Revised Standard Version
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The Revised Standard Version is a mid-20th-century English translation of the Bible that sought to update the language of the King James Version while maintaining its literary quality and broad church acceptance.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Revised Standard Version Context triple: [New Revised Standard Version, basedOn, Revised Standard Version]
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A.
New Revised Standard Version
The New Revised Standard Version is a widely respected modern English translation of the Bible known for its scholarly accuracy and inclusive language.
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B.
King James Version
The King James Version is a landmark 17th-century English translation of the Christian Bible renowned for its majestic prose and lasting influence on English literature and religious practice.
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C.
Douay–Rheims Bible
The Douay–Rheims Bible is an early English translation of the Latin Vulgate produced by English Catholics in exile during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
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D.
New King James Version
The New King James Version is a modern English translation of the Bible that updates the language of the King James Version while aiming to preserve its literary style and accuracy.
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E.
English Standard Version
The English Standard Version is a modern, essentially literal English translation of the Bible widely used in evangelical Christian churches and scholarship.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Revised Standard Version Target entity description: The Revised Standard Version is a mid-20th-century English translation of the Bible that sought to update the language of the King James Version while maintaining its literary quality and broad church acceptance.
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A.
New Revised Standard Version
The New Revised Standard Version is a widely respected modern English translation of the Bible known for its scholarly accuracy and inclusive language.
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B.
King James Version
The King James Version is a landmark 17th-century English translation of the Christian Bible renowned for its majestic prose and lasting influence on English literature and religious practice.
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C.
Douay–Rheims Bible
The Douay–Rheims Bible is an early English translation of the Latin Vulgate produced by English Catholics in exile during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
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D.
New King James Version
The New King James Version is a modern English translation of the Bible that updates the language of the King James Version while aiming to preserve its literary style and accuracy.
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E.
English Standard Version
The English Standard Version is a modern, essentially literal English translation of the Bible widely used in evangelical Christian churches and scholarship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible translation
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English Bible translation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | RSV ⓘ |
| apocryphaPublicationYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| basedOn |
American Standard Version
ⓘ
King James Version ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 20th century ⓘ |
| completeBiblePublicationYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| fullName |
Revised Standard Version
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Revised Standard Version of the Bible
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| genre | religious text ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
Revised Standard Version
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Revised Standard Version self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Revised Standard Version with Apocrypha
Revised Standard Version self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition
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| includes |
Apocrypha (in early editions)
ⓘ
surface form:
Apocrypha
New Testament ⓘ Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
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| influenced |
Revised Standard Version
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Edition of the Revised Standard Version
English Standard Version ⓘ New Revised Standard Version ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| newTestamentFirstPublicationYear |
1946
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1947 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
modernizes archaic English pronouns and verb forms
ⓘ
retains much traditional biblical phrasing ⓘ widely used in mid-20th-century American Protestantism ⓘ |
| oldTestamentPublicationYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| publisher |
National Council of Churches
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surface form:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA
|
| purpose |
to achieve broad church acceptance
ⓘ
to maintain the literary quality of the King James Version ⓘ to update the language of the King James Version ⓘ |
| religiousDenominationUse |
Anglican churches
ⓘ
Lutheran churches ⓘ Methodist churches ⓘ Presbyterian churches ⓘ Protestant churches ⓘ some Roman Catholic contexts ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| revisionOf | American Standard Version ⓘ |
| scriptureType |
Bible
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surface form:
Old and New Testaments
|
| sponsor |
National Council of Churches
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surface form:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA
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| style |
literary
ⓘ
reverent ⓘ |
| subject | Bible ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
churches
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general English-speaking readers ⓘ |
| translationCommitteeLocation |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| translationType | formal equivalence ⓘ |
| usesTextualBasisNewTestament | critical Greek text ⓘ |
| usesTextualBasisOldTestament |
Masorah
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surface form:
Masoretic Text
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Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Revised Standard Version of the Bible
this entity surface form:
Catholic Edition of the Revised Standard Version
this entity surface form:
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
this entity surface form:
Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition
this entity surface form:
Revised Standard Version with Apocrypha
this entity surface form:
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition