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Steven T. Byington, "the bard of Ballardvale" translated the Bible into modern English. The Bible in Living English was not published until 1972.  He died in 1957.  
Steven T. Byington, "the bard of Ballardvale" translated the Bible into modern English - a task that took him 40 years. The Bible in Living English was not published until 1972.  He died in 1957.  


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*"85-Year-Old Ballardvale Man Has Mountain Climbing as a Hobby", Lawrence Eagle Tribune, September 25, 1954.
*"Byington, 88, "Bard of Ballardvale," Dies," ''Andover Townsman'' or ''Eagle Tribune'', October 14, 1957.
*"Byington, 88, "Bard of Ballardvale," Dies," ''Andover Townsman'' or ''Eagle Tribune'', October 14, 1957.
*"The Sage of Ballard Vale," ''Christian Century'', January 15, 1958.   
*"The Sage of Ballard Vale," ''Christian Century'', January 15, 1958.   
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Steven T. Byington, "the bard of Ballardvale" translated the Bible into modern English - a task that took him 40 years. The Bible in Living English was not published until 1972. He died in 1957.

See

  • "85-Year-Old Ballardvale Man Has Mountain Climbing as a Hobby", Lawrence Eagle Tribune, September 25, 1954.
  • "Byington, 88, "Bard of Ballardvale," Dies," Andover Townsman or Eagle Tribune, October 14, 1957.
  • "The Sage of Ballard Vale," Christian Century, January 15, 1958.
  • "The Bard and his Unofficial Biographer," Andover Townsman, July 21, 2008, p. 9.
  • "Lawsuit Concerns One of Andover's Most Interesting, Yet Forgotten, People," Andover Townsman, July 26, 2012, p. 17.
  • "Keeping pace with the Sage of Ballardvale," Andover Townsman, August 22, 2013, p. 13.




--Eleanor 10:39, March 9, 2012 (EST)
--Eleanor (talk) 14:08, 9 April 2015 (EDT) --Leslie 14:23, August 2, 2012 (EDT)

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