We are pleased to announce the addition of new audio commentaries. We have added New Testament audio commentary by Joe Focht of Calvary Chapel Philadelphia; studies on the books of Judges, Mark, and Hebrews by Steve Mays of Calvary Chapel South Bay; a study on the book of Job by Don Smith of the Evangelical Free Church of Laguna Hills; a detailed exposition of the book of Romans by Carl Westerlund of the Calvary Chapel Bible College Graduate School; and we have continued to add messages by Elisabeth Elliot. Our heartfelt thanks to all these contributors for providing these messages to the Body of Christ.

The Blue Letter Bible Institute is pleased to present Searching for the Truth on Origins by Roger Oakland of Understand the Times, International. This twelve-part course addresses the controversy surrounding the origin and history of life from the opposing views of both Creationists and Evolutionists. The course discusses topics such as: how and when life began, the possibilities of life resulting from random processes, inaccuracies in evolutionary evidence of the fossil record, and the probabilities that our planet experienced a catastrophic flood as recorded in the book of Genesis. The course reveals the impact of the evolutionary view on human morality and spirituality, speaking from a biblical worldview and presenting examples from current events. Be sure to visit the Blue Letter Bible Institute (BLBi), which currently has a total of nine courses for your study of God's Word. All the courses are free and may be completed at your convenience.

We have recently added the English Standard Version (ESV) to the Blue Letter Bible. The ESV is a new Bible version that employs an essentially literal translation while paying attention to literary excellence and readability. To find the ESV on our site, simply click on the button or locate it on the "Read/Print" drop-down menu at the top right of any Bible page. See Isaiah 53 for an example of the ESV. Thank you to Good News Publishers/Crossway Books for allowing us to use the ESV. Visit the ESV website for more information on the translation.

The New International Version (NIV) has been added as an additional reading version. The NIV can be accessed either from the button or the drop-down at the top of any Bible page. See Philippians 2 for an example of the NIV. Thank you to the International Bible Society for permission to utilize the NIV.

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The Blue Letter Bible has MP3 versions of three translations, performed by world renown voice actor, Stephen Johnston. Available are the New King James Version (dramatized), the New Living Translation (dramatized) and the King James Version (narrated). There is an audio link on each of the Bible pages for these translations. The files play in a specially designed player. Please note that these are subject to copyright and are at this time only available for web streaming. We ask you to respect the copyright. Here are a few examples:

• Genesis 1—King James Version
• Psalm 23—New King James Version
• John 18—New Living Translation
  
  

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Be sure to visit the Blue Letter Bible Institute (BLBi), which currently has a total of nine courses for your study of God's Word. All the courses are free and may be completed at your convenience.

Passover and Resurrection Day Page. Read day-by-day through the Passion Week, or view illustrations, or experience The Passion of Our Lord (a ten-minute image player and related audio readings of the scripture), or watch the Special Israel video and lots more!