Analytical Literal Translation of the Old Testament

Gary F. Zeolla first published his Analytical Literal Translation of the New Testament in 2001. It is now in its third edition. He has been working on the ALT Old Testament. The first four of five volumes are finished. You can view information about his work at his website.

Thank you, BK, for this notice!

The Lamad New Testament

The Lamad New Testament was translated by Andrew R. Hardy in 2008. The only parts done are the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and John. His work is about 2/3 way down the page under the section "Mastering Your Bible."

New International Reader's Version updated

The New International Reader's Version was updated in 2014. It was revised to include changes from the New International Version (2011). A friend noticed that in 2 Timothy 3:16 the old NIrV read "man of God" while the new reads "servant of God." In the back of the Bible I purchased, it has a section titled "A Word About This Edition" which says:

This edition of the New International Reader's Version has been revised to include the changes of the New International Version. Over the years, many helpful changes have been made to the New International Version. Those changes were made because our understanding of the original writings is better. Those changes also include changes that have taken place in the English language. We wanted the New International Reader's Version to include those helpful changes as well. We wanted the New International Reader's Version to be as clear and correct as possible.

We want to thank the people who helped us prepare this new edition. They are Jeannine Brown from Bethel Seminary St. Paul, Yvonne Van Ee from Calvin College, Michael Williams from Calvin Theological Seminary, and Ron Youngblood from Bethel Seminary San Diego. We also want to thank the people at Biblica who encouraged and supported this work.

DJ, thank you for the notice of this version!

Finding/Buying Bibles

This isn't meant to be comprehensive post about all the Bible stores. But today I noticed that Amazon has a Bible Store. There are selections for the translation; the format (paperback, hardback, etc); the features such as tabs, red lettering, zipper, or snaps; the color; the audience (children, adults); and the purpose (study, daily pew).

Of course, the well known ChristianBook.com has hundreds of Bibles as well. I've found some Bibles cheaper there, especially when they have sales or "seconds" for sale. The have extra help for those searching for Bibles on their Choosing a Bible page. The Bibles page allows refining your search by age, audience, binding, color, format, helps & features, language, media type, references, series, text color, text layout, text size, DRM, author/artist, publisher, top rated, and discount!

New Tyndale Translation

The New Tyndale Translation is found in The Leadership Bible produced by the United States Military Chaplains Bible Society (USMCBS). This is a translation of the New Testament made entirely by military chaplains. There is a sample available on the Products page. Inexpensive copies ($8.68 USD) can be ordered directly from the site. The site clearly states their purpose:

The U.S. Military Chaplains Bible Society (USMCBS) was established to provide Bibles for the Troops.

Thank you, JH, for notice about this version!

One Year Bible Online

The One Year Bible Online is an excellent resource to help you read through the Bible in a year. You can download PDF files with either a one year reading schedule or a one year chronological reading schedule. The one year schedule gives an Old Testament, Psalms, Proverbs and New Testament reading for each day. The chronological schedule arranges events in the order in which they occurred. Both are formatted for printing, folding and keeping inside your Bible. There is also an option to select your start date. If you are just now thinking of reading through the Bible, you don't have to wait till January 1st to start. Select your start date and the site will customize your schedule for the next year. If you'd rather read online, there are options for that too. (There is a setting for a mobile version of the site as well.)Select the type of readings (one year or chronological one year) then the month. You will be presented with a list of all the readings. If you wish, you can click on the readings for a particular day. A new window will pop up with the readings from your selected version on Bible Gateway.

Holy Bible: Revised Common Version

The Holy Bible: Revised Common Version is the work of William Masopust. It is a revision of Noah Webster's Common Version of 1833. Masopust's work can be read online or downloaded in PDF, ePub or Mobi.

The TTT Translation

A Little over a year ago, I mentioned The TTT Translation. It is now in its third edition at the TTT Translation website.

Numeric English New Testament - Today's English

While I knew about Unleavened Bread Ministries' Numeric English New Testament, I did not notice that there is a slightly modernized version as well. It is mentioned on the Numeric Materials page:

Numeric English New Testament - Today's English is very similar to the above [the Numeric English New Testament] with "thee" and "thou" changed to "you"; plural "you" is so indicated; additionally - plural nouns not so indicated in English are identified.

It is available on Amazon but does not appear to be available for download from the UBM website.

EELBV - Bible Hunter cross reference

One of the reasons I created the Encyclopedia of English Language Bible Versions (EELBV) was to cross reference the many different books on Bible versions. Now I find myself cross referencing my own works as well. I've added a page to the EELBV website to cross reference the Bible Hunter blog entries with the EELBV numbers. Visit the Bible Hunter - EELBV cross reference page for a listing of blog entries sorted by EELBV version number. If you wish to search the Bible Hunter blog entries for a particular word or phrase, simply use Blogger's built in search (probably in the upper left hand part of your screen).

Divine Name King James Bible

A while back, on December 28, 2011 I mentioned the Divine Name King James Bible. When I recently checked the website, I discovered that it now has the ability to change the Divine Name used online. Click "Online Settings" in the left side menu. From there you can choose to use "Jehovah," "Yehowah," "Yahweh," or "YHWH."

Committee on Bible Translation

The Committee on Bible Translation is responsible for overseeing the text of the New International Version of the Bible. The Committee's website has biographical information on the members, information about the 2011 version, the story of how the NIV came about (the PDF version is longer than the short page on the site) and answers to many questions about the NIV.