Friday, August 24, 2007

The Books of the Bible

This a really cool way to read the Bible. All of the chapter and verse numbers have been removed and it is printed in a single column like a regular book. All of the footnotes, etc are listed at the end of each book. Consequently, it is easier to read in context, and you get a better over-all perspective.For instance we have often heard Romans 3:23 quoted: "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." But that is actually only a middle part of a sentence. The whole sentence says: "There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." The whole sentence makes the thought more complete and more meaningful.The chapter/verse divisions were added over 1000 years after the last book of the Bible was written.

http://thebooksofthebible.info

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