A thorough revision of the Revised Standard Version, the aim of the NRSV is to be 'as literal as possible, as free as necessary'. Widely used in academic circles as well as churches, the NRSV takes ...

After months of deliberation, David Sheldon Fearon wrote a letter in 1959 to the committee responsible for developing the ...

Last spring, the National Council of Churches commissioned the Society of Biblical Literature to lead a review and update of the New Revised Standard Version translation of the Bible. The new NRSV ...

After months of deliberation, David Sheldon Fearon, a gay man, wrote a letter in 1959 to the committee responsible for ...

Versions of the Bible are translations of the ... committee brought out its own text of the Revised Version and this is known as the American Standard Version. (SV).

This article is part of a series of articles produced by local LGBTQ+ publications celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month. Philad ...

The language is full of mystery and grace, but it is also a version of loving authority, and that is the great message of this book." The new translation of the Bible was no huge success when it ...

Ironically, these days there are 58 English-language versions of the Bible for sale. There also happens to be a Reader’s Digest version ... Nelson repackaged the New Testament as “Blossom ...

2 Timothy 3:16-17 The Bible has many different uses for Christians. It can be seen as a guidebook for life where Christians can turn to for advice, guidance and reassurance. Christianity teaches ...

However, there are a number of passages where the Bible appears to accept that sex should be enjoyed for other reasons than the production of children, and some people argue that this implies that ...

National Geographic explores notable biblical figures in our ongoing series People in the Bible, as part of our coverage of the history of the Bible and the search for sacred texts. How Jesus's ...