel message,” executive producer Mike Stark and his partner, producer Carl Amari, set out to produce a quality audio recording of the Bible. After 10,000 production hours, working with more than 20 audio engineers, more than 100 media development experts and more than 75 actors and actresses, they had what they needed: a dramatized audio version of the New Testament. “We’ve got great support from all the people in the Catholic Church,” said Stark, “people are on fire about it.” The “Truth & Life” Bible has been granted an imprimatur from the Vatican, or a seal of approval, and contains foreword by Pope Benedict XVI. It has been endorsed by Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, Father Robert Baron, creator of the “Catholicism” series, the National Catholic Educational Association, and several others groups and individuals. “I think it’s great!” Julianne Stanz, director of new evangelization for the Diocese of Green Bay, Wis., told Catholic News Service. “Catholics often feel that they don’t have the teachings of the Scriptures,” Stanz continued, “Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ. I think that this app puts the writing directly into people’s hands.”

Check out the rest.  And visit the app link to download it to your device.

UPDATE:  The producer tells me you can also get it by scanning the sticker below:

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