Cook Bible

The Revised Geneva Translation is a 21st-century update of the very first widely distributed version of the Holy Bible in English - The Geneva Bible. Just as in all preceding centuries, Biblical text in the 1500’s was meant to be heard and seen, as much as read, because so many of those who received it were illiterate (especially Gentiles) and needed to memorize it and speak it back to each other often in order to facilitate meditation.

Witness Christmas was created with biblical models of peace in mind. It combines holy scripture with the soothing word-centered modern folk hymns of ordinary time to create a truly unique worship experience. We hope it draws you closer to God and brings you peace, both in this life and the next.

Listen to this recording of the Book of Ruth, taken from the Revised Geneva Translation, a 21st-century update of the Geneva Bible. It eliminates archaic, and potentially distracting, 16th-century words and phrases, while at the same time maintaining the strict attention to the original intent for which this version of The Holy Bible has always been known. In addition, the RGT strives to preserve the textual cadence and poetry that is so essential to Elizabethan literature.