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The World English Bible (WEB) is an English translation of the Bible freely shared online. [5] The translation work began in 1994 [ 4 ] and was deemed complete in 2020. [ 2 ] Created by Michael Paul Johnson with help from volunteers, [ 1 ] [ 6 ] the WEB is an updated revision of the American Standard Version from 1901.
The 1537 folio edition carried the royal licence and was therefore the first officially approved Bible translation in English. The Psalter from the Coverdale Bible was included in the Great Bible of 1540 and the Anglican Book of Common Prayer beginning in 1662, and in all editions of the U.S. Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer until 1979.
The translation project originally started as an attempt to provide a digital version of a modern English translation over the Internet and on CD-ROM without cost for the user. [2] Many of those involved in the project's initial discussions eventually became part of the translation team.
The Revised Version is significant in the history of English Bible translation for many reasons. At the time of the RV's publication, the nearly 300-year-old King James Version was the main Protestant English Bible in Victorian England. The RV, therefore, is regarded as the forerunner of the entire modern translation tradition.
Despite widespread criticism due to being a paraphrase rather than a translation, the popularity of The Living Bible created a demand for a new approach to translating the Bible into contemporary English called dynamic equivalence, which attempts to preserve the meaning of the original text in a readable way.
The Common English Bible (CEB) is an English translation of the Bible whose language is intended to be at a comfortable reading level for the majority of English readers. [2] The translation, sponsored by an alliance of American mainline Protestant denomination publishers, was begun in late 2008 and was finished in 2011. [ 3 ]
The International Standard Version or ISV is an English translation of the Bible for which translation was complete and published electronically in 2011. The texts of the Dead Sea Scrolls have been used to provide a textual apparatus for understanding the Old Testament. [1]
Robert Young was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of John Young, a book-binder on Parliament Square, on the Royal Mile. [2] He served an apprenticeship in printing and simultaneously taught himself various oriental languages.