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The New Living Translation ( NLT) is a translation of the Bible in contemporary English. Published in 1996 by Tyndale House Foundation, the NLT was created "by 90 leading Bible scholars." [4] The NLT relies on recently published critical editions of the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts. [1]
Green's Literal Translation or the Literal Translation of the Holy Bible (LITV) is a translation of the Bible by Jay P. Green Sr., first published in 1985. [1] The LITV takes a literal, formal equivalence approach to translation. The Masoretic Text is used as the Hebrew basis for the Old Testament, and the Textus Receptus is used as the Greek ...
e. Young's Literal Translation ( YLT) is a translation of the Bible into English, published in 1862. The translation was made by Robert Young, compiler of Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible and Concise Critical Comments on the New Testament. Young used the Textus Receptus (TR) and the Masoretic Text (MT) as the basis for his translation.
The New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures was released at a Jehovah's Witness convention at Yankee Stadium, New York, on August 2, 1950. [ 34][ 35] The translation of the Old Testament, which Jehovah's Witnesses refer to as the Hebrew Scriptures, was released in five volumes in 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, and 1960.
The Living Bible was a best-seller in the early 1970s, largely due to the accessibility of its modern language, which made passages understandable to those with weak reading skills [citation needed], or no previous background in Bible study. The Living Bible was the best-selling book in the U.S. [ 6]
The New Revised Standard Version ( NRSV) is a translation of the Bible in contemporary English. Published in 1989 by the National Council of Churches, [8] the NRSV was created by an ecumenical committee of scholars "comprising about thirty members". [9] The NRSV relies on recently published critical editions of the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and ...
The Phillips New Testament in Modern English (complete title: The New Testament in Modern English) ( Phi) is an English translation of the New Testament of the Bible translated by Anglican clergyman J. B. Phillips first published in 1958. BibleGateway.com describes the translation as. Up-to-date and forceful involving the reader in the dramatic ...
The creation account of Genesis 1 functions as a prologue for the whole book and is not introduced with a toledot. The toledot divide the book into the following sections: [32] [33] Genesis 1:1–2:3 In the beginning (prologue) Genesis 2:4–4:26 Toledot of Heaven and Earth (narrative) Genesis 5:1–6:8 Toledot of Adam (genealogy, see ...