Greyden Press

Greyden Press has produced several facsimiles of old Bibles. They now have an e-bay store.

If you know of other sellers of facsimiles I haven't listed yet, please let me know.

Coverdale 1535 Facsimile

Greatsite.com has a new facsimile available - the Coverdale 1535. But if you buy it from them through e-bay you can get it cheaper. They are including a reprint of Bagster's 1840s reprint of the Geneva 1557 Bible. Plus the shipping is free! Here's the e-bay link. Plus, they have the 400th Anniversary King James Facsimile on e-bay too. If you buy it there you get free shipping, two Bible leaves and a Geneva Bible facsimile. I bought mine on Amazon.com and didn't get all those extras. If you're in the market for one, buy yours here.

New International Version

Does anyone know of a list of changes that were made in the 1984 New International Version? That is, differences between the 1978 and 1984 editions of the NIV?

International Standard Version

The International Standard Version final release of the New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs is ready. Print orders will start June 18, 2010. The PDF file I downloaded did not work for me. If anyone has better luck, please leave a comment.

Freedom Bible Version

I just ran across a new Bible version in the works this morning. It is called the Freedom Bible Version. It is on a website for "Pine Knoll Publications" and is the work of Jonathan Gallagher.

Zombie Bible?

The Zombie Bible is too offensive - this post and link have been removed.

King James 1611 Bible 400th Anniversary Edition

Thought some of you might like an opportunity to get an actual sized Authorised Bible facsimile. The seller bought several to give as gifts, then got stuck with extras. Normally this sells for about $750 with a 1611 Bible leaf. On Amazon.com he is selling them for $375. It doesn't come with the leaf, but is a brand new, full size facsimile.

This is a "He" Bible since Ruth 3:15 reads "he went into the city." This is, according to Herbert's "Historical Catalogue of Printed Bibles" #309, the first edition of the Authorised or "King James" Bible. It is printed on heavy paper - just as the original is described. The covers feel like a leather covered box lid. It gives this Bible a true sense of majesty. The print is dark and clear to read. The calendars which originally had red print still have their color. The binding is a glued binding, unlike the original, but opens nicely and appears to lay reasonably flat. Mine does not appear to be numbered. The size is at least as big as the original - the measurements listed in Herbert's book are actually slightly smaller. This Bible has a wonderful feel and appearance whether you are displaying it or reading the text. There were 10 available originally - no idea how many are left.

Catholic Bibles

Since the title, Catholic Bibles, says it all - let me just make this notice of an interesting blog for Bible lovers!

Bible In Its Traditions

This has been announced earlier on other blogs, but I didn't realize that it may have an updated Bible text. The web site is the Bible In Its Traditions (abbreviated BEST because the French title is "La Bible en ses Traditions"). My guess is that the Bible text used is an updated New Jerusalem Bible, but it could be a new translation entirely. The original Jerusalem Bible was a translation and minor revision from the French. Does anyone know for sure what this version really is? More information about the project can be found at Ecole biblique.

{Corrected, 2010-06-01} I should have spent less time comparing this to Jerusalem Bible and the New JB. Then I might have noticed it is the KJV text. Not sure why they posted this version, but I'll watch their website for future developments.

New Matthew Bible

Another new project to announce today: This is a project to "republish" the Mathew Bible. The editor(s) are working from an actual 1549 reprint of the 1537 Matthew Bible. The project website has several articles including one titled "Editing the Matthew Bible for Today" which also gives some samples of the New Matthew Bible (NMB) text. There is an interim PDF of Romans available on the Topics Page.

{corrected 5-28-2010}

Christogenea New Testament Translation

Just found another new version this morning. This translation is by William Raymond Finck, Jr. His translation are "with a few exceptions are based upon the 27th edition of the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece." You can read his work online or download PDFs of each book of the New Testament at the Christogenea Website.

New Project Just Started

Another new project just got started. This one is by "The Potluck Catholic." It looks like it will just be the Gospels and Revelation. He has posted the introduction. Reading through his post, it sounds like it may be finished, but is just now being posted on his blog.