Brian Alec Curtis

Brian Alec Curtis is the publisher of Christian books.
The books can be obtained through all major bookshops (physical or online),
and for those in Australia through this website or by mail order.

A Twenty-First Century Bible

A five-volume series that recognises that the Bible is not the easiest book to read. it uses the complete text of the Bible and rearranges the narrative into historical order, with two or more versions of the same story merged together. It irons out some of the anomalies in the original text and reinstates cultural aspects of biblical thinking which have been lost in modern translations. The text is presented in two types: a translation of the original languages in normal print; and additions—to help the flow of the narrative and to enlighten the reader to some of the cultural background and meaning—in italics.  The hope is that this series will give the reader a better understanding of the Bible so that they can return, with greater insight, to the original (in all its various translations).

Author

Brian A Curtis was born in Kent, England, and at the age of twenty, left home, migrated to Australia, and has lived and worked in various places in Victoria and Tasmania. In 1980, he began his studies at Ridley Theological College, Melbourne, and on completion was ordained by the Anglican Church of Australia, Diocese of Tasmania. In 1990, he took a ten-year break from the ordained ministry, and gained work helping welfare recipients and the long-term unemployed. He then returned to the stipendiary ministry, but retired in 2009 to concentrate on his writing. Brian has a deep interest in biblical culture and teaching. Indeed, he has a passion that others should share a good understanding of the Hebrew and Christian scriptures. He sees this as particularly relevant in a world where they are so often misunderstood and misrepresented.