This translation of the Holy Scriptures is an excellent attempt to bring the reader closer to the meaning of certain words and idioms in the original language of our Saviour. A version everyone who truly loves the Bible and Its Message should own.

The Bible is a source of wisdom and knowledge, and for many, it is also the source of religion.

I view it as a source of wisdom. I'm not a Christian, so if you want a Christian review of the book, please look elsewhere.

However, I am curious about the bible, and wanted to read the best possible version of it. This appears to be it - a book translated from the closest to original possible manuscript, fixing many translation errors that have cropped up over the years into the standard "King James" version. These errors have caused the Bible to at times seem beyond surreal, transforming it into a rather convoluted narrative. This version fixes those errors and makes the Bible a much more reasonable and understandable narrative.

An example:

In the King James version, when Christ is crucified, he calls out "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?", which, when you think about it, basically means that Christ gave up hope and decided that God had forsaken him in his greatest hour of need! Not a very encouraging statement.

In the Lamsa version, the translation is "My God, My god, for this I was spared!", a bit more obtuse, but it conveys a sense of worthiness and value, rather than despair. It is certainly more encouraging!

If you are interested in what claims to be the most correct possible translation of the Bible, this is probably it.

To understand the people of Jesus' time we needed a persona to translate the Bible with full understanding of the people and the customs. George Lamsa is such a person.

His translation of the Bible is the most accurate that I have seen. buy it and start comparing passages and understand the true meaning behind mis-translated passages. It will be most enlightening.

He also has a book entitled Gospel Light which is a great companion to his work on the Bible.