Fake English Bibles Digigraphic Analysis Copyright 2015 Dr. Michael J. Bisconti Fake English Bibles i We collected all of the non-KJV, non-IAV English Bibles in existence and ran a series of digigraphic tests against each of them. They all failed the test series, though some did not fail as badly as others. Fake English Bibles Page 1 Fake English Bibles DT Index # Bibles (Whole, Partial, Multiply Named) Results 1 21st Century King James Failed 2 A Conservative Version Failed A Fourteenth Century Biblical Version: Consisting of a Prologue and Parts of the 3 Failed New Testament[2] 4 A Literal Translation of the Bible Failed 5 A translation of Revelation Failed 6 A Voice In The Wilderness Holy Scriptures Failed Abbreviated Bible - TAB - 1971, eliminates duplications, includes the 7 Failed Apocrypha 8 Ælfric Failed 9 Aldhelm Failed 10 Aldred the Scribe Failed 11 All the Books of the Old and New Testaments (Purver, 1764) Failed 12 American King James Version Failed 13 American Standard Failed 14 American Standard Version Failed American Standard Version - ASV - 1901, a.k.a. Standard American Edition, 15 Failed Revised Version, the American version of the Holy Bible, Revised Version 16 American Translation (Beck) - AAT - 1976 Failed 17 American Translation (Smith-Goodspeed) - SGAT - 1931 Failed 18 Amplified Bible Failed 19 Amplified Bible - AB - 1965, includes explanation of words within text Failed 20 An American Translation Failed 21 Analytical-Literal Translation, The (not yet published) Failed 22 Anchor Failed 23 Apostolic Bible Polyglot Failed 24 Aramaic Bible (Alexander, not yet published) Failed Aramaic Bible (Targums) - ABT - 1987, originally translated from the Hebrew 25 Failed into the Aramaic 26 Aramaic English New Testament Failed Aramaic New Covenant - ANCJ - 1996, a translation and transliteration of the 27 Failed New Covenant 28 ArtScroll Tanakh (Old Testament) Failed 29 Authentic New Testament - ANT - 1958 Failed 30 Barclay New Testament - BNT - 1969 Failed 31 Basic Bible - TBB - 1950, based upon a vocabulary of 850 words Failed 32 Basic English Failed Fake English Bibles Page 2 Fake English Bibles DT Index # Bibles (Whole, Partial, Multiply Named) Results 33 Bede Failed 34 Berkeley Version Failed 35 Bethel Failed Bible Designed to Be Read as Literature - BDRL - 1930, stresses literary 36 Failed qualities of the Bible, includes the Apocrypha 37 Bible in English Failed 38 Bible in Living English (Byington, 1972) Failed 39 Bible in Worldwide English Failed 40 Bible Reader - TBR - 1969, an interfaith version, includes the Apocrypha Failed 41 Bible Revised (Barham, 1850) Failed 42 Bible, The (Barker, 1615) Failed 43 Bishops' Failed 44 Bishops' Bible Failed 45 Bishop's Bible (1568) Failed 46 Black Bible Chronicles (McCary, 1993) Failed 47 Book of the New Covenant (Penn, 1836) Failed 48 Brenton's English Translation of the Septuagint Failed 49 Caedmon manuscript Failed 50 Cassirer New Testament - CNT - 1989 Failed 51 Catholic Public Domain Version Failed Centenary Translation of the New Testament - CTNT - 1924, one of the few 52 Failed versions translated solely by a woman 53 Challoner Failed 54 Children's King James Version Failed 55 Christian Community Failed 56 Christian Community Bible (Grogan, 1995) Failed 57 Christian Community Bible, English version Failed 58 Christian's Bible (Lefevre, 1928) Failed 59 Clear Word Failed 60 Clear Word Bible Failed 61 Clementine Edition (1790) Failed 62 Common English Bible Failed 63 Common English New Testament - CENT - 1865 Failed 64 Commonly Received Version of the New Testament (Cone, 1850) Failed 65 Complete Jewish Bible Failed 66 Complete Jewish Bible - CJB - 1989, a Messianic Jewish translation Failed 67 Complutensian Bible Failed Fake English Bibles Page 3 Fake English Bibles DT Index # Bibles (Whole, Partial, Multiply Named) Results 68 Concordant Literal New Testament - CLNT - 1926 Failed 69 Concordant Literal Version Failed 70 Confraternity Bible Failed Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Translation - CCDT - 1953, includes the 71 Failed Apocrypha 72 Conservative Bible Project Failed 73 Contemporary English Failed 74 Contemporary English Version Failed 75 Contemporary English Version - CEV - 1992, includes Psalms and Proverbs Failed Coptic Version of the New Testament - CVNT - 1898, based on translations from 76 Failed northern Egypt 77 Cotton Patch New Testament (Jordan, 1970) Failed 78 Cotton Patch Series Failed Cotton Patch Version - CPV - 1968, based on American ideas and Southern US 79 Failed culture, only contains Paul's writings 80 Coverdale Failed 81 Coverdale Bible Failed 82 Coverdale Bible - TCB - 1540, includes the Apocrypha Failed 83 Cranmer Version Failed 84 Dabhar Translation Failed 85 Darby Failed 86 Darby Bible Failed 87 Darby Holy Bible - DHB - 1923 Failed Dartmouth Bible - TDB - 1961, an abridgment of the King James Version, 88 Failed includes the Apocrypha 89 David Macrae Translation (Macrae, 1799) Failed 90 De Nyew Testament in Gullah - NTG - 2005 Failed Dead Sea Scrolls Bible - DSSB - 1997, translated from Dead Sea Scrolls 91 Failed documents, includes the Apocrypha 92 Divine Name King James Bible Failed 93 Divine Name King James Bible[6] Failed 94 Documents of the New Testament - DNT - 1934 Failed 95 Douay–Rheims Failed 96 Douay–Rheims Bible Failed 97 Douay-Rheims Bible - DRB - 1899 Failed 98 Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner Revision) Failed 99 Dramatized Bible (Perry, 1989) Failed Fake English Bibles Page 4 Fake English Bibles DT Index # Bibles (Whole, Partial, Multiply Named) Results 100 Eastern Orthodox Bible Failed 101 EasyEnglish Bible Failed 102 Easy-to-Read Version Failed 103 Emphasized Bible Failed 104 Emphasized Bible - EBR - 1959, contains signs of emphasis for reading Failed 105 Emphatic Diaglott Failed 106 Emphatic Diaglott - EDW - 1942 Failed 107 English Jubilee 2000 Bible Failed 108 English Standard Failed 109 English Standard Version Failed English Standard Version - ESV - 2001, a revision of the Revised Standard 110 Failed Version 111 English Translation of the Bible (Mace, 1729) Failed English Version for the Deaf - EVD - 1989, a.k.a. Easy-to-Read Version, 112 Failed designed to meet the special needs of the deaf English Version of the Polyglott Bible - EVPB - 1858, the English portion of an 113 Failed early Bible having translations into several languages 114 Family Expositor (Dodderidge, 1755) Failed 115 Farman Failed 116 Ferrar Fenton Failed 117 Ferrar Fenton Bible Failed 118 Five Pauline Epistles, A New Translation Failed 119 Geneva Failed 120 Geneva Bible Failed Geneva Bible - TGB - 1560, the popular version just prior to the translation of 121 Failed the King James Version, includes the Apocrypha 122 Geoffrey Chaucer, "The Parson's Tale", in The Canterbury Tales Failed 123 Godbey Translation of the New Testament - GTNT - 1905 Failed 124 God's New Covenant: A New Testament Translation Failed 125 God's Word Failed 126 God's Word - GW - 1995, a.k.a Today's Bible Translation Failed 127 Good News Failed 128 Good News Bible Failed 129 Good News of Our Lord Jesus, the Anointed (Whiting, 1849) Failed 130 Grail Psalms Failed 131 Great Bible Failed 132 Great Bible (Grafton and Whitchurch) Failed Fake English Bibles Page 5 Fake English Bibles DT Index # Bibles (Whole, Partial, Multiply Named) Results 133 Green's Literal Translation Failed 134 HalleluYah Scriptures Failed 135 Hatton gospels Failed 136 Hebraic Roots Version Failed 137 Hebrew Name Bible Failed 138 Heinz Cassirer's translation Failed 139 Helen Barrett Montgomery, Centenary Translation of the New Testament Failed 140 Holman Christian Standard Failed 141 Holman Christian Standard Bible Failed 142 Holy Bible (Bellamy, 1818) Failed 143 Holy Bible (Conquest, 1841) Failed 144 Holy Bible (Forshall, 1850) Failed 145 Holy Bible (Fry, 1812) Failed 146 Holy Bible (Geddes, 1797) Failed 147 Holy Bible (Julia Smith, 1876) Failed 148 Holy Bible (Madden, 1850) Failed 149 Holy Bible (Sharpe, 1892) Failed 150 Holy Bible (Thomson) Failed 151 Holy Bible (Wordsworth, 1885) Failed 152 Holy Bible Containing the Old and the New Testaments (Sawyer, 1862) Failed 153 Holy Bible in Modern English - HBME - 1900 Failed 154 Holy Bible with Amendments (Webster, 1833) Failed Holy Bible, Revised Version - HBRV - 1885, an official revision of the King 155 Failed James Version which was not accepted at the time 156 Holy Bible: An Improved Edition (American Bible Union, 1912) Failed 157 Holy Scriptures (Harkavy) - HSH - 1951 Failed 158 Holy Scriptures (Leeser) - HSL - 1905 Failed 159 Holy Scriptures (Leeser, 1855) Failed 160 Holy Scriptures (Menorah) - HSM - 1973, a.k.a. Jewish Family Bible Failed 161 Holy Scriptures (Wellbeloved, 1859) Failed Inclusive Version - AIV - 1995, stresses equality of the sexes and physically 162 Failed handicapped, includes Psalms 163 Inspired Version - IV - 1867, a revision of the King James Version Failed 164 Interlinear Bible (Green) - IB - 1976, side-by-side Hebrew/Greek and English Failed Interlinear Literal Translation of the Hebrew Old Testament (George Richter 165 Failed Berry) 166 International Standard Failed Fake English Bibles Page 6 Fake English Bibles DT Index # Bibles (Whole, Partial, Multiply Named) Results 167 International Standard Version Failed 168 International Standard Version - ISV - 1998 Failed 169 James Moffatt's 'The New Testament, A New Translation' Failed 170 Jerusalem Failed 171 Jerusalem Bible Failed 172 Jerusalem Bible (Catholic) - TJB - 1966, includes the Apocrypha Failed 173 Jerusalem Bible (Koren) - JBK - 1962, side-by-side Hebrew and English Failed