Third Millennium Bible: New Authorized Version [Hardcover]

3rd Millennium Publications Staff (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1998

The Third Millennium Bible (TMB) is neither a new translation nor a revision, but an accurate updating of the 1611 King James Version. The Third Millennium Bible comprises all the books contained in the A.D. 1611 KJV including the Old Testament, The New Testament, and the Apocrypha. While easier to read and understand than the KJV, it preserves the traditional biblical language and sacred message of its historic predecessor. Biblical English is distinctive and can be recognized immediately as the Word of God, unlike the colloquial language used in most contemporary versions copyrighted during the last fifty years. (Burgundy Hardcover - Sewn binding)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 2101 pages
• Publisher: Riverside World Pub Co; First Edition edition (November 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 189283300X
• ISBN-13: 978-1892833006
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 5.7 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #895,935 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Idea -- Could be Improved., May 23, 2001

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H. Bahr (Oklahoma City, OK USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Third Millennium Bible: New Authorized Version (Hardcover)

I first reviewed this Bible last May, and after continued use I found one of my critcisms unfair.

Strong Points:

1. Single column to the page.

This makes the text much easier to read. I do not understand why so many printings of the Bible insist on using double or even triple columns to the page. The page layout alone almost justifies the price.

2. Division of prose into paragraphs.

Too many printings of the Bible are formatted with all the verses beginning on a new line with the verse number on the left. This implies that the Bible is like the dictionary--a little used reference book--instead of a book that is meant to be read.

3. Consistent spelling of proper names.

The translators of the Authorized Version were divided into six companies. Passages translated by one company often used a different spelling for a proper name than members of another company. This causes confusion for Bible readers. Consistent spelling is long overdue.

4. Introduction of quotation marks.

In the early seventeenth century quotation marks were not in use. Now we expect to see them.

5. Based on traditional form of text.

The Authorized Version was based on the form of the Hebrew Old Testament that has been used in the Synagogue for some time. The New Testament was based on the form of the text that had become standard in the Eastern church, with a few accommodations to standard text of the Western church. Modern translations are based on modern scholarship's best guess at what the original text read.

Weak Points:

1. Words of Christ in italics instead of red.

Traditionally italics were used in Bibles to indicate words that were supplied by the translators and not the author. Words of Christ were printed in red ink for emphasis. While I understand dropping the use of italics for supplied words, I see no reason to abandon the use of red ink. For the price being charged the publisher can certainly afford to print in two colors.

2. Did not consider similar work of Noah Webster in 1833.

It's amusing that words that were considered obsolete by Noah Webster 170 years ago were retained in this 1998 revision. It's funny that use was made of Webster's dictionary but not his printing of the Bible.

3. Inconsistent spelling of third person singular verbs.

Verb forms ending in 'th' were used in the seventeenth century where we now use forms ending in 's' (They used "he hath" where we use "he has" with no change in meaning). This printing of the Bible alternates between the forms for no reason within adjacent paragraphs. Consistency is needed. [Actually the translation is consistant, I just happened pick a rare passage where they slipped up when doing my review.]

4. Elimination of Translator's preface and footnotes.

In 1611 the translators felt it important to include a preface and footnotes to better explain their translation. This Bible, while claiming to be the complete Bible of 1611, eliminates them.

5. Does not contain all books of the Septuagint Canon.

In 1611 there were no Eastern Orthodox Christians that spoke English as their mother tongue. Now many do. Third and Fourth Maccabees and Psalm 151 should have been included at least as an appendix to the Apocrypha.

In Summary.

I think this is a very good printing of the Holy Bible, I also believe it can be improved upon. I recommend this Bible while looking forward to the second edition.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars King James Authorized Version 1611 UPDATED NOT REVISED, June 21, 1999

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David (Danbury, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Third Millennium Bible: New Authorized Version (Hardcover)

Wonderful. This bible is an achievement. No revisions of The Word. The only thing updated is obsolete words which are replaced with modern equivalents. Punctuation and spelling are changed to modern. I have the 1611 Authorized Version and I use this bible as a study aid.

I really get bent out of shape with some of the translations out there. This revision is the best. The format and typeface also get 5 stars.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Beauutiful Bible with Dignified language, October 19, 2001

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Lance Goldsberry - See all my reviews

This review is from: Third Millennium Bible: New Authorized Version (Hardcover)

The Third Millennium Bible (TMB) is an excellent value. The TMB is an edition of the New Authorized Version (NAV) of the Bible, with the Apocrypha. The edition without the Apocrypha is known as the 21st Century King James Version. The TMB/NAV takes the 1611 King James Bible and update obscure words, but otherwise does not change the language of the venerable translation. It does not modernize the language as the New King James Version does. It simply makes the Authorized Version easier to read by eliminating words that are no longer used in everyday English, or correcting words that have a different meaning now than in 1611. The typeface is large, 12 pt type, easy to read in single column. This bible has the Apocrypha, so that Catholics and Orthodox as well as Protestant Christians will enjoy it. The quality of the actual binding is excellent, and the publisher offer a life time guarantee. Highly recommended.