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The NRSV stands out among the many translations because it is "as literal as possible" in adhering to the ancient texts and only "as free as necessary" to make the meaning clear in graceful, understandable English. Equally important, it sets a new standard for the 21st Century. Rooted in the past, but updated for today's Bible readers, the NRSV continues the tradition of William Tyndale, the King James Version, the American Standard Version, and the Revised Standard Version. And it received the blessing of a leader of the Greek Orthodox Church. It received the imprimatur of the American and Canadian Conferences of Catholic bishops. It received the endorsement of thirty-three Protestant churches. The NRSV stands out among the many translations available today as the Bible translation that is the most widely "authorized" by the churches.Standing in the tradition of the RSV, which was the only major English translation that included both the standard Protestant canon and the books that are traditionally used by Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christians (the so-called "Apocryphal" or "Deuterocanonical" books), the NRSV is available in three formats: a standard edition with or without the Apocrypha, a Roman Catholic Edition, which has the so-called "Apocryphal" or "Deuterocanonical" books in the Roman Catholic canonical order, and The Common Bible, which includes all books that belong to the Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Orthodox canons.The committee also includes a Jewish scholar. They come from Protestant denominations, the Roman Catholic church, and the Greek Orthodox Church. The NRSV Bible Translation Committee consists of thirty men and women who are among the top scholars in America today.The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) first appeared in 1989, and has received wide acclaim and broad support from academics and church leaders as a Bible for all Christians. It was written with the goal of preserving the best of the older versions while incorporating modern English. Nave, 1905.The New Revised Standard is a popular translation that follows in the traditions of the King James and Revised Standard Versions.

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"The object of this book is to bring together in cyclopedic form and under familiar headings all that the Bible contains on particular subjects.
