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This translation was made by Clarence Jordan. It is not only a translation into modern American English but into American ideas. It cuts across the time space barrier, and the scene shifts from a first century Greco-Roman world to twentieth century America where Paul is no longer an aristocratic Pha...

This is the work of Dr. William F. Beck, whose cause was to simplify the English Bible for people of all ages. There are almost 5,000 Greek manuscripts of the New Testament all over the earth, plus many thousands of the Latin, Syraic, and other translations. Dr. Beck felt that God wants us to have ...

Arzareth is a legendary land that is mentioned in the Book of 2 Esdras, an apocryphal text that was written in the 1st century CE. According to the book, Arzareth is a distant land where the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel were exiled after the Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel in the 8th century...

The Bible is filled with a variety of objects that play important roles in the stories and lessons it conveys. Some of the most notable objects in the Bible include: The Ark of the Covenant - This was a sacred chest built by the Israelites according to the instructions given to Moses by God. It was ...

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This version was translated from the Greek text of Westcott and Hort by George Swann, a Christian Church pastor in Kentucky. He had used the Greek New Testament for nearly forty years, often consulting it in sermon preparation. He tried to make the translation as true to the Greek as possible. He wa...

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“Judge others, but you are exempt from judgment. You must go out and tell it like it is, exposing sinners wherever you find them. You will receive a special bonus for each evil you expose.”—Matthew 7:1-2, Reversed Fractured Version “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you ju...

This version, translated by Helen Barrett Montgomery, was published to signalize the completion of the first hundred years of work of the American Baptist Publication Society. Two of the seven aims of the translator were to offer a translation in the language of everyday life and to make a translati...

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The Bible does not mention the city of Ramallah by name. However, there are several biblical places that have been identified with Ramallah, including: Ramah: Ramah was a common place name in the Bible, referring to several different cities and towns. One Ramah was located in the territory of Benjam...