New Revised Standard Version

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Bible translation English Bible translation

The New Revised Standard Version is a widely respected modern English translation of the Bible known for its scholarly accuracy and inclusive language.

Aliases (8)

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition ×2
NRSV ×1
NRSV Anglicized Edition ×1
NRSV Catholic Edition ×1
NRSV Catholic Youth Bible ×1
NRSV Study Bible ×1
NRSV with Apocrypha ×1
New Revised Standard Version of the Bible ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bible translation → English Bible translation →
abbreviation	New Revised Standard Version → surface form: "NRSV"
abbreviationOfRevision	NRSVue →
aim	to be suitable for public reading and private study → to reflect the best current biblical scholarship → to use inclusive language where appropriate →
basedOn	Revised Standard Version →
commissionedBy	National Council of Churches → surface form: "Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches"
copyrightHolder	National Council of Churches → surface form: "National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA"
countryOfOrigin	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
editorialCommitteeChair	Bruce M. Metzger →
firstPublished	1989 →
fullName	New Revised Standard Version → surface form: "New Revised Standard Version of the Bible"
genre	religious text →
hasEdition	New Revised Standard Version → surface form: "NRSV Anglicized Edition" New Revised Standard Version → surface form: "NRSV Catholic Edition" New Revised Standard Version → surface form: "NRSV Catholic Youth Bible" New Revised Standard Version → surface form: "NRSV Study Bible" New Revised Standard Version → surface form: "NRSV with Apocrypha"
hasRevision	New Revised Standard Version → surface form: "New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition"
influencedBy	Revised Standard Version translation tradition →
language	English →
liturgicalUse	Anglican Communion → Episcopal Church → surface form: "Episcopal Church (United States)" Evangelical Lutheran Church in America → Presbyterian Church in the United States of America → surface form: "Presbyterian Church (USA)" United Church of Canada → United Methodist Church → other mainline Protestant denominations →
notableFeature	extensive footnotes → gender-inclusive language for human beings → use of critical biblical scholarship →
publicationYear	1989 →
publisher	National Council of Churches → surface form: "National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA"
religiousTradition	Christianity →
scholarlyReputation	high →
sponsor	National Council of Churches → surface form: "National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA"
subject	Bible →
targetAudience	clergy → laity → scholars →
testamentsIncluded	Apocrypha (in early editions) → surface form: "Apocrypha" New Testament → Bible → surface form: "Old Testament"
textualBasis	Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia → Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece → United Bible Societies Greek New Testament →
translationPhilosophy	eclectic → formal equivalence →
usesInclusiveLanguage	true →

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Revised Standard Version → abbreviation → New Revised Standard Version →

this entity surface form: "NRSV"

NRSVue → basedOn → New Revised Standard Version →

New Living Translation → comparedWith → New Revised Standard Version →

New King James Version → distinguishedFrom → New Revised Standard Version →

NRSVue → fullName → New Revised Standard Version →

this entity surface form: "New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition"

New Revised Standard Version → fullName → New Revised Standard Version →

this entity surface form: "New Revised Standard Version of the Bible"