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4 days ago · The charts below compare the following translations: Christian Standard Bible (CSB), Contemporary English Version (CEV), English Standard Version (ESV), King James Version (KJV, New American Bible (NAB), New American Standard Bible (NASB), New International Version (NIV), New King James Version (NKJV), New Living Translation (NLT), and New Revis...
To bring a Bible translation to print, scholars sift through mountains of evidence in papyri, scrolls, fragments on parchment and vellum, manuscripts, various translations in different languages, and literally millions of quotations from early church fathers who cited Scripture in their writings.
- American Standard Version Bible
- Contemporary English Version Bible
- English Standard Version Bible
- Holman Christian Standard Bible
- Holy Bible in Its Original Order - A Faithful Version, Second Edition
- King James Version Bible
- Living Bible
- New American Bible
- New International Version Bible
- New Jerusalem Bible
Text basis for Old Testament (O.T.): Masoretic Text (Septuagint influence). Text basis for New Testament (N.T.): Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles (1857) Translation Technique used: Formal Equivalence The language used for this version of Scripture was Elizabethan English. This version never achieved the wide popularity of the KJV or other versio...
The CEV translation is a simplified version of the scriptures written at a fourth grade (10 year old) reading level. It uses gender-neutral language for humanity but not for God.
The ESV is a revision of the Revised Standard Version (1971). The ESV itself was revised in 2007 and 2011. In 2009, a version was released that included the non-inspired books of the Apocrypha.
Text basis for O.T. : B.H.S. 5th edition with Septuagint influence. Text basis for N.T. : Nestle-Aland N.T.G. 27th edition, United Bible Societies' Greek New Testament, 4th corrected edition Technique used: Mix of Dynamic and Formal Equivalence The HCSB is the work of one hundred men and women representing seventeen different denominations.
Text basis for O.T. : Ben Asher Masoretic Hebrew Text Text basis for N.T. : Stephens Greek Text of 1550 A.D. Technique used: Formal Equivalence The HBFV is one of the only known modern translation that uses the original inspired canonical manuscript order to arrange the books. According to its translator, the HBFV reflects the true meaning of the o...
Text basis for O.T. : Masoretic Text Text basis for N.T. : Textus Receptus Translation Technique used: Formal Equivalence The KJV is also known as the Authorized Version (AV) or King James Version. This was commissioned by King James I of England (born 1566 A.D., died 1625). Forty-seven scholars from the Church of England worked on this version of ...
This version was created by Kenneth N. Taylor. It was one of the best selling copies of Scriptural text in the early 1970s. In the late 1980s Taylor and Tyndale House Publishers invited a team of ninety Greek and Hebrew scholars to participate in a project of revising the Living Bible text. The result of their work was the NLT.
The NAB had its beginnings in the Confraternity, which began to be translated from the original languages in 1948. It was specifically translated into English by the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine under the liturgical principles and reforms of the Second Vatican Council (1962 - 1965).
The NIV is one of the most popular Scriptural translations in English. At least fifteen scholars made up the core team that produced the NIV, with additional scholars from various denominations around the world also participating.
The NJB was created by the Roman Catholic Church as an updated version of the JB. Like the JB, the NJB translates God's name in the Old Testament (the Tetragrammaton) as Yahweh.
Aug 5, 2024 · The Translation Process. King James assembled a team of scholars — each an expert in Hebrew, Greek, or Latin — drawn from the Church of England and other Protestant denominations, in an effort to include a broad representation of theological perspectives.
- Jacob Edson
Aug 20, 2024 · King James Version, English translation of the Bible, published in 1611 under King James I of England. The translation had a marked influence on English literary style and was generally accepted as the standard English Bible from the mid-17th to the early 20th century.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The King James Version (KJV), also the King James Bible (KJB) and the Authorized Version (AV), is an Early Modern English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, which was commissioned in 1604 and published in 1611, by sponsorship of King James VI and I.
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Nov 9, 2023 · King James Version. The KJV holds a significant place in Protestant Christian history and has often been regarded as the authoritative English translation of the Bible. It has had a profound impact on English-speaking Protestant worship, theology, and literature.
