The 100-minute Bible, released in September 2005, has now sold more than 100,000 copies since it was unveiled at Canterbury Cathedral.
“The 100 Minute Bible gives readers the central plot without the many subplots,” says Church Army Board Member Rt Revd John Pritchard, Bishop of Jarrow.
The book has been promoted as being possible to read in less than two hours, and was launched as a page-turner for those that do not have time to read the full version of the Bible, according to the BBC.
Rev Michael Hinton, who compiled the newest Bible said, “We have majored on Jesus, because he is the central figure in the Bible.”
The Bible originally had more than 11,000 copies created, which are approximately the size of a notebook, and were given out to churches and schools across the UK.
However, due to the book’s initial success it was published more widespread and has now even been launched in Australia. Plans are also underway for a release in the US and Canada.
Mr Hinton said its success was down to good publicity and the title: “The intention was to provide a gateway to the Bible as a whole.”
After the announcement of the success of the book, plans were also unveiled to translate the book, and publish the version as widespread as China, Japan, South Korea and Iceland.
Daniel Blake
Christian Today Correspondent