Whether you want more information on Bible versions for yourself, or need answers for the questions your Christian friends are asking, you will find resources listed below which will help. Some are available online, others are books offering excellent explanations.

Let's Weigh the Evidence by Barry Burton. Easy enough to read in a single evening, this little book (96 pages) gives you a good overview of the Bible Versions controversy that is truly easy to understand.

If the Foundations Be Destroyed by Chick Salliby. The NIV is not only the best-selling modern version, but also one of the most corrupt! The author makes it clear in this short book that gives us 155 examples of where the NIV attacks the deity of Christ. Salliby argues that the deity of Christ is the foundation of our faith, and when you start removing that, you've got nothing left worth having!

New Age Bible Versions by Gail Riplinger. This university professor spent six years researching this subject before releasing this dynamite book. It contains charts comparing Bible versions, showing how wording changes are preparing us for a "generic" Bible that all groups can accept, even the occultic New Agers! She documents the occultic backgrounds of textual critics Hort and Westcott, and how they are preparing the church to accept "another gospel." This link will give you a complete table of contents of this fascinating book!

Language of the King James Bible by Gail Riplinger. You will see how God has a built-in dictionary in the King James Bible that provides "learn-as-you-read" definitions of the words used. In other places, the Bible uses linguistic mechanisms such as the sounds of the words to make their meaning clear. Click here for a table of contents and more detailed description of Riplinger's most recent work. This book is available through the Chick online store, and you can also read the entire first chapter online at Riplinger's website

www.avpublications.com This is the official website of the publisher's of Gail Riplinger's books on Bible Versions. Try their "Q&A" section for some great online documentation to give to those who claim the new Bible versions are easier to read. They also offer an interesting selection of smaller publications providing information like (1) a set of lessons that can be used to teach your church about Bible versions, (2) "Does the New King James Version follow the Traditional Greek and Hebrew texts?, (3) documentation that Ruport Murdoch, publisher of obscene material, controls the printing of the NIV, and that NIV Virginia Mollencott is a lesbian, and (4) the NIV usually matches the changes and omissions in the Jehovah's Witness Bible.

The Answer Book by Dr. Sam Gipp. It doesn't matter which Bible you read, as long as it is not the King James. People will accept it. But the minute you start using the King James Bible, you'll get hit with questions that are supposed to stump you. Here are the common ones, and common-sense answers, based in fact. This is available for online reading, and also in printed form.

Understandable History of the Bible by Dr. Sam Gipp. A narrative of the history of our Bible, and the struggle by the Catholic Church to replace it with one more acceptable to them. You can read it online, or order a copy in printed form.

Archaic Words and the Authorized Version by Laurence Vance. We are often told that many words in the Authorized Versions (KJV) are "archaic," no longer in use, and that readers cannot understand them. Vance provides definitions for these words, and then goes on to surprise us with examples of these same words being used in newspapers and magazines today!

Interlinear Greek/English New Testament by George Ricker Berry. Most interlinear New Testaments are based on the Nestle Text, which in turn comes from the corrupt Alexandrian text. If you want a good interlinear that uses the Received Text, this is available from The Bible For Today, 900 Park Avenue, Collingswood, N.J. 08108 Phone (609-854-4452). They will send you a price list. They also now have a website at www.biblefortoday.org/

Which Bible? by David Otis Fuller. For those wanting to really study more, this book is a collection of articles written by or about the giants in Bible translation. Articles include: (1)"The Learned Men," giving the incredible credentials of the translators of the KJV, (2) "The Magnificent Burgon, Doughty Champion and Defender of the Byzantine Text," (3) "The Codex Vaticanus and its allies," (4) "A Critical Examination of the Westcott-Hort Textual Theory," (5) "The King James Bible Born Amid the Great Struggles over the Jesuit Version" and more. It is available from The Biblical Institute for Textual Studies, 6010 28th Street, S.E. Grand Rapids, MI 49546, ibts@voyager.net.

Search the Chick website This link will provide a list of the articles on this website dealing with Bible versions. Many of the articles are chapters out of the books we have available for online reading.

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