August 2026
22 August — God and the Gay Christian? — the response, now in Dutch
- God en de homoseksuele christen? — read online: the Dutch translation of God and the Gay Christian? A Response to Matthew Vines (SBTS Press, 2014), in which five theologians examine Matthew Vines’ book: the gospel, the Old and the New Testament, church history, and whether a ‘gay Christian’ squares with the gospel. Typeset as an A5 edition of 59 pages with cover, contents and notes (Dutch only).
- Bible quotations follow the Dutch Open Translation (OV); the translation was made with the help of AI and then reviewed. The original is © SBTS Press — this edition is meant for study and, unlike our own editions, is not free of rights.
12 August — The whole Bible to read
- All 82 Bible books are now fully online: 1,370 chapters, over 37,000 verses and more than 69,000 marginal notes. Until now only Genesis and John could be read.
- The text comes from the openvertaling.nl v0.17 and is therefore more current than what was here before.
- The glossary has been removed from this site. That feature now lives on openvertaling.nl, where it belongs.
- New page (in Dutch): Ben je LHBTQ+?
- The gatherings have been reduced to one group: seekers and young disciples, every two weeks on Friday evening.
12 August — Two editions to read online
- Taurat and Injil — read online: Genesis and John, Dutch and Arabic paragraph by paragraph, 232 pages with a cover.
- The Apostolic Preaching — read online: the writing of Irenaeus from around 180 AD as a typeset edition of 37 pages, with cover and back.
- Both editions can be read on a phone and printed or saved as PDF, exactly as they would be printed: A5, 148 × 210 mm.
- The Taurat edition was made seven times lighter and now opens within seconds instead of after a minute.
11 August — openvertaling.nl: word numbers and a multilingual reader
- For every word the number in the original text can now be looked up, so you can see which Hebrew or Greek word is used.
- A multilingual reader to place translations side by side.
- Joshua and Judges have been fully reviewed.
- The reading-preferences screen has been redesigned, and the psalm titles and the prayer catalogue have been expanded.
8 August — Bible text restored
- The verse text in Genesis and John has been restored.
5 August — kleineark.com
- kleineark.com has become the permanent web address; all pages now point there.
- On some screens the language switcher overlapped the search button in the corner. Fixed.
3 August — Gatherings moved to Friday evening
- The gatherings have moved to Friday evening, from 18:00 to 21:30.
1 August — openvertaling.nl: the Hebrew dictionary complete
- The standard Hebrew dictionary has been fully translated into Dutch: all 8,090 entries. Clicking a word in the original text now shows its meaning in Dutch.
- The manuscript pages now include scans and facsimiles of the old manuscripts themselves, among them the Codex Alexandrinus and a Genesis scroll from Qumran.
July 2026
26 July — openvertaling.nl: the minor prophets and the manuscripts
- Joel, Obadiah, Amos, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah have each been fully reviewed and declared final.
- Each of the 88 books now has a page about the manuscripts: which ones exist, where they were found and by whom.
- The dictionary shows its references in full, with a button to switch them off.
- Hebrew was not displayed on the iPad because the font came from elsewhere. It is now on our own server and visible everywhere.
22 July — New pages, lesson 3 and Open Translation V0.17
- New page (in Dutch): The Kingdom.
- New page (in Dutch): Veelgestelde vragen.
- Lesson 3: The Law. The discipleship training has been renumbered to 22 lessons, each with a PDF to print.
- Open Translation V0.17: six Ethiopian books added, and the principles page has been made more concise.
- New atmosphere image on the website: the offering of Noah.
June 2026
14 June — openvertaling.nl: Matthew and Luke reviewed
- Matthew and Luke have been fully proofread and declared final.
- The text can now also be read in pericopes, or continuously without verse numbers, as in an ordinary book.
- The introductions to the Bible books have been modernised.
- A dark display for those who read in the evening.
May 2026
25 May — openvertaling.nl: all 150 psalms reviewed
- The Psalms have been fully proofread from 1 through 150, nearly 1,800 verses in all.
- Ezra, Philippians, 1 Maccabees and Acts 9 to 16 have also been reviewed.
11 May — The website now in English as well
- The whole website has been translated into English: the homepage, For YOU!, all Bible studies, The Good News in three versions, the encyclopedia and discipleship lessons 1 through 20.
- At the top right of the bar there is a globe to switch between Dutch and English. The page you are on is preserved.
10 May — Easier to find
- All 55 Dutch pages have been given a proper description and preview, for search engines and for sharing a link.
- A sitemap and robots.txt were added, so search engines can find the whole website.
9 May — Open Translation updated
- The Bible text in God’s Word has been updated to the latest edition, with a second round of modernising outdated words.
April 2026
14 April — Bible Encyclopedia, lessons 8-13, Open Translation V0.10
- Bible Encyclopedia launched: 8,842 articles from Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) and Nave’s Topical Bible (1896). Translated into Dutch. Public domain. With clickable Bible references and cross-links. Read more about the sources.
- Discipleship lessons 8-13 (then 7-12) online: Foundation of the faith, Reformation of life, Spiritual armour, Fruits of the Spirit, Who is Jesus?, Israel/Tabernacle/Blood. Download all 13 lessons as PDF.
- Open Translation V0.10: Search function across all 83 Bible books. Select and copy verses with or without formatting.
- Translation advice on the discipleship page: SV, OV, HSV and EBV in order from literal to free.
- Open Translation page rewritten: SV1888 as starting point (“revision”, not a new translation), full word replacement table, technical principles, changelog.
- Research/wiki page renewed with encyclopedia and Bible studies.
- Mobile footer simplified.
11 April — For YOU!, new lessons and improvements
- New page For YOU! with 12 starting points for different audiences: Muslims, atheists, agnostics, LGBTQ+, Protestants, Catholics, Jews and more.
- New page Seek and you will find! with explanation of the gospel and Alpha course videos.
- Lesson 2: God the Creator — 30 questions on Genesis 1-3 and God’s names (YHWH, Elohim).
- Lesson 6: Prayer — 38 questions on prayer from God’s Word.
- PDF files of all lessons with header, logo and page numbering.
- Firebase login and progress system for the discipleship course.
- Discipleship course renumbered into 21 lessons, divided into Parts A through E.
5 April — Major update: discipleship course, projects
- Discipleship training launched with the first lessons: God’s Word, The Gospel and Repentance & Baptism. With interactive Bible questions and input fields.
- Calendar on Gatherings now automatically hides expired dates and has an ‘add to calendar’ button.
- Projects page divided into Teaching and Refutation.
4 April — New navigation
- Shared navigation introduced on all pages.
March 2026
29 March — Open Translation update
- More nuanced language and mention of public domain translations (SV, Canisius).
22 March — New pages and improvements
15 March — Bible studies expanded
10 March — New version of the website
- New version of The Little Ark website online with Bible studies, gospel brochure and videos.
2025
September — Gospel and Mark
- Gospel brochure ‘The Good News’ in 3 versions (5, 10 and 15 minutes).
- Bible study on Mark started.
June — Repentance and gatherings
- Bible study on Repentance published.
- Start of Saturday evening gatherings.
April — Baptism by immersion
- Bible study on Baptism by immersion published.
2024
December — Prayer and Hope
- Bible studies on Prayer (38 lessons) and Hope published.
November — Start of the Day
- Daily proclamation poster ‘Start of the Day’ published.
Autumn — Project start
- Start of development of The Little Ark website.
