MEV
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MEV is a modern English Bible translation that updates the language of the King James tradition while aiming to preserve its literary style and accuracy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Modern English Version | 0 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Bible translation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MEV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aim |
preserve literary style of King James Version
ⓘ
preserve perceived accuracy of King James tradition ⓘ update archaic language of King James tradition ⓘ |
| contains |
Book of Genesis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book of Psalms NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Revelation NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of John NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
retains much of the cadence of the King James Version
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seeks to balance readability and literalness ⓘ uses contemporary English vocabulary ⓘ |
| fullName | Modern English Version NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian scripture translation
ⓘ
religious text ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Protestant Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Masoretic Text for Old Testament
NERFINISHED
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Textus Receptus for New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | modern English readers ⓘ |
| testamentIncluded |
New Testament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textType | complete Bible ⓘ |
| translationOf | Christian Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translationPhilosophy | formal equivalence ⓘ |
| translationTradition | King James Version tradition ⓘ |
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