The Bible In Basic English (BBE) is a translation of the Bible into Basic English. The BBE was translated by Professor S. H. Hooke using the standard 850 Basic English words. 100 words that were helpful to understand poetry were added along with 50 "Bible" words. The New Testament was released in 1941 and the Old Testament was released in … Read more…
The New Matthew Bible (NMB) is a gentle update of a little-known but important Reformation Bible, the Matthew Bible. It is not a new translation. The chief editor is Ruth Magnusson Davis, a scholar of Early Modern English, who founded the New Matthew Bible Project in 2009. The NMB New Testament was published in 2016 under the name "The October Testament.… Read more…
In 1917, the JPS published a definitive English translation of the Tanakh -- the books known as the Torah, Prophets (Nevi'im), and
Writings (Kethuvim). Although these books roughly correspond to the Christian "Old Testament," there are many differences in
translations. With its easy, flowing language, the JPS versio… Read more…
William Tyndale's translation of the Bible into Early Modern English is a seminal work that has greatly impacted and shaped English translations of the Holy Scriptures. This influential translation is regarded as a major source for the King James Bible, the Geneva Bible and the Douay-Rheims Bible. The Tyndale Bible contains some of the best kno… Read more…
The New Testament in Modern Speech: an idiomatic translation into everyday English from the text of The Resultant Greek Testament by Richard Francis Weymouth; edited and partly revised by Ernest Hampden-Cook, 1903. This version was designed chiefly "to furnish a succinct and compressed running commentary (not doctrinal) to be used side by side … Read more…
The World English Bible (WEB) is a Public Domain (no copyright) Modern English translation of the Holy Bible. That means that you may freely copy it in any form, including electronic and print formats. The World English Bible is based on the American Standard Version of the Holy Bible first published in 1901, the Biblia Hebraica Stutgartensa Old Testament, a… Read more…
The World English Bible (WEB) is a Public Domain (no copyright) Modern English translation of the Holy Bible. That means that you may freely copy it in any form, including electronic and print formats. The World English Bible is based on the American Standard Version of the Holy Bible first published in 1901, the Biblia Hebraica Stutgartensa Old Testament, a… Read more…
The World English Bible (WEB) is a Public Domain (no copyright) Modern English translation of the Holy Bible. That means that you may freely copy it in any form, including electronic and print formats. The World English Bible is based on the American Standard Version of the Holy Bible first published in 1901, the Biblia Hebraica Stutgartensa Old Testament, a… Read more…
This translation of the Bible into Middle English is one of the oldest translations of the Bible into English. The translation was completed over a period of years between 1382-1395. Well known as a precursor to the Tyndale Bible and the King James Version, the Wycliffe Bible was very popular in its day. The English state and the Roman Catholic Chu… Read more…
Robert Young (1822-1888) was a Scottish editor and publisher who became proficient in several ancient languages through self-study. Earnest students of the Holy Scriptures, through the years, have considered Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible (YLT) [1898] an excellent, literal, translation. The YLT is a strictly literal and idiomatic… Read more…
Darby's New Translation was published in 1871 in response to the increased need for new and accurate English translations of the Bible. A tireless minister to the Brethren assemblies of England and the European Continent, John Nelson Darby had previously translated the Bible into German and French to meet the needs of assemblies there. His stat… Read more…