It was one of the first modern translations to gain wide acceptance among some [[Evangelical Christian]]s, who had historically used the [[King James Version]] and viewed the then-popular [[Revised Standard Version]] with some skepticism. The [[Billy Graham]] Crusade helped popularize the Living Bible by distributing it (and its predecessor, Living Letters) widely. The Living Bible was also criticized by some because of its nature as a paraphrase, and by some [[Calvinist]]s who believed the Living Bible had an [[Arminian]] bias to the translation.
It has since been revised as the [[New Living Translation]] which was released in 1996 and has effectively replaced the Living Bible.
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