Books of the Bible

Some of you have e-mailed me asking why you can't find certain books listed in the readings in your Bible.  This is because some Bibles do not have all of the books of the Old Testament (OT).  Typically there are seven (7) books missing from the OT in most protestant Bibles.  They are known as the Deuterocanonical (DTC) books.  For centuries they were part of all Bibles,  until they were removed by protestant reformers.  I personally believe that no part of the Bible should ever be removed by anyone for any reason.  If your Bible doesn't have them you should be able to find them online.  Check out http://www.e-sword.net/  this is a great web-site!  You can download numerous versions of the Bible,  look for KJVA or KJV 1611,  these contain all 73 books of the OT.  Also,  you can d-load  commentaries, dictionaries, images, maps, etc.. and a host of other items that are very useful.   As to the question of which translation is best.  I say the best translation to have is the one you will read. For in depth Bible study I prefer the Revised Standard Version (RSV) by Ignatius Press and the English Standard Version (ESV) by Crossway publisher.   Although I must confess for general reading and memorizing I still use the King James Version (KJV).