Bible in Basic English

Bible in Basic English

Bible translation infobox | translation_title=Bible in Basic English


full_name=Bible in Basic English
other_names=
abbreviation=BBE
NT_published=1941

complete_bible_published=
author_info=S. H. Hooke (ed.)
textual_basis=Hebrew / Greek
translation_type=
version_revised=1965
publisher=Cambridge University Press
copyright=
copies_printed=
religious_affiliation=
online_address=http://www.o-bible.com/bbe.html
genesis_1:1-3= At the first God made the heaven and the earth. And the earth was waste and without form; and it was dark on the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God was moving on the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
john_3:16=For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life.|

The "Bible In Basic English" (also known as BBE) is a translation of the Bible into Basic English. The BBE was translated by Professor S. H. Hooke using the standard 850 Basic English words. 100 words that were helpful to understand poetry were added along with 50 "Bible" words. The New Testament was released in 1941 and the Old Testament was released in 1949.

Source

*"The Bible in Translation" by Bruce Metzger: ISBN 0-8010-2282-7

ee also

*A similar project is the EasyEnglish version from Wycliffe Bible Translators.
*There is also the Bible in Worldwide English
*The New International Reader's Version is a simplified English version of the New International Version

External links

* [http://www.bible-researcher.com/basic.html Information on the BBE] - by Michael Marlowe
* [http://www.o-bible.com/bbe.html Text of the BBE] - Searchable; the KJV and CUV are available for comparsion
* [http://www.believersresource.com/content.aspx?id=5 Downloadable PDF of the Bible in Basic English]
* [http://www.biblesway.com/versions/basic_bible_in_english/ Online Bible in Basic English Searchable by verse and keywords]


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