The Living Bible
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The Living Bible is a 1971 English paraphrase of the Bible by Kenneth N. Taylor, created to present Scripture in contemporary, easy-to-understand language.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Living Bible canonical | 7 |
| The Living Bible: Paraphrased | 1 |
| The Living New Testament | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T404885 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Living Bible Context triple: [New Living Translation, derivedFrom, The Living Bible]
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A.
New Living Translation
The New Living Translation is a modern English Bible version known for its clear, readable, thought-for-thought rendering of the original biblical texts.
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B.
Jerusalem Bible
The Jerusalem Bible is a mid-20th-century English Catholic translation of the Bible noted for its literary style and extensive scholarly footnotes.
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C.
Good News Bible
The Good News Bible is a modern English translation of the Christian Bible known for its clear, simple language and widespread use in churches and personal study.
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D.
Tyndale Bible
The Tyndale Bible is an early 16th-century English translation of the Bible by William Tyndale that laid the foundation for later English versions of Scripture.
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E.
ESV Large Print Bible
The ESV Large Print Bible is an edition of the English Standard Version designed with enlarged text for easier reading and study.
- 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: The Living Bible Target entity description: The Living Bible is a 1971 English paraphrase of the Bible by Kenneth N. Taylor, created to present Scripture in contemporary, easy-to-understand language.
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A.
New Living Translation
The New Living Translation is a modern English Bible version known for its clear, readable, thought-for-thought rendering of the original biblical texts.
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B.
Jerusalem Bible
The Jerusalem Bible is a mid-20th-century English Catholic translation of the Bible noted for its literary style and extensive scholarly footnotes.
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C.
Good News Bible
The Good News Bible is a modern English translation of the Christian Bible known for its clear, simple language and widespread use in churches and personal study.
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D.
Tyndale Bible
The Tyndale Bible is an early 16th-century English translation of the Bible by William Tyndale that laid the foundation for later English versions of Scripture.
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E.
ESV Large Print Bible
The ESV Large Print Bible is an edition of the English Standard Version designed with enlarged text for easier reading and study.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible paraphrase
ⓘ
English Bible version ⓘ |
| abbreviation | TLB ⓘ |
| approachToTranslation | paraphrase rather than literal translation ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization |
Tyndale House Publishers
ⓘ
surface form:
Tyndale House
|
| author | Kenneth N. Taylor ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
The Bible
|
| compiledFrom | American Standard Version ⓘ |
| contains |
New Testament
ⓘ
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| copyrightHolder | Tyndale House Publishers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Kenneth N. Taylor ⓘ |
| denominationalOrientation | non-denominational Protestant ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1971 ⓘ |
| genre |
Bible paraphrase
ⓘ
religious text ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
The Living Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
The Living Bible: Paraphrased
|
| hasFormat |
New Testament edition
ⓘ
complete Bible edition ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | popular evangelical Bible reading in the 1970s ⓘ |
| influenced | New Living Translation ⓘ |
| intendedReadingLevel | popular-level ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
devotional reading
ⓘ
family Bible reading ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| marketedAs | easy-to-read Bible ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conversational style
ⓘ
dynamic equivalence approach ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| publisher | Tyndale House Publishers ⓘ |
| purpose |
to make the Bible easy to understand
ⓘ
to present Scripture in contemporary language ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Evangelicalism
ⓘ
surface form:
Evangelical Christianity
|
| scriptureType | Christian Scripture ⓘ |
| style |
contemporary English
ⓘ
informal ⓘ |
| subject |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Bible
|
| targetAudience |
children and young readers
ⓘ
general readers ⓘ |
| textType | paraphrase ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| title | The Living Bible self-link ⓘ |
| translator | Kenneth N. Taylor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Living Bible Description of subject: The Living Bible is a 1971 English paraphrase of the Bible by Kenneth N. Taylor, created to present Scripture in contemporary, easy-to-understand language.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Living Bible: Paraphrased
this entity surface form:
The Living New Testament