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Myles Coverdale's Bible in English was first published in 1535. It was the first complete English Bible to be published, and then placed by King Henry VIII in over 9,000 churches across England.

Are you interested in old antique Bibles? Do you own any old Bibles? In this video we are looking at three websites that sell antique Bibles: How expensive are they? Can we buy a cheaper version? What makes an old Bible worth a lot of money? Websites mentioned in this video: https://greatsite.com/ https://thebiblemuseum.com/ https://www.antiquebible.com/

The Bishops' Bible is an English edition of the Bible which was produced under the authority of the established Church of England in 1568. It was also called the Treacle Bible. Why?

A reading of 2 Chronicles 20 for Pastor David Chandler at the recent Overcoming Challenging Times Conference in Crows Nest Qld. Apologies for the audio - no microphone.

In a previous video we looked at how Joseph ended up in Egypt on an alternate timeline from the one that God wanted for Jacob and his family But was he the special saviour for Egypt and the world at that time, or was he someone who reduced the country to a place of slavery and totalitarianism? As individuals and as a church body, we must stay true to God’s word no matter how much society changes for the worse, and we must always examine the nation we live in and our lives – are we slowly being boiled alive, loosing morals, loosing justice, losing truth and losing our freedom?

The World English Bible (WEB) is an English translation of the Bible published in 2000. It is an updated revision of the American Standard Version (1901). The World English Bible was created by volunteers using the American Standard Version as the base text as part of the ebible.org project through Rainbow Missions, Inc., a Colorado non-profit corporation. The World English Bible is one of the few public domain, twenty-first century English translations of the entire Bible, and it is freely distributed to the public using electronic formats.

Here are 8 titbits of information about the King James Bible and the time it was published, that many people may not know. You too might say: "I didn't know that!"

The Recovery Version Bible is the work of Living Stream Ministries who have used primarily the work of Witness Lee with supporting material from Watchman Nee. It's a word for word type of translation using both the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia and the Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament, as well as the work of other Bible versions. The Recovery Version is a study Bible with thousands of footnotes and cross references.

The Contemporary English Version (CEV), an easy to understand Bible, that uses everyday words and phrases. The CEV was published in 1995 by the American Bible Society.

Noah Webster's revision of the King James Version, (more commonly called Webster Bible) focused mainly on replacing archaic words and making simple grammatical changes. Noah Webster (1758-1843) has been called “America’s Schoolmaster”. He was the author of several books that were widely used in schools in his day, including spelling-books, grammars, histories, and his famous dictionary, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Here we have to do with his revision of the King James Version, a work that he began around 1831.

The Quaker Bible, officially A new and literal translation of all the books of the Old and New Testament; with notes critical and explanatory, is the 1764 translation of the Christian Bible into English by Anthony Purver (1702–1777), a Quaker. The translation was published in two Volumes in London in 1764, but is not generally regarded as successful. Read the Bible: https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=yXtaAAAAYAAJ&pg=GBS.PP6&hl=en https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=EiM1AQAAMAAJ&pg=GBS.RA1-PA112&hl=en

Was Joseph on God's timeline, or did he end up on an alternate timeline because of his brothers? Are we meant to go to "Egypt" when things are tough, or does God expect us to trust and rely upon Him?

The Book of Esther does not contain any allusion to God, but it is positively awash with Him! He has embedded His very Name throughout the Book as a signed guarantee that this is His Word.

The New English Translation Bible was first published in 2001 with the latest review in 2019. The Bible strikes a middle of the road with it's translation - roughly half way between formal equivalence and dynamic equivalence. The NET Bible is free to read and study online from any where in the world, with 60,932 translators' notes, as well as being available in various print forms.

Joseph Bryant Rotherham's Emphasized Bible is a translation of the Bible which uses various methods, such as "emphatic idiom" and special diacritical marks, to bring out nuances of the underlying Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic texts. Rotherham was a Bible scholar and minister of the Churches of Christ, who described his goal as "placing the reader of the present time in as good a position as that occupied by the reader of the first century for understanding the Apostolic Writings".

Simplified KJV Bible is based on the beloved King James Version, but it has been updated with modern language and simpler sentence structure to make it easier to understand and more accessible for today's readers. The Simplified KJV Bible maintains the same faithful adherence to the original texts and the same beautiful prose and poetry that have made the KJV a classic translation. It is perfect for personal study, group discussion, and public reading.

Published in 1755 by John Wesley, the New Testament with Explanatory Notes provides verse by verse notes on the text that are concise and focus mainly on providing a historical context for the Gospel, alongside interpretation and critical commentary. Wesley states in the preface, that the book is intended to ‘assist serious persons who have not the advantage of learning, in understanding the New Testament’. It gives us a great deal of insight into his theology and way of thinking, as well as setting out the evangelical doctrines that the Methodist Church still follows today.

The American Standard Version of 1900 has been revised and published in 2022 as the Updated American Standard Version (UASV). Is it more accurate and literal? Has it improved the original ASV?

The Passion Translation has been around since 2011, and has either been loved and quoted, or loathed and burnt. Join me as I have a brief look at this controversial translation/paraphrase.

News Update: The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible, OT and NT will be available late in 2024. Here is some information on the new Bible. Music by audionautix.com

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. Who better to face the greatest evil of the 20th Century than a humble man of faith? “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” Amazon Link to buy the Book: https://amzn.to/3pLtwJR

Everyday we make decisions: some small, others life changing. But as we see in the Bible every decision has effects not just on ourselves, but on other people and on the course of history. We must make decisions carefully and with God's help.

The Israel Bible is the world’s first Tanakh (OT Bible) centered around the Land of Israel, the People of Israel, and the dynamic relationship between them. This Bible provides a way to read, hear and learn the Hebrew scriptures, as well as providing maps, charts and commentaries of many passages of Scripture. There is an online version as well as a book. https://theisraelbible.com/

In Exodus 7 - 12 we read about the ten plagues that God brought on Pharaoh and Egypt . Were they random things that God threw at Pharaoh or was there a more calculated reason? In this video we look at how God executed judgement against the gods of Egypt.

Following on from the Revised Standard Version in 1952 and the New Revised Standard Version in 1989, the Updated Edition of the NRSV was released in 2021. In this video we look at how it compares.