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The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) is a translation of the Bible in contemporary English.It was first published in 1989 by the National Council of Churches, [5] the NRSV was created by an ecumenical committee of scholars "comprising about thirty members".
In 1989, the National Council of Churches released a full-scale revision to the RSV called the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV). It was the first major version to use gender-neutral language and thus drew more criticism and ire from conservative Christians than did its 1952 predecessor.
In 1973, the second edition of the OAB now called the New Oxford Annotated Bible (NOAB) was published which also used the RSV text. [2] [3] In 1977, the NOAB was re-published with the Apocrypha. [7] This edition is still in print. In 2001, a third edition was published which used the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) of the Bible.
It was updated as the New Revised Standard Version in 1989. In the late twentieth century, Bibles increasingly appeared that were much less literal in their approach to translation. In 1946, the New English Bible was initiated in the United Kingdom, intended to enable readers to better understand the King James Bible.
Some versions, including pre-KJV versions such as the Tyndale Bible, the Geneva Bible, and the Bishops Bible, treat the italicized words as a complete verse and numbered as 12:18, with similar words. In several modern versions, this is treated as a continuation of 12:17 or as a complete verse numbered 12:18:
It was first published on 1 February 2009 by Abingdon Press.This initial release was a New Revised Standard Version edition of the Bible, without the Apocrypha books. [2] In November 2012, The Wesley Study Bible was published in the Common English Bible (CEB) translation (also without the Apocrypha.)