
audiobook
THE HOLY BIBLE
VOLUME I: THE FIRST PART OF THE OLD TESTAMENT - CREDITS
HISTORY
Book of Genesis Book of Exodus Book of Leviticus Book of Numbers Book of Deuteronomy Book of Josue Book of Judges Book of Ruth First Book of Samuel, alias 1 Kings Second Book of Samuel, alias 2 Kings Third Book of Kings Fourth Book of Kings First Book of Paralipomenon Second Book of Paralipomenon First Book of Esdras Book of Nehemias, alias 2 Esdras Book of Tobias Book of Judith Book of Esther Book of Job - THE BOOK OF GENESIS
THE BOOK OF EXODUS
THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS
THE BOOK OF NUMBERS
THE BOOK OF DEUTERONOMY
THE BOOK OF JOSUE
THE BOOK OF JUDGES
This audio edition presents the first half of the Old Testament as rendered in the classic Douay‑Rheims translation, a work that began in the late 1500s to give English‑speaking Catholics a faithful rendering of the Latin Vulgate. The text has been carefully revised by Bishop Richard Challoner in the mid‑18th century, smoothing archaic spellings while preserving the original meaning, and it includes helpful marginal notes that explain difficult passages and historical references.
Listeners will travel from the awe‑inspiring account of creation in Genesis through the formative laws of Leviticus, the wanderings of Israel in Numbers, and the covenant renewals of Deuteronomy. The narrative then moves to the conquest of Canaan under Joshua, the cycles of leadership in Judges, and the early monarchy chronicled in Samuel and Kings. The language, though traditional, remains clear enough to follow the drama of God’s early covenant people and the foundations of their faith.
Language
en
Duration
~39 hours (2297K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
Murray, KY: Catholic Software, [1999]
Credits
Dennis McCarthy and Tad Book
Release date
1999-01-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

by Herodotus

by Order of the Eastern Star. General Grand Chapter

by John Gibson Paton

by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

by Henry Adams

by John Henry Newman

by S. O. Susag

by Stephen Charnock