| I, Steve Amato, created the BCBSR in 1996 to provide
Bible Study guides for the Boston Chinese
Bible Study Group. At that time the site was known
as the Boston Chinese Bible Study Resources, but as of
1999 I expanded it for the broader Christian community and
renamed it the Boston Christian Bible Study Resources, and
later the Berean Christian Bible Study Resources keeping
the same acronym. I use "Berean" to reflect the
hermeneutical approach we take with regards to Bible
study, as opposed to those who take a denominationally
indoctrinated approach in which some pledge allegiance to
the point of view of some post-Biblical theologian. Though
even the Reformers failed to follow their own cliche "Sola
Scriptura", we have attempted to do so. The Chinese
translations were done by a friend of mine, Lin San, who
has also worked with The
Chinese Christian Internet Mission and is also
working on the O-Bible
site.
I became a Christian in college in the late 1970's through a discipleship ministry loosely associate with the Navigators. I have no seminary training. I've work as an Engineer and done my own lay ministry on the side free of charge. Retired now. I've been ministering for over 40 years, particularly in the Chinese Christian community. I've taught Sunday school classes, given lectures, preached sermons, debated on forums, and discipled couples and individuals in the Evangelical community. My general theological positions can be view at: BCBSR Theology |