The New English Bible : New Testament

Paper Book, 1961

Status

Available

Call number

S

Publication

Oxford : O.U.P., 1961.

Original publication date

c. 50 AD - c. 120 AD
1961: New English Bible (New Testament Committee) translation
1961: New English Bible (New Testament Committee) translation (New Testament Committee)

Local notes

Inscription: from the library of Hazel Dwyer

Description

The New English Bible, completed in 1970, was the culmination of more than twenty years' work by scholars and literary advisers representing the major Protestant churches of the British Isles. An authoritative translation made directly from the best Hebrew and Greek texts and founded on all the resources of contemporary scholarship, it aimed to present the full meaning of the original in clear and natural modern English. This approach marked a departure from the prevailing Bible translation philosophy and to this day the NEB has a significant place in the history of the Bible in English. The New English Bible is now reissued in this classic 'Library Edition' format to coincide with the reissue of the complete Cambridge Bible Commentaries series, which was itself based on the NEB text.… (more)

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S
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