I have to admit that I am a BIG fan of good quality audio Bibles. I say “good-quality” because there have been and probably still are some pretty horrendous cheap recordings.

I was first given a “faith comes by hearing” set of New Testament tapes many moons ago when they were first released. It was the NIV dramatised, and I loved it. I would play it at night – was really great for helping me sleep!!! Ha ha!

With the advent of CD’s, and MP3 CD’s the Audio Bible seemed to be a great way for publishers to make some extra bucks, since most, in my opinion were over-priced. I then found the “Inspired By Media Group”, an American produced assortment of the whole Bible using the TNIV (Today’s New International Version). A very entertaining read, though at times the accents and expressions annoy me, and I often wonder why they decided to use that particular person to play the voice of someone in the Bible – guess it is a matter of personal preference?!? I gotta say in general its been helpful, especially for me who has had to make her way through most of the Bible, several times!!

Well, just yesterday I was referred out of chance right back to my favourites – the “Faith Comes by Hearing” (FCBH) group. I have been looking for a good audio version of the NRSV – my usual study Bible. Not being someone with a lot of dosh to spend on such luxuries and am “ecstatic” that part of the mission of FCBH is to provide FREE Audio Bibles in as many languages as possible. OH YEAH – you heard it right…FREE… and not the kind of FREE that has you sign up and then you realise you get 5min sample. I just downloaded 2 different versions of the New Testament in English. So far I am impressed. Though at times it sounds slow, I can always speed that up in Quicktime. For me this whole thing gets a big THUMBS UP – it’s Free, offers quality playback, and has the New Testament in over 400 languages.

So here is the link for all you interested parties – I suggest downloading their “Audio Bible download manager” and creating an account to get a more than 1 download. You can also become an “Ambassador”, should you wish?

AND… for those you know without a computer – like a lot of the world, you can purchase CD’s, or even “the Proclaimer” (a dedicated, digital player powered by the sun).

Faith Comes By Hearing.com

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