HOW TO READ THE BEATLE BIBLE

This is the story of the Beatles told entirely through scripture.  The verses appear on the left hand side of each page, and are arranged in such a way as to tell the story of the band. No scripture is used more than once, and each passage is footnoted. 

The scriptures are taken from the World English Bible, or WEB, an excellent modern translation that is available in the public domain. They are selected from the core 66 books that are found in all Christian Bibles, which includes the text from the Hebrew Bible. The verses from these books are the ones that are going to be the most familiar to people. 

Some minor punctuation changes have been made to the verses for readability. Typically, this involves adding quotation marks or changing a period to a comma or vice versa. Other than that, the original Bible text is used exactly as it appears in the World English Bible.

On the right hand side of each page, the chapter and verse locations for the scriptures are given. Each chapter and verse location is in bold type, and follows a number that corresponds to a scripture on the left hand side. (e.g. 1 John 3:16 )

The corresponding scripture will always be found on the same page. Simply match the numbers, keeping in mind that since footnote format is used, on the left hand side the number appears after the scripture, but on the right hand side the number appears before the chapter and verse location, as above. 

For many of the verses commentary is provided, and this is also found on the right hand side. Here you will find background information, quotes, and interpretation of the scriptures and song lyrics.

Comments that are in [brackets] are explanatory notes that are especially important to read in order to understand the story.  

Those who are familiar with the geography of the Middle East will find that liberty has been taken with the locations of some cities and places. This is by necessity but does not compromise the basic story or the spiritual principles contained within it.