The Alpha Bible

Have you ever had trouble finding a book of the Bible? Fumbled while trying to quickly locate that reference while listening to the sermon? If so, perhaps The Alpha Bible is for you. It is the King James Version of the Bible arranged by book name in alphabetical order. Thus, Acts is first, then Amos all the way through to the end - Zephaniah. You can view samples at their website (click under News Room, Media Center) or order a copy through Amazon.com. Thanks to MV for sending this information!

Simplified King James New Testament

A comment left on a post from last September about the Simplified King James New Testament deserved its own post, so here it is:

I own the copyright to a version called SKJV Simplified King James Version. It has been in print since 2010. Anyone wishing to make enquiries about it may contact me by the information provided on the copyright page of the following pdf. http://truthiswhatmatters.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/skjv_johnsgospel_ts.pdf

Link corrections

I want to post thank you to JB who recently sent me a long list of corrections to my links page. Thank you for all your time and work.

The New Community Bible

I just heard about an update to the Christian Community Bible. I read about over at Timothy's Catholic Bibles blog. It is titled The New Community Bible. There is a review of it at the Otagosh blog. The St. Paul's Society in Australia has an announcement about it as well. The writer of Otagosh notes that the use of "Yahweh" was discontinued and returns to "the LORD."

The Christian Community Bible by Bernardo Hurault was first published in 1988. It has undergone many editions since then. (I have a seventeenth edition.) The Christian Community Bible is #8295, page 40, in the Encyclopedia of English-Language Bible Versions.

New Book: The Quingential Way

New Book Release:

The Quingential Way contains John 14:6 from 500 different English versions ("quingenti" means 500 in Latin). Each is listed in the order of its first publication. Please note that revisions were published at different times and will be listed according to the revision date, not that of the original version. Differences in punctuation, spelling, and formatting are all considered in determining a different version. Thus, many will appear nearly identical. Those that were completely identical were not included. Other versions vary wildly from the expected translation. One version even numbered verses differently so it isn’t even the same sentence at all (1861, Leonard Thorn)! That’s why I have included 501 to compensate for this difference. This book is a result of the study that went into developing The Encyclopedia of English Language Bible Versions.

For more of my works, please visit The Bible Reader's Museum Store.

The Action Bible

Today I found a sample for The Action Bible. There is a preview available on Amazon.com or you can download a preview in PDF here. Using the PDF may be helpful if you're trying to see how it would look on your favorite device. You can also visit the Action Bible website to view a sample online, get coloring pages and more.

Encyclopedia of English Language Versions ebook

Apparently, eBooks.com has beat everyone else to offer an e-book of The Encyclopedia of English Language Bible Versions. Currently, the price is $75. I would recommend waiting until Amazon or Barnes and Noble comes out with their version. Hopefully, they will have a lower price.

Thank You for all the Links!

I enjoy being able to provide one of the largest collections of Bible links on the web. But I don't do all the finding! In 2012 I received many, many e-mails with links to Bibles, new versions, partial translations and much more. A while ago I started keeping track of who sent me the link. Here are the contributors I noted for 2012:

Kevin	109
Milt	6
TheBibleCorner.com	6
BiblesofthePast.com	5
CC	2
BC	1
IG	1
WJC	1

If your name should be in that table, I am sorry I missed it.

The list of all credit for any link in my database is as follows:

Kevin	116
RT	106
WJC	41
BiblesofthePast.com	18
CC	17
TheBibleCorner.com	7
SR	7
Milt	6
Anon	4
MDH	4
NOBT	4
SO	4
GY	3
TPB	3
DR	3
MH	2
Anonymous	1
BC	1
BP	1
GC	1
IG	1
MDM	1
PF	1
TN	1

I don't remember when I started keeping track, so this table surely fails to provide some credit where it is due.

I'd like to thank everyone who sends me information, links, encouragement, criticism, and files. You have been a great blessing to me as I build my site and in publishing my book. Let's keep loving God's Word together!
Special thanks also to: The Internet Bible Catalog, Bibles of the Past, Bible Research and The Bible Corner

Encyclopedia Pricing and Availability Update

The Encyclopedia of English Language Bible Versions is currently available at Barnes and Noble and at Amazon.com. Both sites now have a price of $54.00. E-book versions should follow in about a month.

Merry Christmas!

May God bless you as all who believe celebrate the birth of God's Son, Jesus Christ!

Free NLT Life Application Study Bible

Get the NLT Life Application Bible free from eBooks.com. I don't know how long this offer will last. I had to download it in epub format. I am not sure if it is available in other formats. Thanks to Christian Books on the Knob for this link!

UPDATE: I tried both Adobe Digital Editions in Windows and eBooks.com's reader on my android phone - neither could successfully download this Bible.

King James Bible Edition Question

In 1869 Constantine Tischendorf published The New Testament: The Authorised English Version; With Introduction, And Various Readings From The Three Most Celebrated Manuscripts Of The Original Greek Text. The question is this: what edition of the King James Bible did Tischendorf use to compare with those three manuscripts?