Arabic Bible (Smith and Van Dyke)

This translation is the popular Van Dyke Version, started in 1847 by Eli Smith and completed by Cornelius Van Allen Van Dyke in Beirut. The New Testament was completed in 1860 and the Old Testament in 1865. It has been widely distributed and accepted by both the Coptic and Protestant churches. The translation was based the Textus Receptus, and follows a literal style of translation into classical Arabic.

This electronic text is based upon the “Arabic Bible”, © 1998-2008 by Arabic Bible Outreach Ministry.