Tyndale House Publishers Audiobooks

Tyndale House Publishers is not an author in the usual sense but one of the most significant Christian publishing houses in the English-speaking world, and the name behind the Bible editions gathered here. The company was founded in 1962 by Kenneth N. Taylor, who named it after William Tyndale, the sixteenth-century reformer who gave his life translating the scriptures into English. It was a fitting tribute, for accessibility has remained the house’s guiding purpose ever since.

Taylor’s own paraphrase grew into The Living Bible, a runaway success that placed readable scripture into millions of hands. That same instinct for clarity later matured into the New Living Translation, first published in 1996 and developed with the help of some ninety biblical scholars, who worked to render the ancient texts in natural, contemporary English.

The result is a translation prized above all for its readability, which is precisely why it lends itself so gracefully to narration. Spoken aloud, the NLT’s plain, flowing prose becomes something a listener can follow with genuine ease.

The two editions in our catalogue both draw on the New Living Translation, yet they answer rather different needs. The complete Holy Bible: New Living Translation offers the full text in the house’s signature accessible style, read by Dr. Theon Hill, and it has proved a firm favourite with listeners seeking scripture they can simply sit back and absorb.

The One Year Chronological Bible NLT, narrated by Todd Busteed, takes a more structured path, arranging the scriptures in the rough order the events unfolded and portioning them across a full calendar of daily readings. It makes an ideal companion for anyone hoping to listen through the whole Bible over the course of a year.

Between them they serve both the casual browser and the devoted daily reader. You can explore both editions, with our ratings and full details, in the selection just below.