In the first sessions of the Synod of Dordt in November 1618, before the delegates of the Synod even addressed the divisive Arminian controversy, they joined together to commission a new Bible.
Versions of the Bible are translations of the Bible into other languages. The following are the most important versions or translations of the Bible. 1. Septuagint. The oldest Greek translation of ...
Last spring, the National Council of Churches commissioned the Society of Biblical Literature to lead a review and update of the New Revised Standard Version translation of the Bible. The new NRSV ...
Of even greater importance was the translation’s cultural significance. The translation of the Bible gave great prominence to the Welsh language, to the extent that it served to preserve the ...
The English Standard Version is a literal translation of the Bible, firmly rooted in the tradition of Tyndale and King James but without archaic language. Published at the beginning of the 21st ...
According to historians, the translation and writing was done by a committee of about 50 scholars and clergymen. Commissioned in 1975 by Thomas Nelson Publishers, this version of the Bible was ...