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New Testament
New Testament Portions (1962-1966)
Title: Living Letters The Paraphrased Epistles by Kenneth N. Taylor
Date: 1962
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers: Wheaton, IL
Contents: New Testament Epistles
References: Chamberlin p. 45-3; Taliaferro CN00031, Taliaferro-EELBV 8095.090.
Images: Jacket, Title page
Title: Living Prophecies The Minor Prophets Paraphrased with Daniel and The Revelation
Date: 1965
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers: Wheaton, IL
Contents: Minor Prophets, Daniel, Revelation
References: Chamberlin p. 45-3; Taliaferro CN00031, Taliaferro-EELBV 8095.092.
Images: Cover, Title page
Title: Living Gospels The Four Gospels and The Book of Acts Paraphrased by Kenneth N. Taylor
Date: 1966
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers: Wheaton, IL
Contents: Gospels and Acts
References: Chamberlin p. 45-3; Taliaferro CN00031, Taliaferro-EELBV 8095.094.
Images: Jacket, Title page
Complete New Testament (1967)
Title: The Living New Testament Paraphrased
Date: 1967
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers: Wheaton, IL
Contents: New Testament
References: Chamberlin p. 45-3; Taliaferro CN00031, Taliaferro-EELBV 8095.100.
Images: Jacket, Title page
Comments: This is an early edition of the Living New Testament published in 1967. Unlike the complete Bible, each verse is a separate paragraph. There are also some minor differences between this and the complete Bible published in 1971 (see Matthew 6:10).
Reach Out New Testament (1976)
Title: Reach Out One of the LIVING™ Series
Date: TThirty-first printing, 1976
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers: Wheaton, IL Coverdale House Publishers: London, England
Contents: New Testament
Location: Cherry Point Baptist Church, Havelock, North Carolina, USA
Images: cover, title page, back cover
Comments: This edition was distributed by the World Home Bible League and the Canadian Home Bible League; this edition contains the 1971 text.
Old Testament Portions (1965-1970)
Title: Living Psalms and Proverbs With The Major Prophets Paraphrased by Kenneth N. Taylor
Date: Copyright 1967 (Fifth printing 1968)
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers: Wheaton, Illinois
References: Chamberlin p. 45-3; Taliaferro CN00031, Taliaferro-EELBV 8095.102.
Contents: Psalms, Proverbs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel
Images: Cover, Title page
Title: Living Lessons of Life and Love Paraphrased Scriptures of Ruth - Esther - Ecclesiastes - Job - Song of Solomon
Date: 1968
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers: Wheaton, Illinois
References: Chamberlin p. 45-3; Taliaferro CN00031, Taliaferro-EELBV 8095.104.
Contents: Ruth, Esther, Ecclesiastes, Job, Song of Solomon
Images: Cover, Title page
Title: Living Books of Moses A Paraphrase of Genesis - Exodus - Leviticus - Numbers - Deuteronomy
Date: 1969
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers: Wheaton, Illinois
References: Chamberlin p. 45-3; Taliaferro CN00031, Taliaferro-EELBV 8095.106.
Contents: Pentateuch
Images: Cover, Title page
Title: Living History of Israel A Paraphrase of Joshua, Judges, I and II Samuel, I and II Kings, I and II Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah
Date: Copyright 1970
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers: Wheaton, Illinois
References: Chamberlin p. 45-3; Taliaferro CN00031, Taliaferro-EELBV 8095.108
Contents: Joshua, Judges, I and II Samuel, I and II Kings, I and II Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah
Images: Cover, Title page
Complete Bible (1971)
Following the publication of the complete Living Bible in 1971, a revised British version was published in 1974 and a Catholic version (which includes the deuterocanonical books) was published in 1976. A Messianic Jewish Version was published in 1982.
Title: The Living Bible Paraphrased
Date: 1971
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers: Wheaton, IL
Contents: Bible
References: Chamberlin p. 45-3; Taliaferro CN00031, Taliaferro-EELBV 8095.110.
Images: Cover, Title page
Title: The Living Bible Paraphrased - Revised British Edition
Date: 1974
Publisher: Coverdale House Publishers: London
Contents: Bible
References: Chamberlin p. 45-3; Taliaferro CN00031, Taliaferro-EELBV 8095.112.
Images: Jacket, Cover, Title page
Description: xii, 1216 - 20.3cm - HC red cloth
Title: The Way One of the Living Series An Illustrated Edition of The Living Bible as developed by the editors of Campus Life Magazine , Youth for Christ International
Date: First Printing July, 1972
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers: Wheaton, IL
Contents: Bible
References: Chamberlin p. 45-3; Taliaferro CN00031.
Images: Cover, Title page
Children’s edition (1973)
Title: The Children’s Living Bible Paraphrased Illustrated by Richard and Frances Hook
Date: Sixth printing, August 1973
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers: Wheaton, IL Coverdale House Publishers: London, England
Contents: Complete Bible
Location: Marine Warrior Library, Cherry Point, North Carolina, USA
Images: Title page
Comments: This edition has an offensive rendering in 1 Samuel 20:30; it was changed in later editions.
Catholic Version (1976)
The Deuterocanonical Books were paraphrased by Albert J. Nevins, M.M. Editor-in-chief and Corporate Vice President Our Sunday Visitor Inc. It is unknown what he used as his starting point; Taylor used the American Standard Version of 1901 which does not include the Apocrypha. Also, the Deuterocanonical Books are not included in the Old Testament but collected at the end of the New Testament. Also, only the additions to Esther and Daniel are included.
Title: The Way Complete Catholic Edition including the Deuterocanonical Books An Illustrated Edition of The Living Bible as developed by the editors of Campus Life Magazine , Youth for Christ International Forward to the Catholic Edition by Keith Clark, O.F.M.Cap.
Date: 1976
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers: Wheaton, IL, Our Sunday Visitor, Huntington, Indiana, Coverdale House Publishers, Ltd., Eastbourne, England
Contents: Bible and Apocrypha
References: Chamberlin p. 45-3; Taliaferro CN00031, Taliaferro-EELBV 8095.116.
Images: Cover, Title page
Messianic Version (1982)
Title The Living Scriptures Paraphrased Messianic Edition of the Living Bible
Date: 1982 (First edition October 1982)
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers: Wheaton, IL
Contents: Bible (Old and New Testaments)
References: Taliaferro-BVE CN00031, Taliaferro-EELBV 8205.
Images: Cover, Title
Comments: A revision of The Living Bible by David Bronstein in 1982.
Kwikscan edition (1989)
This is the The Living Bible in Kwikscan. This system lets the reader read the words printed in bold letters. According to the publisher, this increases reading speed and comprehension.
For the Kwikscan edition of the King James Version, click here.
Title: The Living Bible in KWIKSCAN™
Date: 1989
Publisher: Windermere, Florida: KWIKSCAN™, Incorporated
Contents: Complete Bible
Images: Cover, Title page
