The New Testament, in an Improved Version, upon the Basis of Archbishop Newcome’s New Translation

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English Bible translation Unitarian edition of the New Testament religious book

The New Testament, in an Improved Version, upon the Basis of Archbishop Newcome’s New Translation is a late 18th–early 19th century English Unitarian edition of the New Testament that offers a revised, critical translation and extensive theological notes reflecting rationalist and anti-Trinitarian views.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
A Translation of the New Testament, 1791	1
Archbishop Newcome’s New Translation	1
The New Testament, in an Improved Version, upon the Basis of Archbishop Newcome’s New Translation canonical	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English Bible translation ⓘ Unitarian edition of the New Testament ⓘ religious book ⓘ
approachToDoctrine	seeks to harmonize Christianity with reason ⓘ
approachToScripture	views the Bible as subject to critical inquiry ⓘ
audience	English-speaking Unitarians ⓘ readers interested in critical biblical scholarship ⓘ
basisOfTranslation	The New Testament, in an Improved Version, upon the Basis of Archbishop Newcome’s New Translation self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Archbishop Newcome’s New Translation
circulation	used among English-speaking Unitarians in the 19th century ⓘ
contains	critical notes ⓘ revised translation of the New Testament ⓘ theological commentary ⓘ
critiques	traditional Trinitarian proof texts ⓘ
doctrinePosition	emphasizes the humanity of Jesus ⓘ rejects the doctrine of the Trinity ⓘ
focusesOn	doctrinal criticism of Trinitarianism ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ
genre	Bible translation with commentary ⓘ
historicalContext	Enlightenment rationalism ⓘ rise of English Unitarianism ⓘ
includes	alternative readings ⓘ doctrinal annotations ⓘ marginal notes ⓘ
influencedBy	Archbishop William Newcome ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
methodology	critical examination of the Greek text ⓘ use of rationalist exegesis ⓘ
purpose	to provide a more accurate and rational translation of the New Testament ⓘ to support Unitarian theological interpretations ⓘ
religiousTradition	Unitarianism ⓘ
scripturalScope	New Testament only ⓘ
theologicalOrientation	Unitarian ⓘ anti-Trinitarian ⓘ rationalist Christianity ⓘ
timePeriod	early 19th century ⓘ late 18th century ⓘ
typeOfNotes	explanatory notes ⓘ text-critical notes ⓘ theological notes ⓘ
viewOfChrist	non-Trinitarian Christology ⓘ
viewOfGod	strict monotheism ⓘ

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Thomas Belsham → notableWork → The New Testament, in an Improved Version, upon the Basis of Archbishop Newcome’s New Translation ⓘ

Gilbert Wakefield → publicationYearOf → The New Testament, in an Improved Version, upon the Basis of Archbishop Newcome’s New Translation ⓘ

this entity surface form: A Translation of the New Testament, 1791

The New Testament, in an Improved Version, upon the Basis of Archbishop Newcome’s New Translation → basisOfTranslation → The New Testament, in an Improved Version, upon the Basis of Archbishop Newcome’s New Translation self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Archbishop Newcome’s New Translation