Recovery Version of the Bible
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| The Holy Bible Recovery Version | |
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| Full name: | The Holy Bible Recovery Version |
| Abbreviation: | RcV |
| NT published: | 1985 |
| OT published: | 1999 |
| Complete Bible published: | 1999 |
| Author(s): | Editorial Section of the Living Stream Ministry |
| Textual Basis: | NT: Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece (26th edition) with independent textual basis as evidenced in the text-notes. OT: Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS; revised 1990 edition) with Septuagint influence. Further consultation to the ancient translations of the OT into Aramaic, Ancient Greek, Syriac, and Latin for clarification of the Hebrew text. |
| Publisher: | Living Stream Ministry |
| Copyright status: | © 2003 Living Stream Ministry |
| Online address: | The Holy Bible Recovery Version |
Genesis 1:1-3 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. But the earth became waste and emptiness, and darkness was on the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was brooding upon the surface of the waters. And God said, Let there be light; and there was light." | |
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that every one who believes into Him would not perish, but would have eternal life." | |
| The Bible in English |
| Old English (pre-1066) |
| Middle English (1066-1500) |
| Early Modern English (1500-1800) |
| Modern Christian (1800-) |
| Modern Jewish (1853-) |
| Miscellaneous |
The Recovery Version is a study Bible published by Living Stream Ministry. It contains study aids such as footnotes, outlines, cross-references, charts, and maps.
The primary translation of the Recovery Version is in English, and there are also partial and complete editions in other languages, including Chinese (恢復本), Spanish (Versión Recobro), Portuguese (Versão Restauração), Russian (Восстановительный перевод), Tagalog, Cebuano, French, Japanese(回復訳), and Korean (회복역 성경). The Recovery Version New Testament was first published in 1985,[1] followed by the 1999 edition that included the Old Testament[1] and outlines, and the 2003 edition that includes footnotes on the Old Testament.
Contents |
Features
- An outline of each book, both at the beginning of the book and embedded within the text
- Introductory information giving a brief historical background of each book
- The subject of each book providing an overview of the book
- Footnotes and cross-references
- Charts and color maps
Free Distribution
Bibles for America (BfA)[2] is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to distribute free copies of the New Testament Recovery Version and Christian literature throughout the United States.
References
- ^ a b Living Stream Ministry - Holy Bible Recovery Version. Copyright © 1997-2008 by Living Stream Ministry. Retrieved 9/28/2008.
- ^ Bibles for America - Distributors of free Christian literature. Copyright © 2009 by Bibles for America. Retrieved 7/18/2009.
External links
- The Recovery Version
- The New Testament Recovery Version Online
- The Living Stream Ministry
- Bibles for America - Distributors of free Christian literature
- ReadHisWord.com - Online Bible reading scheduler and progress tracker using the Recovery Version
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