For a while now I've been itching to find a way to Podcast, the big obstacle is time, but I think I've solved it... I'll podcast the Bible, probably a chapter a day and doing an OT book then a NT book, roughly. I can justify the time spent reading as preparation (at least for the OT bits) and as a spiritual exercise (all of it) so I am just left with the technical side to justify to myself!
The big question now is know which translation to use. I need one that is either out of copyright, Creative Commons or some such licensed, or that I can get permission to use in this way (eventually the whole Bible would be online...) without cost.
Any comments or suggestions?
I guess this list from Crosswire/Sword gives an idea of what would be possible translations:
The Apostles' Bible¶ 9:41 AM
A Conservative Version
American King James Version
Analytical-Literal Translation
American Standard Version (1901)
Bible in Basic English (1949/1964)
Bible in Worldwide English
The Common Edition: New Testament
Douay-Rheims American Edition (1899)
Douay-Rheims Bible, Challoner Revision
Darby Bible (1889)
English Majority Text Version
GOD'S WORD Translation
Hebrew Names Version of the World English Bible
International Standard Version
Jewish Publication Society Old Testament
English Jubilee 2000 Bible
King James Version (1769)
Green's Literal Translation
The Living Oracles NT
Green's Modern King James Version
Montgomery New Testament
The Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha
Revised King James New Testament
Restored Name King James Version
Revised Webster Version (1833)
The Emphasized Bible by J. B. Rotherham
Twentieth Century New Testament
William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)
World English Bible
Webster Bible
Weymouth NT (1912)
Young's Literal Translation (1898)
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why don't you start with amos in your own translation? then move on to doing more of the same? i would've thought snippets of your own passion would've been the way forward...
forget the translations, bring us your heart!
By 
hyperorbiter, at
April 30, 2005 5:23 PM
I'm with the other comments. If I want to hear the Bible out loud each day there are a myriad of places online (& offline) to get this.
But, there's only one place where I can get 5-10 minutes of Tim Bulkeley's reflection on his translation of Amos (or such like) - demonstrating the *integration* of the academic and devotional, the OT and mission, theology and praxis...
Plus I'd love to know what you personally think Amos 6:10 means :-)
[And see a devotional usage of "hapax legomenon"]
By Stephen G, at
May 1, 2005 12:19 AM
I'm reflecting on what you both said (I'll post these thoughts). Though it would still leave the issue of translation, I could hardly do a literal rendering for a regular podcast - even a weekly one!
On Am 6:10 my comment there leads to comment on 8:3 about Amos' use of silence:
"Amos' use of silence is interesting, on each occasion the silence is unnatural. Twice the interjection 'hush' in connection with corpses. In 6:10 forbidding the use of Adonai's name, and here probably forbidding the wails that usually accompany death. The third was in 5:13 where the 'sensible' keep silent in the face of oppression!"
Which at least suggests some thoughts... It doesn't mention hapax legomena though ;)
By Tim, at
May 1, 2005 8:55 AM
If you are struggle on the technical side give me a shout.
I have recently setup a podcast to distribute some sermons I released to the public domain (see bhsermons.blogcast.com)
I personally would look at either Youngs or the American Standard
