Recovery Version of the Bible
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| Recovery Version of the Bible | |
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| Full name: | Recovery Version of the Bible |
| 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 |
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"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." |
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"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." |
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| 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 and English language translation of the Bible published by Living Stream Ministry. It contains many study aids including extensive body of 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, and Korean (회복역 성경). Additional translations are underway in Malaysian and other languages. The Recovery Version New Testament was first published in 1985,[1] followed by a 1999 edition that included the Old Testament[1] and outlines, and the latest 2003 edition which includes the extensive aforementioned footnotes.
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[edit] 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 presumed subject of each book providing an overview and their interpretation of the reason for the book
- About 15,000 footnotes
- About 26,000 cross-references
- Charts and color maps
[edit] Sample Text
The Second Epistle of Paul to Timothy
OUTLINE
- I. Introduction - 1:1-2
- II. The divine provisions for the inoculation - a pure conscience, unfeigned faith, the gift divine, a strong spirit, eternal grace, incorruptible life, the healthy word, and the indwelling Spirit - 1:3-14
- III. The basic factor of the decline - forsaking the apostle and his ministry - 1:15-18
- IV. The inoculator - a teacher, a soldier, a contender, a farmer, and a workman - 2:1-15
- V. The spreading of the decline - like that of gangrene - 2:16-26
- VI. The worsening of the decline - becoming grievous times of deceiving - 3:1-13
- VII. The antidote of the inoculation - the divine word - 3:14-17
- VIII. The incentive to the inoculator - the coming reward - 4:1-8
- IX. The issue of the decline - loving the present age and doing many evils - 4:9-18
- X. Conclusion - 4:19-22
- Author: The apostle Paul (1:1)
- Time of Writing: Approximately A.D. 67, during Paul's second imprisonment, near the time of his martyrdom (4:6)
- Place of Writing: A Roman Prison (1:16-17)
- Recipient: Timothy (1:2)
- Subject: Inoculation against the Decline of the Church
[edit] Review and recommendations
The conclusion to Murray Grindlay’s review of the Recovery Version states:
"The Recovery Version is a conservative translation, for the most part similar in its style and translation to versions such as the NASB and the ESV. There are a few places in the Old Testament where the desire to be literal and perhaps following an older style of English has produced renderings that are misleading or difficult to understand. Such places are more common in the New Testament. There are also unusual translations in a few places. But on the whole, the Recovery Version is a reliable translation.
However, I cannot recommend the edition of the New Testament which has extensive footnotes, because invariably those using it will read the footnotes. This edition has been distributed freely to all who have requested a copy by a body linked to The Local Church, and it appears that many copies have been distributed. While I was working with Bible Society I received several enquiries from people who had obtained one of these New Testaments – usually wanting to know what some of the footnotes meant! In view of what is in some of the footnotes, anyone using this edition should be cautious and test them against what the Bible actually says (1 Thessalonians 5:21)."[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Living Stream Ministry - Holy Bible Recovery Version. Copyright © 1997-2008 by Living Stream Ministry. Retrieved 9/28/2008.
- ^ http://www.bible-researcher.com/recovery-version.html
[edit] External links
- The Recovery Version
- The New Testament Recovery Version Online
- The Living Stream Ministry
- ReadHisWord.com - Online Bible reading scheduler and progress tracker using the Recovery Version
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