Book of Daniel• Book of Ezekiel• Book of Isaiah• Book of Lamentations• Books of the Minor Prophets• Book of Jeremiah• Corinthians• Galatians• Ephesians• Colossians• Epistle to the Philippians• Epistle to Philemon• Epistle to the Romans• Epistle to Titus• First Epistle to the Thessalonians• Second Epistle to the Thessalonians• Second Epistle to Timothy• First Epistle to Timothy•

Torah• Book of Deuteronomy• Book of Exodus• Book of Genesis• Book of Leviticus• Book of Numbers• Book of Zechariah•Jesus got up from his little feather and shouted at the wind, “Oi, be quiet!” and he said to the waves, “Oi, be still!” The wind suddenly died dahn, and it became really calm. Jesus then said to his chinas, “What is it with you lot? Why were you all so frightened? Do you still not have faith?” The Bible is such a lively book! Of course there is nothing wrong with 'translating' the Bible for different sub-cultures... this is after all what Christians have always done. It is just now we can add a glossy finish :o) No matter how you present it in the end and to who the message is still the same and will never change; its always relevant! I'm sorry Sharon, Croydon thinks it is sacrilege. I'm a Methodist preacher and am very happy for the Bible to be presented in any way that enhances interest and understanding. I think God has a sense of humour, too. Book of Esther• Book of Ezra• Book of Judges• Book of Ruth• Books of Chronicles• Books of Kings• Books of Samuel• Book of Joshua• Well, there's a planetful of literature out there debunking the Bible, so why not have the other side of the story set out in a contemporary and "hip" way? Next thing might be adverts on the sides of buses!

Perhaps the most surprising aspect of this new wave of Bibles is how sympathetic the church is to people messing about with its sacred scriptures, whether in wording or binding, no doubt reasoning that there can be some good in anything that gets people hearing its stories. If you're looking for an alternative way into the Bible, there's no shortage of versions to choose from. Here are some of the more unusual: Didache• Apocrypha• Nag Hammadi library• Book of Judith• 2 Maccabees• 3 Maccabees• 4 Maccabees• Books of Enoch• Books of the Maccabees• Gospel of Judas• Gospel of Mary• Gospel of Philip• Gospel of Thomas• Infancy Gospel of James• Infancy Gospel of Thomas• 1 Maccabees• Soederberg's attempt is clearly not altruistic, a businessman looking for his slice. Hence the easy triviality of his and other versions mentioned. It hardly matters to the Church, they don't believe half of what the Bible teaches. Didn't the main character of the Bible teach: "you received free, give free"?At first the Bible was a collection of scrolls, then illustrated handwritten volumes. When printing was invented they were produced in Latin with pictures. Later they were published in plain closely printed text, in the common language, to get them into as many people's hands as cheaply as possible."

The publicity for me was just all great fun, and the kids loved it as well, with lessons being filmed, children being interviewed... and then the book was finally published there was even more publicity. I remember being well looked after by Karen Laister from BRF. As I say, I just found the whole time such fun. He, however, welcomes it with open arms. "You have to understand that what we think of as the traditional serious-looking leather-bound Bible is actually a relatively new format. In the Middle Ages, picture books - with people in contemporary dress - were the way most people read the Bible. Goliath• Tamar• Tower of Babel• Abel• Joseph (Old Testament)• Firmament• Baal• Noah• Isaac• Ishmael• Amalekites• Curse of Ham• Jacob• Sodom and Gomorrah• Ezekiel's wheel• Lot• Nephilim• G'Tach• Joseph was Imhotep• Moses• Global flood• Cain• Gibeah• Abraham• Old Testament• Incubus and succubus myths• Satan• King David• List of actions prohibited by the Bible• Serpent seed doctrine• Leviathan• Messiah• Mark of Cain• Asherah• Nimrod• Sirach• Jezebel• Adam and Eve• Moloch• Book of Joel• Garden of Eden• This one got the seal of approval of Rowan Williams's predecessor George Carey, who grew up in London's East End, so must have known what he was rabbit and porking about. It is. Mike Coles is head of RE at a secondary school in Stepney, London. When he moved there 15 years ago, he fell in love with rhyming slang and spiced up his lessons by rewriting parts of the Bible, like a missionary of yore, in the native lingo. The saucepans (saucepan lids--kids) apparently loved it.

Douay-Rheims• Jefferson Bible• King James Only• Septuagint• Vetus Latina• Bible translation• Annotated Bible• As I'm an artist as well as a Christian, I like them. One of our Sunday school kids has a manga bible. I've also bought a version of the Graphic bible. People are more likely to read a glossy magazine format, than something too wordy. As long as general doctrine isn't compromised. Here, he retells nine stories from the Old Testament, and translates Mark's Gospel verse by verse. He ends with the Lord's Prayer-"the prayer that Jesus taught 'is chinas"--which could leave traditionalists writhing in their pews: "You're the Boss, God, and will be for ever, innit?" I'm from Turkey. I wish they would do the same for the Koran, make it more friendly and easy to read with lots of photos. Mary Magdalene• New Testament• Mary (mother of Jesus)• Joseph of Arimathea• Paul of Tarsus• Good Samaritan• Authorship of the New Testament• Magi• John the Baptist• Principalities and powers• Joseph (husband of Mary)• Nag Hammadi library• Messiah• Jesus• Gospel of Barnabas• Peter the Apostle• Pontius Pilate• Judas Iscariot• Book of Revelation•