The authors of the books of the New Testament read the books (or actually scrolls) of the Old Testament in (Koine) Greek. These Greek scrolls of the Old Testament have been created since the year 250 BCE (Before the Current (or Common) Era), because from that time onwards, a reported 70 scholars in total were commissioned to translate these texts from an ancient written language called “Ketav Ivri ”, taken from the Phoenician script. This Greek translation of the Old Testament (which took approximately 117 years to complete) is known today as the Septuagint, derived from the Latin word for 70 (or LXX in Roman numerals). The New Testament was written in the same language. In these Greek texts, no distinction was made between capital letters and small letters, as all letters were written in the same way (usually all in lower case). Nor did these original Greek texts have punctuation marks.

Pateo’s Original Version (POV) of the Bible was created taking into account the following translation rules (of the Greek source texts):

• As indicated above, no distinction was made between capital and small letters in the original scrolls that we now know as Bible texts. Nor do these texts contain punctuation marks. For the sake of readability, capital letters and punctuation marks have been added based on the translator’s interpretation.

• All names are therefore provided with an initial capital letter, but otherwise these names have been transcribed literally, and therefore not translated (or anglicized). That is why the POV names differ in most cases from the names that have now become common. The advantage of these new names is that they are the same in all languages that use the Latin alphabet.

• To stay as close as possible to the original text, the POV word order reads somewhat strangely in some cases, but without making its meaning unclear.

Pateo’s Original Version of the Bible books are being translated into English (as well as Dutch) book by book, chapter by chapter. Listed below are the Bible Books for which such an authentic translation is already available, with the most important books being retranslated first (and subsequently explained). Anyone who orders this for just €25 per POV Bible Book will receive a PDF file containing the original Koine Greek text and the literal English translation (as well as the literal Dutch translation) for every verse. Additionally, a verse-by-verse Exegesis of this Bible Book can subsequently be purchased for €250. This consists of one or sometimes two PDF files per chapter. To order To order a POV Bible Book or its written-out Exegesis, send a message via email.

	OT01 The Book of Genesis is the first Bible Book of the Old Testament. The original LXX version has 50 chapters, the same number as its Exegesis. Order Code: OT01POV Release Date: 2026/08/21 Pages: 262 (Landscape A4 Format) Price: € 25
	OT02 The Book of Exodus is the second Bible Book of the Old Testament. The original LXX version has 40 chapters, the same number as its Exegesis. Order Code: OT02POV Release Date: 2026/09/04 Pages: 208 (Landscape A4 Format) Price: € 25
	OT39 The Book of Daniel is the last in the series of the Major Prophets, and thus also the last Book of the Old Testament. The original LXX version has 14 chapters, including an appendix to chapters 3 and 12. Its exegesis comprises 19 chapters. Order Code: OT39POV Release Date: 2026/09/08 Pages: 108 (Landscape A4 Format) Price: € 25

	TN03 The New Testament begins with three so-called synoptic versions of the Gospel. The word Gospel (that is, euangelion as the transliteration of the original Koine Greek noun) literally means ‘the good news’. In the first four verses, the author of “The Gospel according to Loukas” (or Luke) indicates the motives for having written this version. The exegesis of this third synoptic Gospel version indeed reveals its correctness, since this should actually have been the first Bible Book of the New Testament. This Gospel of Luke has 24 chapters, the same number as its exegesis.
	TN19 The 19th Bible Book of the New Testament is commonly referred to as the “Letter to the Hebrews”. This common naming is downright absurd, for first of all, this is not a letter but a treatise, and secondly, this treatise is not addressed to followers of the Jewish faith at all. In fact, this brilliant treatise actually demonstrates the ignorance of Judaism. In this treatise, the “Hebrews” refers to the Aramaic-speaking Evangelists in Palestine, but the actual target audience for this treatise is all Evangelists (thus from all places and all times). Moreover, at the end of this treatise (in verse 13:22), its true title is mentioned, namely “Word of Urging” (or Logos tes Parakleseos in transliterated Koine Greek). This Bible Book of has 13 chapters, the same number as its Exegesis.
	TN27 Due to its complex symbolism, the final Book of is also the most enigmatic book of the entire Bible, that is, of both the Old and the New Testament. In fact, “Revelation” is merely the abbreviated title of this book of the Bible, while its full title, which also forms the opening words, reads: “Revelation of Jesus Christ” (or Apokalypsis Iesou Christou in transliterated Koine Greek). This immediately sets the discerning reader on the right track, but unfortunately, religious believers have neither ears to hear nor eyes to see. This Bible Book of has 22 chapters, the same number as its Exegesis.