Recovery Version of the Bible

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Recovery Version
The Recovery Version
The Bible in English
Old English (pre-1066)
Middle English (1066-1500)
Early Modern English (1500-1800)
Modern Christian (1800-)
Modern Jewish (1853-)
Miscellaneous
This box: view • talk • edit

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, spiritual 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 was first published in 1985, followed by a 1999 edition that included outlines, and the latest 2003 edition which includes the extensive aforementioned footnotes.

Contents

[edit] Features

  • An outline of each book, both at the beginning of the book and embedded within the text
  • Introductory information giving a concise historical background of each book
  • The subject of each book providing an overview and point of the book
  • Over 15,000 extensive footnotes
  • Over 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] In the news

In 2002, the President of the United States George W. Bush[1] expressed personal concern on the detention of a Hong Kong resident, Li Guangqiang, by China government with the charge of transporting 16,000 copies of "New Testament Recovery Version"[2] to Fujian province.[3] Any version of Bible has to be approved and monitored by the Chinese government before it can be transported into China.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "China Releases Bible Smuggler From Prison", The New York Times, The New York Times Company, 2002-02-10. Retrieved on 2008-06-04. 
  2. ^ Christian Persecution. help-for-you (2002-02-05). Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
  3. ^ Chinese Embassy in the US (2002-01-09). "FM Spokesman: Li Guangqiang Breaks Chinese Laws (01/09/02)". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
  4. ^ "Weblog: Were the Nazis Bad Christians or Anti-Christians?: Persecution in China", Christianity Today, Christianity Today International, 2002-01-01. Retrieved on 2008-06-04. 

[edit] External links


v • d • e
English language translations of the Christian Bible
Middle English
16th-17th century
18th-19th century
20th century
21st century