Still striving for faithfulness to the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts of the Bible, this New International Version (NIV) is the latest work of the Committee on Bible Translation, the group of scholars responsible for keeping the NIV current with changes in modern scholarship and the English language. Through the years, the translators’ goals of … Read more…
To achieve the greatest possible accuracy in an English translation of the original Hebrew and Greek texts, the translators of this readable, modern Bible version have attempted to write what is, as much as possible, a “word for word” rendering of the text. The authors of the English Standard Version, ESV, published in 2001, view their work as … Read more…
The New King James Version (NKJV) modernizes the expression of the King James Version published in 1611 by King James I of England (also known as the Authorized Version) while remaining true to the original Greek and Hebrew texts and keeping its literary mastery. Biblical scholars consulted a range of church leaders to keep communal worship, Christ-centered … Read more…
It is said that when William Tyndale (1494 to 1536) was burned at the stake for translating the New Testament into the English vernacular in 1526, his last words were, "Lord, open the eyes of the king!" Shortly thereafter, the Bible was made available in English by royal decree; in 1604, 85 years after Tyndale's work, King James I authorized a ne… Read more…
This is a free version of the Holman Christian Standard Bible. It contains the entire text of the Holman Christian Standard Bible, but does not include publishers' notes. For the full version, please see Holman Christian Standard Bible.
One hundred scholars collaborated to produce this new translation, one whic… Read more…
The "Olive Tree iPhone User Guide" is a comprehensive guide to help you learn how to use the Olive Tree application on your iPhone. The guide is broken down into easy-to-understand articles on all major functions of the app and provides instructions for utilizing the app’s features. Use this guide to learn how to navigate in the app and get the mos… Read more…
The Gospel of Luke from the New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABre), sponsored by the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, is the result of 20 years of work by a group of nearly 100 scholars and theologians, including bishops, revisers and editors. This translation takes into account the most current scholarship in biblical languages and the most recent … Read more…
The NET Bible®, a modern translation of the Bible based entirely on the original languages, has been updated and revised, and is now
available as the First Edition. It is noted to be accurate, readable and elegant, and includes a limited sample of the translator notes
from the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts, as well … Read more…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible is developed from the author's rare
ability to express profound spiritual insights with simplicity and eloquence. His writings have been read and enjoyed for both their scholarship and devotion. For over 250 years this commentary has been one of the most widely used of all Bible commentar… Read more…
This classic Bible commentary was written by Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, and David Brown. First released in 1871, it provides Bible scholars with critical and explanatory notes on the whole Bible. A good resource for all Bible students. Also called "JFB".
This newly updated version of Jamieson, F… Read more…
Taken from his work Hitchcock's New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible, Roswell D. Hitchcock compiled this dictionary of over 2,500 Bible and Bible related proper names and their meanings.… Read more…
Available for mobile reading for the first time, this is a collection of over 1200 of John Piper's sermons, dating from 1980 to the present and covering a wide variety of topics and occasions. This collection is made available through Desiring God: God-centered resources from the ministry of John Piper.
Enhanced to… Read more…
