Is there a version of the Bible that reads like a novel?

If you want a version of the bible told in chronological order and as near to a novel as is possible then you can’t go far wrong with ‘The Story’. It’s an edited New International Version (NIV) of the bible and, as you might expect, concentrates on the narrative elements.

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Is there a story version of the Bible?

“The greatest story ever told” is more than just a cliché. Using the world’s most popular modern-English Bible, the New International Version, it allows the stories, poems, and teachings of the Bible to read like a novel.

Is there a condensed version of the Bible?

After seven years of planning, the Reader’s Digest condensed Bible will be published today, a version 40 percent shorter than the 850,000-word text of the Revised Standard Version on which it is based.

Which Bible books are fiction?

Biblical Fiction Books

The Red Tent (Hardcover)
Pearl in the Sand (Paperback)
Gods and Kings (Chronicles of the Kings, #1)
Counted with the Stars (Out From Egypt, #1)
Michal (The Wives of King David, #1)
In the Field of Grace (Paperback)
A Light on the Hill (Cities of Refuge, #1)
Land of Silence (Hardcover)

What is the Readers Digest Bible?

The Reader’s Digest Bible condenses the entire Old and New Testaments into around 1,000 pages — i.e. around 500 pages each for the Old and New Testaments. Since I’m not an amateur archaeologist, I probably never will get through the entire Bible, unless I read the Eugene Peterson version.

Is there a book that breaks down the Bible?

The Bible Breakdown: The Book of Revelation: A line by line study of the scripture Paperback – December 3, 2018.

What Bible should I read?

For many people, the New Living Translation (NLT) is the easiest version of the Bible to read because it uses normal modern English. It is an accurate thought-for-thought translation of the original languages of the Bible and is widely accepted.

What Bible should you read?

Is it important to read the entire Bible?

Approaching the Bible Rightly In order to avoid misapplication of texts, it is good to read whole biblical books and try to understand the text in light of both its immediate context and in light of the entire biblical book. Always ask what the text says about the character and nature of God.