The New Testament

About the Book

This version of The New Testament is presented as the Urim-Thummim Version (UTV), Volume I and is named after the object kept in the breastplate of the High Priest of Israel, and worn near his heart (see Exodus 28:30). It was the means by which the perfect revelation of Elohim, the (G-d) of Israel, had utilized in communicating to His people. The Holy Bible therefore had its origin in part through this type of communication that has long been forgotten today by the scores of scholars attempting to translate for us a perfect Bible. This translation uses the time honored Authorized King James Version as its "base text" in presenting to the public a restored Bible that accurately reflects the original Scriptures. This translation therefore will retain much of the King James flavor to it that so many people have come to respect, yet each verse has been Hand Crafted in the style of many of the old Bibles that history has forgotten. All the archaic words in the UTV have been replaced with modern equivalents, but more importantly, all the original Greek words have been checked over and replaced with words reflecting those definitions. This translation also does not restrict itself by employing one translation method over another but uses whatever method it takes to obtain the desired result of showing the reader what the original words are conveying. Where the KJV is very clear I have left a number of verses untouched and where the underlying meaning is obscured I have eliminated the KJV text altogether with my own rendering or have used Young's Literal Translation in its place. For some verses that are not highly theological in nature, an occasional paraphrasing has been utilized where appropriate. But as I mentioned this translation employs whatever method best accomplishes the job on a verse by verse basis.

Another feature that makes the UTV project different from all other modern Bible versions is that the books of the Bible are not arranged in the traditional order. Rather they reflect the original parchment order of the books that restores the proper story flow. Another feature that this Bible has is an absence of long notes and appendix type gadgets that many of us have used but more of us have not used. All effort is made to show the Word of G-d in this version and nothing else. Other than this brief note on how this Bible came about this version seeks to present the New Testament exclusively. Also a note must be made on the book of Revelation. Because Revelation gives a warning to anyone who would alter that book (see Rev.22:19), the UTV will strictly follow after that idea by not changing the text and will use Young's Literal Translation as its "base text" but carefully replacing archaic words with modern equivalents only. Regarding the treatment of Divine names there is a prohibition on using the Divine Name in Amos 6:7-11. We therefore have chosen to use YHWH and substituting the "W" with what should be a "V" rendering. And as can be noted for the word "God" in the KJV we have selected its literal Hebrew "Elohim" in it place and use other Hebrew renderings for other titles and some key theological words such a "Hades" which has been rendered in traditional ways in many versions.

About the Author

Dallas James was born in 1950 in Sacramento, California but has lived most of his life in Seattle, Washington. He is a Christian who has spent over 30 years studying and comparing Bible translations. He is also the author of The Alpha Parchments - Urim-Thummim Version [ISBN 0-595-09961-0], which is a new translation of the first five books of the Bible, commonly referred to as The Torah. For more information I can be contacted at, dallas.james@bibleprophet.com