In the past two decades, over 100 million cassettes, CDs and DVDs of his narrations and productions have been sold worldwide. Stephen Johnston has been narrating and producing television, radio and audio Bible products since 1981. This audio Bible features no musical background, so you'll be able to focus intently on God's Word. Now you can sit back, rest your eyes, and enjoy it anew with this digitally re-mastered audio edition of the New American Standard Bible featuring award-winning narrator Stephen Johnston. In the past three decades, over 100 million cassettes. BibleGateway’s main competitor,, has a better range of translations, but the text is swamped with adverts.You appreciate the precision, power, and word-for-word accuracy of the NASB. Stephen Johnston has been narrating and producing television, radio and audio Bible products since 1981. Online Bibles may not lend themselves to devotions, but, as a powerful and fast reference tool, the internet is unbeatable. Another click gives you Matthew Henry’s commentary on it. The New American Standard Bible Bonus Edition Bible On DVD, narrated by Stephen Johnston and an Emmy, Tony and Golden Globe Award-winning cast, has more features than ever before.
(Other Bible sites come up on other search engines.)Įxtras: You can choose to hear it read aloud professionally. Holy Bible - The New American Standard Bible(r) Video Bible, narrated. This Bible will help kids grow in their knowledge of the Bible as they read it, study it, and live it. Type a text reference into Google, and it will take you straight there. The NASB Children s Edition is the entire Bible in a readable layout additional features, designed to help engage kids with Scripture. There is an advert at the foot of the page.Įase of use: If you’re at home on the internet, it’s simple. It’s clean, it’s in a decent font, and you can make the text whatever size you want. Speed: Psalm 23 in 12 seconds, rather longer if you have to turn the computer on first.Īesthetics: Better than the competition. For me, the best solution is the Scourby AV on 3 discs of MP3s, which can be played on most CD players these days as well as MP3 players. As for the DVD format, I don’t see why you would want to read the text on screen while listening to it whereas for CDs, 45-60 discs for the whole Bible seems rather a handful. I’m not much of an Authorised Version fan, but hearing it read aloud by Alexander Scourby makes other versions sound unbearably insipid by comparison. Joss Ackland, for example, brings gravitas to Genesis. The readings vary, but are often excellent.
Anglicised NIV Audio Bible, read by various actors (Hodder & Stoughton, 45 discs)Īesthetics: All accents are English, which some listeners will appreciate. NASB Audio Bible, on MP3, read by Stephen Johnston (Hendrickson, 3 discs)Īesthetics: To my ear, Stephen Johnston’s reading voice is absurdly mannered.Įxtras: An introduction to each book. Neither does the narrator.Įase of use: It’s straightforward, but skipping through tracks to find a particular chapter is a bit of a pain. NIV Audio Bible New Testament: Dramatised (on CD) (Zondervan, 16 discs)Īesthetics: The dramatisation and the music don’t do a thing for me. Complete King James Version on DVD, read by Alexander Scourby (Hendrickson, 2 discs)Īesthetics: It’s not much to look at, but it is delicious to listen to.Įase of use: As long as you can use a DVD remote control, it couldn’t be simpler.Įxtras: Photos of biblical sites with music. For anyone with a broadband connection, the internet can do what these gizmos do - and more - for free. I visited a church recently where the children sat at the back playing on computer games so an electronic Bible could be misconstrued. These gadgets are certainly portable, and you can use them anywhere. An Electronic Bible comes loaded with the complete NASB Bible. Features: New American Standard Bible - (Updated) 1995 NASB Translation. I invite you to listen to the following narrators. At Audio Bible Downloads we offer audio Bibles in virtually any format and version available, to let the Word of Christ richly dwell within you. Rather more usefully, it has the Holman Bible Dictionary. NASB Electronic Audio Bible Player Stephen Johnston. Mom is what Christ referred to in John 8:31 If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine.
Price: £129.99 (Not available until 2009)Īesthetics: It’s shaped to look like a plastic book, which isn’t a good look, but the text is much better, and the screen can display about 60 words.Įase of use: Not much more complicated than the older version.Įxtras: As above, plus currency converter.
Price: £54.99 (£44.99 from until the end of January)Īesthetics: The hardware looks smart, but the text is ugly, like reading a calculator, and the screen will fit only 10-16 words at a time.Įase of use: Five minutes with the manual will give you the basics.Įxtras: Clock, address book, calculator.