Literal Bible Translations – Accuracy & Meaning

The following Bibles, New Testaments and Scripture portions all have some form of the word “literal” in their extended titles.

• The Book of Psalms, Literally Translated with Other Books of Scripture, Henry Ainsworth (1639)

  
  

• A New and Literal Translation of All the Books of the Old and New Testament; With Notes Critical and Explanatory, Anthony Purver (1764)

  
  

• A New Literal Translation of the Apostolical Epistles, James MacKnight (1821)

  
  

• A Literal Translation of the Prophets from Isaiah to Malachi, Benjamin Blayney (1836)

  
  

• A Literal Translation of the Apostolical Epistles and Revelation, with a Concurrent Commentary, William Heberden (1839)

  
  

• A Literal Translation of the Four Gospels from the Peshito, or Canon of Holy Scripture in Use Among Oriental Christians from Early Times, J. W. Etheridge (1846, 1851)

  
  

• A Literal Translation of the New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Definite Rules of Translation from the Text of the Vatican Manuscript, Frederick Parker (H. Heinfetter) (1854)

  
  

• Key to the Classics: The New Testament Construed Literally, Word for Word, Dr. John Giles, (1856)

  
  

• A Literal Translation of the Old Testament on Definite Rules of Translation from the Text of the Vatican Manuscript, Frederick, Parker (H. Heinfetter) (1865)

  
  

• The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues, Julia Smith (1876)

  
  

• The Teachings and Acts of Jesus of Nazareth and His Apostles, Literally Translated out of the Greek, W. D. Dillard (1885)

  
  

• The Interlinear Literal Translation of the Hebrew Old Testament, Thomas Newbeny, (1896)

  
  

• The Interlinear Literal Translation of the Greek New Testament, Thomas Newberry (1897)

  
  

• The Literal Translation of the Greek New Testament with the Authorized Version, George R. Berry (1897)

  
  

• Interlinear Translation of the Hebrew Old Testament, George R. Berry (1897)

  
  

• Young’s Literal Translation of the Bible, Robert Young (1898)

  
  

• The Coptic Version of the New Testament in the Northern Dialect, otherwise called Memphitic and Boharic… with literal English Translation, George W. Homer (1898 to 1905)

  
  

• The Coptic Version of the New Testament in the Southern Dialect otherwise called Sahidic and Thebaic... with Iiteral English Translation, George W. Homer (1911- 1924)

  
  

• Concordant Literal New Testament, A. E. Knoch (1926)

  
  

• The Easy Bible, New Testament: A Literal Fundamental Translation, Robert R. Tucker (1980)

  
  

• The Christian Bible, Its New Contract Writings Portion, A Literal Accurate, Plain English New Testament, The Christian Bible Society (1991)

  
  

• The New Testament, The Anointed Standard Translation: An Exactly Literal and Accurate Translation of the New Testament, V. S. Herrell (1995, 2001)

  
  

• The Aramaic New Covenant, A Literal Translation and Transliteration, Herb Jahn (1996)

  
  

• The People’s New Testament: A Literal Translation of the Textus Receptus Text of the Greek New Testament, Rogers Chenault (1996, 2002)

  
  

• A Literal and Consistent New Testament Version, Donald A. Nash (1997)

  
  

• The 21t Century New Testament: The Ljteral/Free Dual Translation, Vivian Capel (1997)

  
  

• Modern Literal Version, G. Allen “Butch” Walker (online version) (1997, 1999)

  
  

• Analytical-Literal Translation of the New Testament, Gary F. Zeolla (2001)

  
  

• The Literal Translation of the Bible, Jay P. Green (2001)

  
  

• New Testament Transline: A Literal Translation in Outline Format, Michael Magill (2002)

  
  

• Revised Young’s Literal Translation, Ken Allen (online version) (2003)