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Kenneth respected the Word, but he wrestled with archaisms in the King James Bible—a certain portent of future editorial tasks. He once saw his father accidentally drop a Bible and with almost ceremonial gentility, the Reverend Taylor picked it up from the floor. big thoughts for little people abcs to help you grow Kenneth. Kenneth, eagerly attending Sunday school, was early impressed with the inestimable value of Scripture. Taylor was the founder of the Christian book press Tyndale House and creator of The Living Bible. Unlike most English Bibles, The Living Bible is a paraphrase. Kenneth Nathaniel Taylor - The Living Bible (TLB) is an English version of the Bible created by Kenneth N. Later they moved to Seattle, then Beaverton, Oregon. Get this from a library The Living Bible, paraphrased. Today Tyndale House is one of the leading evangelical publishers, and The Living Bible maintains its status as a best-seller in the US, while also being. The senior Taylor, an aggressive soulwinner, pastored the Queen Anne Hill United Presbyterian Church where the family resided in the parsonage next door.

Kenneth Nathaniel Taylor was born May 8th, 1917, in Portland, Oregon, to George and Charlotte Taylor. in zoology from in 1938 and an honorary doctorate in literature in 1965: While we at Christianity Today gather comments and remembrances from those who knew Taylor well, here is a brief biographical sketch from the Kenneth Taylor collection at Wheaton College, from which Taylor received his B.S. consists primarily of various drafts, revisions, and dictaphone tapes concerning the development of the Living Bible and the Taylors Bible Story Book. Hello Select your address Books Hello, Sign in. He also created the missions organizations Evangelical Literature Overseas and Short Terms Abroad (which merged with Seattle-based Intercristo in 1976). The Living Bible : Taylor, Kenneth Nathaniel: : Books. In 1950, Taylor also founded the Christian Booksellers Association, a trade association of Christian stores, publishers, and other retail companies now known simply as CBA. Taylor's biblical paraphrase, which became The Living Bible, sold more than 40 million copies in North America alone. Tyndale House is now a leading publisher of Christian books and resources. Kenneth Nathaniel Taylor, who founded Tyndale House Publishers after he had been unable to find a company willing to publish his Bible paraphrases, died at age 88 on Friday.