Open Source Bible Translation

Just a notice about a new Bible project. Kevin sent me a link for the Open Source Bible Translation. It is a open collaborative project. Only a few chapters have been finished so far.

Text Bibles Online

Thank you to Kevin for pointing out the site Inspirational Bible Verses and Quotes. It has more than 20 Bible versions available for online reading. There are literal Bibles such as Julia Smith's and Robert Young's. Historical Bibles such as Wycliffe's, Coverdale's and the Geneva Bible are also included.

The Book of Books: The Bible Retold

I just read a review of this work on Vic's Media Room. It is a retelling of the Biblical stories by Trevor Dennis.

The Book of Books: The Bible Retold

New American Bible New Testament Update

I just read that the New American Bible New Testament is going to be updated again. I read it in this article on "The Sacred Page" blog. It sounds as though the process will take several years. It says:

The U.S. bishops have announced a plan to revise the New Testament of the New American Bible so a single version can be used for individual prayer, catechesis and liturgy.

EEBV Facebook Page

The Encyclopedia of English-Language Bible Versions now has its own Facebook page.

Encyclopedia of English Bible Versions web home

Since the online sellers are now listing my book, I have activated my own web site for it. Visit EEBV.BibleReadersMuseum.com for more information.

Encyclopedia of English-Language Bible Versions

My book has a page on McFarland Publishing's website now. I don't know if this is the final cover. I wasn't contacted about it yet, so I'm not sure. It is listed for publication in the fall/winter of 2012. It may be a while yet as it has just gotten turned over to the production department. Also, no word yet on the final number of pages.

It is also available for pre-order on Amazon.com

Spoken English New Testament

Good news about the Spoken English New Testament! Bradley Cobb and the author, Webb Mealy, worked together to produce an eSword version. You can download it at BibleSupport.com. Bradley writes:

It includes a bible file with 6,000+ footnote references in it. It includes a commentary file with the text of those 6,000+ footnotes. It also includes a dictionary file with 107 entries that explains words and concepts that many modern people wouldn't understand initially. Words such as "apostle" and "high priest" are explained, as well as many other things.

Who?

Bradley Cobb solved the mystery of the new NT coming out in the UK. It is called "Who?" and is the work of Paul Langham. Who? features:

• a door into Scripture, an appetite-whetter that points the way to the whole Bible
• easy to read and understand
• faithful to the text and meaning of the original
• verses grouped in passages without verse numbers
• order of New Testament books changed with the Synoptic Gospels presented as one narrative
• brief introductions to each New Testament book offer a summary of the book and an insight into it from the author

It is available for pre-order at the Bible Society Website. It will be available on July 23rd, 2012.

Digital, Handwritten Bible in the UK

The Bible Society UK sponsored a project to produce a digital handwritten KJV Bible. You can view "The People's Bible" online. After visiting the page, I discovered they've also done the Good News Bible in the same format.

New NT released in the UK?

I ran across this article about a new New Testament released in the UK. It was produced by the Bible Society U. K. The synoptic Gospels are combined; the book of John is moved to the end. However, I have not found any more information about this NT yet.

Social Media Version Bible

What would the Bible sound like if it was first given to us today? One group thinks that it would have terms such as "tweet," "share" and others relating to social media. In their own words:

Welcome to the 1st ever Social Media Version Bible. Launched in 2011 from a small number of verses in the book of Proverbs that we translated with social media terms. Terms such as Tweet, Post, Share. The idea is to show people how the principles & values we read in the Bible still apply to our lives on social media. We are not looking to be a new version of the bible but instead we are a movement of young people devoted to living our lives by the Word of God. We are also passionate about inspiring this generation of young people to pick up their actual bibles and read them on a daily basis.

This is from the Social Media Version Bible where "the Bible meets social media." For instance, Matthew 5:29 is rendered "If your twitter causes you to stumble delete it. Deleting it is better than being thrown into hell. #Matthew 5:29 #smvbible" So far, only a few verses have been revised. This project was started by Daniel Norris who says he wants to encourage others to read through the Bible as he did in 2011.