Audiobooks narrated by Steve Cook

“Let the man who would hear God speak, read Holy Scripture.” ~Dr. Martin Luther The beginning of the Holiday season in the US is marked by a pagan party on the last day of October known as Halloween. In recent years, this day has grown in popularity. In fact, a quick tour of any local neighborhood will reveal yard decorations of a scope and complexity bigger and more widespread than ever before. It quite literally rivals Christmastime now. Many knowingly embrace Halloween’s demonic foundations. But, the vast majority (including many professing Christians) simply dismiss it as “harmless fun”, dedicated to dressing up and eating candy. The whole demonic part is really not to be taken all that seriously. So, what’s a Bible-believer to do at this time of year? Well, we could head out to the garage and just dust off the Nativity scene early. In fact, that may not be such a bad idea. But if we as Christians want to celebrate a specific event other than Halloween on October 31st, then Martin Luther’s nailing of his 95 Theses onto the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, in 1517 is as good an alternative event as any. Because that event sparked one of the biggest revivals of a love for God’s Word in history, and October 31st is recorded as the actual day it took place. Hallelujah! What better example of how God works! To that end, we’ve decided to help fan the flame of that alternative celebration with this recording of Luther’s 95 Theses in English. Study them in your homeschool, your small group, your classroom or just listen in the car by yourself, with family or friends. And begin your Holiday season a little differently this year. Five Talents Audio shares Martin Luther’s love of God’s Word and it is our hope that both his and ours shine through in this recording, and that it helps bring you peace with God and peace with this fallen world, just as Jesus promised. Blessings today and love to all.

Martin Luther (Author), Steve Cook (Narrator)

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A Christmas Carol

Dramatized by best-selling narrator, Steve Cook, this abridged re-telling of Dickens' classic Christmas tale has something for everyone. All the sounds of 19th Century London are captured, from clopping hooves on cobblestones to booming Westminster chimes at midnight to the supernatural comings and goings of Scrooge’s four nocturnal visitors. Plus, a complete soundtrack of suspenseful and seasonal music throughout puts the finishing touches on a true, old-fashioned radio theatre-style experience. “Often great pieces of literature are so abridged when they’re dramatized that they lose the full power of the language and the storytelling,” says Cook. “I’ve taken great care to be as gentle as possible with this abridgment while still seeking to hold the attention of today’s audience. Of course, having over 20 different character voices and a full cinematic soundscape underneath always helps too.” This dramatized recording is taken directly from Cook's performance of Dickens' full, 3.5-hour, five-chapter masterpiece, which is also available for download at 5talentsaudio.com. 'God bless us, every one!'

Charles Dickens, Steve Cook (Author), Steve Cook (Narrator)

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Acts Audiobook: From The Revised Geneva Translation

The Revised Geneva Translation (based on Shakespeare's favorite Bible translation) is a 21st Century update of the very first widely-distributed version of the Holy Bible in English, The Geneva Bible. It is specifically designed to be SPOKEN and HEARD, repeatedly, and is built on the premise that a crucial key to revival in the present can be found in one simple practice from the past—speaking God’s Word back to each other in community. To that end, the RGT strives to preserve the textual cadence and poetry that is so essential to Elizabethan literature, while at the same time carefully eliminating archaic and potentially distracting 16th Century words, phrases, and punctuation (such as employing the proper use of parentheses and quotation marks). It preserves the Geneva Bible’s pioneering poetic style (i.e. beginning every verse on a new line - which aids tremendously in memorization). However, unlike the Geneva Bibles of the 1500’s, there is no commentary or other human adornment. The RGT intentionally omits these things and makes single interpretive choices, based primarily on the translations of William Tyndale and F.H.A. Scrivener. The study of textual variants is left to other Bibles more properly suited for that purpose. In scholarly terms, the RGT is a formal or complete equivalency, based on the Byzantine text-type family of manuscripts. It is our hope that this project will be a living and active Bible for this generation, built for hearing and doing (Matthew 7:24), and that it will be profitable for teaching, convicting, correcting, and instructing in righteousness (2Timothy 3:16)… “…that your faith might not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.” -1Corinthians 2:5

Various (Author), Steve Cook (Narrator)

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Book of Amos: Revised Geneva Translation

The Revised Geneva Translation (based on Shakespeare's favorite Bible translation) is a 21st Century update of the very first widely-distributed version of the Holy Bible in English, The Geneva Bible. It is specifically designed to be SPOKEN and HEARD, repeatedly, and is built on the premise that a crucial key to revival in the present can be found in one simple practice from the past—speaking God’s Word back to each other in community. To that end, the RGT strives to preserve the textual cadence and poetry that is so essential to Elizabethan literature, while at the same time carefully eliminating archaic and potentially distracting 16th Century words, phrases, and punctuation (such as employing the proper use of parentheses and quotation marks). It preserves the Geneva Bible’s pioneering poetic style (i.e. beginning every verse on a new line - which aids tremendously in memorization). However, unlike the Geneva Bibles of the 1500’s, there is no commentary or other human adornment. The RGT intentionally omits these things and makes single interpretive choices, based primarily on the translations of William Tyndale and F.H.A. Scrivener. The study of textual variants is left to other Bibles more properly suited for that purpose. In scholarly terms, the RGT is a formal or complete equivalency, based on the Byzantine text-type family of manuscripts. It is our hope that this project will be a living and active Bible for this generation, built for hearing and doing (Matthew 7:24), and that it will be profitable for teaching, convicting, correcting, and instructing in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16)… “…that your faith might not be in the wisdom of man, but in the power of God.” -1 Corinthians 2:5

Various (Author), Steve Cook (Narrator)

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Book of Daniel Audiobook: From The Revised Geneva Translation

This is a full, unabridged, uninterrupted version of The Book of Daniel, read by best-selling faith-based narrator, Steve Cook. It contains no commentary or other human adornment; only the pure, living Word of God; profitable for teaching, convicting, correcting, and instructing in righteousness. The reading is taken from the Revised Geneva Translation of the Holy Bible. The RGT is a 21st Century update of the 1599 Geneva Bible. It eliminates archaic and potentially distracting 16th Century words, phrases, and punctuation, while at the same time maintaining the strict attention to original intent for which that version of The Holy Bible has always been known. In scholarly terms, it is a formal equivalency, featuring elements of both the Alexandrian and Byzantine text-types, predominantly the latter (e.g. it excludes the doxology of Matthew 6:13b, but includes Mark 16:9-20, John 7:53-8:11 and the Johannine Comma of 1John 5:7). Examples of translations which use the Alexandrian text-type include the NIV, NASB, and ESV. Examples of the Byzantine text-type include the KJV, NKJV, and the 1599 Geneva Bible. In addition, the RGT strives to preserve the textual cadence and poetry that is so essential to Elizabethan literature. Just as in all preceding centuries, Biblical text in the 1500’s was meant to be heard and seen, as much as read, because so many of those who received it were illiterate and needed to memorize it and speak it back to each other often in order to facilitate meditation. And so the living and active characteristic of God’s word is very much kept in mind on these recordings.

Steve Cook (Author), Steve Cook (Narrator)

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Book of Daniel: Revised Geneva Translation

This is a full, unabridged, uninterrupted version of the Book of Daniel, read by best-selling faith-based narrator, Steve Cook. It contains no commentary or other human adornment, only the pure, living Word of God, profitable for teaching, convicting, correcting, and instructing in righteousness. The reading is taken from the Revised Geneva Translation of the Holy Bible. The RGT is a 21st Century update of the 1599 Geneva Bible. It eliminates archaic and potentially distracting 16th Century words, phrases, and punctuation, while at the same time maintaining the strict attention to original intent for which that version of The Holy Bible has always been known. In scholarly terms, it is a formal equivalency, based on the Byzantine text-type family of manuscripts. The RGT is one of only a handful of modern translations of the Holy Bible to do so. Almost all other modern translations, including the NASB, ESV, NIV, and NLT, use the shorter Alexandrian text-type family of manuscripts as their base text, which excludes passages such as Mark 16:9-20, John 7:53-8:11, and the “Johannine Comma” of 1John 5:7-8, in addition to hundreds, if not thousands, of other smaller textual omissions, such as Acts 8:37, Matthew 17:21, Mark 11:26, Luke 23:17, and John 5:4. In addition, the RGT strives to preserve the textual cadence and poetry that is so essential to Elizabethan literature. Just as in all preceding centuries, Biblical text in the 1500’s was meant to be heard and seen, as much as read, because so many of those who received it were illiterate and needed to memorize it and speak it back to each other often in order to facilitate meditation. And so the living and active characteristic of God’s word is very much kept in mind on these recordings.

Daniel The Prophet (Author), Steve Cook (Narrator)

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Book of Enoch: Rise and Fall of the Watchers

Most scholars believe that the origins of evil stem from the idea that God, in His “not wanting to create obedient robots,” gave both angelic and human beings FREE WILL. However, the danger is that if that free will goes against God, then devastating consequences arise from “rebellion which is the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.” (1 Samuel 15:23) One example of this is what scholars refer to as 'The Fall of the Watchers', depicted in Genesis 6. In it, some 200 angels touch down on Mount Hermon to take the seed of human women for themselves through a forbidden pact they make with each other. These Watchers (or sons of God – “the bnei HaElohim”) are supposed to be watching over the Earth (its weather patterns, affairs of men, etc.) but are influenced by the kingdom of darkness, as well as their own lust and pride. Jude 1:6 says “they kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation.” The devastating consequence of these unholy unions is that their offspring become, as Genesis 6:4 says “Giants” (which, in the original Hebrew, means “Nephilim” and “Men of Renown”). Not only do the Watchers cause this abominable thing, they also teach forbidden knowledge to humans such as witchcraft, divination, astronomy, mind-altering drugs (Pharmacia), writing before God’s timing to do so, smithing and metal working, weapon-making, gene-tampering and animal cross-breeding, each with its own devastating consequences. While the Nephilim are not called out by name in the Book of Enoch, it is indeed they who are mentioned throughout the provocative ancient manuscript. The translators of the Book of Enoch, as well as The Holy Bible, are using words common to their audience, not giving their readers the credit of doing their own research on rarely-used or rarely-heard words like “Nephilim.”

Enoch (Author), Steve Cook (Narrator)

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Book of Revelation Audiobook: From The Revised Geneva Translation

This is the full, uninterrupted reading of the Book of Revelation, performed by 5-time #1 Best Selling Faith-based Narrator, Steve Cook. The word Revelation, according to Webster’s, is, “an act of revealing or communicating divine truth…something that is revealed by God to humans…and an apocalyptic writing addressed to early Christians of Asia Minor and included as a book in the New Testament — called also Apocalypse.” The Apostle John was given this Revelation while he was exiled for his faith on the (Greek) Island of Patmos. Legend has it that John was the only one of Jesus’ 12 original Disciples (including Matthias, not Judas) who was not martyred for his faith. We can see that his living also came with the great responsibility of “penning” this book, along with several epistles and the Book of John in the New Testament. In this stunning audiobook performance, Mr. Cook reads the text with the passion and anointing God’s Holy Word requires, without sacrificing professionalism or clarity. The Book of Revelation is a prophetic, supernatural look into the future of end-times and apocalyptic events; events that filmmakers have (and will) fall short of replicating in any motion picture. Hear (and “see” with your mind’s eye) how many of these the allegorical references, written roughly 2000 years ago, are coming to pass; references like chip technology and cryptocurrency, which are poised to be used by both God and the Antichrist – Revelation 13:17. Get ready to be taken up to heaven, to see and hear the celestial worship of God, and then back down into this apocalyptic era of events here on earth. God Bless you as you listen and enjoy! “Those who have an ear, let them hear, what the Spirit says to the churches.” Robert J. Bagley, MA

Steve Cook (Author), Steve Cook (Narrator)

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Book of Revelation: Revised Geneva Translation

This is a full, unabridged, uninterrupted version of the Book of Revelation, read by best-selling faith-based narrator, Steve Cook. It contains no commentary or other human adornment, only the pure, living Word of God, profitable for teaching, convicting, correcting, and instructing in righteousness. The reading is taken from the Revised Geneva Translation of the Holy Bible. The RGT is a 21st Century update of the 1599 Geneva Bible. It eliminates archaic and potentially distracting 16th Century words, phrases, and punctuation, while at the same time maintaining the strict attention to original intent for which that version of The Holy Bible has always been known. In scholarly terms, it is a formal equivalency, based on the Byzantine text-type family of manuscripts. The RGT is one of only a handful of modern translations of the Holy Bible to do so. Almost all other modern translations, including the NASB, ESV, NIV, and NLT, use the shorter Alexandrian text-type family of manuscripts as their base text, which excludes passages such as Mark 16:9-20, John 7:53-8:11, and the “Johannine Comma” of 1John 5:7-8, in addition to hundreds, if not thousands, of other smaller textual omissions, such as Acts 8:37, Matthew 17:21, Mark 11:26, Luke 23:17, and John 5:4. In addition, the RGT strives to preserve the textual cadence and poetry that is so essential to Elizabethan literature. Just as in all preceding centuries, Biblical text in the 1500’s was meant to be heard and seen, as much as read, because so many of those who received it were illiterate and needed to memorize it and speak it back to each other often in order to facilitate meditation. And so the living and active characteristic of God’s word is very much kept in mind on these recordings.

John The Apostle (Author), Steve Cook (Narrator)

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Book of Romans Audiobook: From The Revised Geneva Translation

The Revised Geneva Translation is a 21st-century update of the very first widely distributed version of the Holy Bible in English, the Geneva Bible. Just as in all preceding centuries, Biblical text in the 1500s was meant to be heard and seen as much as read because so many of those who received it were illiterate (especially Gentiles) and needed to memorize it and speak it back to each other often in order to facilitate meditation. To that end, the RGT strives to preserve the textual cadence and poetry that is so essential to Elizabethan literature, while at the same time eliminating archaic and potentially distracting 16th-century words, phrases, and punctuation. There is no commentary or other human adornment, only the simple, powerful, illuminating Word of God (John 12:48-50). In scholarly terms, it is a formal or complete equivalency, based on the Byzantine text-type family of manuscripts. At this writing, the RGT is one of only three major modern translations of the Holy Bible to be so (the others being the NKJV and MEV) and the only one based primarily on the Received Text, rather than the Majority. All other modern translations, including the NASB, ESV, NIV, and NLT, use the shorter Alexandrian text-type family of manuscripts as their base text, which, in addition to excluding passages such as Mark 16:9-20, John 7:53-8:11, and the “Johannine Comma” of 1John 5:7-8, also contains hundreds of other undocumented omissions from the Received Text. It is our hope that this project will be a living and active Bible for this generation, built for hearing and doing (Matthew 7:24), and that it will be profitable for teaching, convicting, correcting, and instructing in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16).... “...that your faith might not be in the wisdom of man, but in the power of God.” (1 Corinthians 2:5)

The Apostle Paul (Author), Steve Cook (Narrator)

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Book of the Watchers: From the Book of 1Enoch

Found in the Qumran caves of the Dead Sea Scrolls (Qumran Cave 4), and presumed to be written before BC 170, chapters 1-36 of 1 Enoch are also referred to as The Book of the Watchers. These passages are also known to incorporate portions of the Book of Noah. The theme of the Watchers is final judgment and incorporates the expository background of one of the most spectacularly glossed-over, overlooked, and misunderstood Scriptures in the Bible - Genesis 6:1-4. The 'sons of God' referred to in Genesis 6:2 are explained in detail in The Book of the Watchers. These Watchers were supposed to be watching the Earth as part of their heavenly ministry. But instead, they transgressed and became fallen angels. How did they become fallen angels? They saw that women on Earth were pleasant to look at and schemed/colluded to somehow incarnate themselves, (literally celestial or, dare we say, 'extraterrestrial' beings manifesting in some kind of physical form), in order to impregnate women and corrupt the bloodline of humans. The offspring of the Watchers (and their human mates) were what the Bible calls 'giants' or 'Nephilim.' These half-humans/half-fallen-angel hybrids were extremely wicked and began eating everything and everybody. This is the reason, some scholars say, for God's sending the flood of Noah. The Book of the Watchers outlines how these fallen angels corrupted mankind by teaching them forbidden knowledge of weapon-making, sorcery, witchcraft, astrology, and other forbidden technologies. Consequently, when the flood washed them all away, the disembodied spirits of the Nephilim became the unclean spirits (i.e. demons) we now have roaming the Earth. (Luke 11: 24-26, Matthew 8:28-32). We exhort you to keep your spiritual eyes, ears, and heart open as you dive into 'The Book of The Watchers' and prayerfully consider its relevance today. Keep 'Watching!' (Matthew 25:13)

Robert J. Bagley (Author), Steve Cook (Narrator)

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Books of I & II Thessalonians; I & II Timothy; Titus Audiobook: From the Revised Geneva Translation

The Revised Geneva Translation (based on Shakespeare's favorite Bible translation) is a 21st Century update of the very first widely-distributed version of the Holy Bible in English, The Geneva Bible. It is specifically designed to be SPOKEN and HEARD, repeatedly, and is built on the premise that a crucial key to revival in the present can be found in one simple practice from the past—speaking God’s Word back to each other in community. To that end, the RGT strives to preserve the textual cadence and poetry that is so essential to Elizabethan literature, while at the same time carefully eliminating archaic and potentially distracting 16th Century words, phrases, and punctuation (such as employing the proper use of parentheses and quotation marks). It preserves the Geneva Bible’s pioneering poetic style (i.e. beginning every verse on a new line - which aids tremendously in memorization). However, unlike the Geneva Bibles of the 1500’s, there is no commentary or other human adornment. The RGT intentionally omits these things and makes single interpretive choices, based primarily on the translations of William Tyndale and F.H.A. Scrivener. The study of textual variants is left to other Bibles more properly suited for that purpose. In scholarly terms, the RGT is a formal or complete equivalency, based on the Byzantine text-type family of manuscripts. It is our hope that this project will be a living and active Bible for this generation, built for hearing and doing (Matthew 7:24), and that it will be profitable for teaching, convicting, correcting, and instructing in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16)… “…that your faith might not be in the wisdom of man, but in the power of God.” -1 Corinthians 2:5

Apostle Paul (Author), Steve Cook (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Steve Cook