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BIBLE TRANSLATION HISTORY • 2021–2022

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition NRSVue

Translation familyEcumenical / academic
ApproachFormal/mediating revision
Status hereHistory/profile only
Rightscopyrighted

Who made it?

National Council of Churches commissioned the Society of Biblical Literature to manage scholarly review.

Why was it made?

To update the NRSV using discoveries in manuscript evidence, philology and historical scholarship since 1989.

How did it develop?

The NRSVue was produced through a multi-year review managed by the Society of Biblical Literature. It updates thousands of places while remaining in the RSV/NRSV lineage.

What source texts did it use?

Current critical editions and newer manuscript/philological scholarship

Sources & publisher/history references

https://www.friendshippress.org/pages/about-the-nrsvue