New Matthew Bible Update

I just received an e-mail that 1 & 2 Thessalonians are now available at the New Matthew Bible Project. There is also a link to R. M. Davis' paper, "Tyndale’s Doctrine of Antichrist and His Translation of 2 Thessalonians 2."

Scripture Requests

Thank you to all of you that are sending in Scripture quotes for my book. I plan to have the new edition ready to self-publish this fall.

I have updated the Scripture requests page to be easier to use. There is a now a form that allows you to paste Scriptures and e-mail from there. I've also updated the list as several have already been sent! The Scriptures page can be found under RESEARCH, SCRIPTURES from the main page.

Several of my questions have been answered as well, so I also updated the Questions Page.

Clear Word Bible

In 1990, Jack Blanco created the The New Testament: A Devotional Paraphrase to Stimulate Faith and Growth. This was updated in 1994 and published as The Clear Word Bible. I cannot find a copy of that earlier NT. If anyone has this, I would welcome any Scriptures that show changes made between the 1990 and 1994 editions.

Also, I just had word from a friend (Thanks, WP) that this was again updated in 2000. This edition is available on Amazon. In 2005 the Clear Word for Kids was published. Both the 2000 and the "for kids" editions have many changes.

Lexham English Bible - Second Edition

After downloading the Lexham English Bible I realized that it is now the second edition. There are many small changes from the first edition to this one. For instance, in the first edition Matthew 5:39 ended with "but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also" while the second ends with "but whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him also."

Reverse Interlinear New Testament

The SBL Greek New Testament has been available for some time now. But some of you may not have noticed that at the bottom of that page are downloads for the Lexham English Bible English–Greek Reverse Interlinear New Testament. And if you want just the Lexham English Bible you can download that here. It is available in several formats, including epub. I converted the epub to .mobi for my Kindle using the Calibre program. It has a table of contents and footnotes that work. Pretty nice for a free New Testament!

Common English Bible

The whole Common English Bible can be read online at their website now. The paperback will be available on Amazon in August.

NIV 2011 Anglicised

The Anglicised edition of the NIV 2011 has been published (thanks to the blog, Gentle Wisdom, for this information). This is a version of the NIV (2011) that uses British spelling, grammar and punctuation.

It might be a bit tricky to find in the U.S. right now. However, Amazon.com has a few listed (many of which will ship from the U. K.). I found a red hardback, blue hardback, orange paperback, gray hardback with cross-references (you can sign up for notification when this one is available), black leather with cross-references (you can sign up for notification when this one is available) and the Green Schools Bible (you can sign up for notification when this one is available).

Help with Research?

I am finishing up a new edition of my book, The Encyclopedia of English Bible Versions (EEBV). In it, I include Scripture samples for as many versions as possible. For the Old Testament I include Genesis 2:7, Psalms 12:6 and Isaiah 53:5. For the New Testament I include John 14:6 and 2 Timothy 3:16-17. If you have any of the Bibles listed below would you be so kind as to send me the Scripture quotes I need? Thank you for your help in making the EEBV as complete as possible! Bibles are sorted by the year published. You can view my list of needed Scriptures at my website under RESEARCH, SCRIPTURES.

I also have some questions about various versions. You can view my questions at my website under RESEARCH, QUESTIONS.

Thank you for your time - I appreciate any help you can offer!

Bible for Children

This site is dedicated to "to make Jesus Christ known to children through distributing illustrated Bible stories and related material in different forms and media, including the World Wide Web, Cell Phone/PDA's, printed color tracts and coloring books, in every language a child may speak."

They have downloads of 60 different Bible stories. These are in PDF format - either in color or blank ones for children to color themselves. Visit the download page or let children read them online.

Bible In Worldwide English

I was pleasantly surprised to receive an e-mail this morning about the Bible in Worldwide English / Good News for the World. This is the version translated by Annie Cressman. It was first published as "Good News for the World." It was updated in 1996 and published as "The Bible in Worldwide English." The new edition is available online at Soon Publications. It is had to find in print, though there is a copy or two at Amazon.com - Jesus Book: Bible in Worldwide English - New Testament. I haven't been able to get a copy of the original publication for comparison. The e-mail I received gives some differences between the two editions:

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The only info I can find on the internet is it states: "Where a change to
more modern words has been made, this has been kept in line with the the
Authorised Version."
http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/Worldwide-English-New-Testament-WE/

Although it is based on Cressman there were a certian number of revisions of
the original text that could allow this to be catalogued as a completely new
translation which definitely shows some "biases" as to the revisionists
beliefs (IMHO):

1 Corinthians 13:1
(BWE)
If I talk with the tongues of men and even of angels, but if I do not love
people, then I am only like the sound of a big horn or a loud bell.

(Cressman)
If I talk in tongues of men and of angels, but if I do not love people, then
I am only like the sound of a big horn or a loud bell.

1 Corinthians 13:8
(BWE)
Love never ends. The gift of speaking words from God will end. The gift of
speaking in different tongues or languages will stop. The gift of knowing
many things will end.

(Cressman)
Love never ends. The gift of speaking words from God will end. The gift of
knowing many things will end.
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Thanks, Kevin!

Transetto Bible

This entry is about a new way of printing the Bible. I first read about it over at Bible Design Blog. These Bibles are printed in Dwarsligger format. The text is printed in portrait format across two pages. This means you turn the book 90 degrees from the way you normally hold it. Thus it effectively has a page size twice the size of the actual book dimensions.



The KJV Bible is available for pre-order on Amazon.com in two colors: KJV Transetto Text Blue Paperback and KJV Transetto Text Green Paperback.

The Elastic Bible

Well, this isn't a real Bible. It is a satire of sorts. An eye opening bit of humor with a bit of truth! Read the blog entry at Syrophenician Woman.