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Basic Bible (BBE), Old Testament

Basic Bible (BBE), Old Testament

By: Bible in Basic English
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Summary
 The Old Testament, translated by an American committee lead by S.H. Hooke, using Basic English, a simplified English vernacular developed by linguist Charles Kay Ogden for use in teaching English to non-native speakers and as an international auxiliary language. Basic English utilizes a limited vocabulary of around 850 English words. - Summary by Mark PenfoldCopyright Biographies Genre Art Christianity Literary History & Criticism Spirituality
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