Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition (RSV-CE) , 1966 Catholic Edition
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National Council of Churches, copyright holder · Catholic Edition prepared by the Catholic Biblical Association of Great Britain · Second Catholic Edition published by Ignatius Press
Edition 1966 Catholic Edition , current2006 Second Catholic Edition (Ignatius) , also in print
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The Revised Standard Version is copyright of the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA; the Catholic Edition was prepared for use by Catholics by a committee of the Catholic Biblical Association of Great Britain
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Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition
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RSV-CE
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A revision of the American Standard Version in the King James tradition; the preface says it aims to embody modern scholarship on the meaning of the text in English suited to public and private worship, in simple, enduring words
Verification pending- Old Testament textual basis
Masoretic Text, keeping the consonantal text of the best manuscripts; corrections from the ancient versions or by conjecture are footnoted with a rendering of the Masoretic reading
Verification pending- New Testament textual basis
An eclectic Greek text drawing on manuscripts discovered since the King James Version; the preface names no single printed edition. The 1971 second edition of the New Testament restored Mark 16:9-20 and John 7:53-8:11 to the text with notes
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Catholic, 73 books; the Catholic Edition prints Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch and 1 and 2 Maccabees in the Old Testament
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Traditional forms such as "brethren" and the generic "he"; Ignatius Press says the Second Catholic Edition uses "standard (non-feminist) English"
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Copyright 1965, 1966 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA; up to 500 verses may be quoted without written permission if under 25 percent of the work. The Second Catholic Edition (copyright 2006) is licensed by Ignatius Press
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RSV 1952 (New Testament 1946, revised 1971); Catholic Edition New Testament 1965, full Bible 1966; Second Catholic Edition 2006
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| Fact | Value | Source · fetched |
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| Made by | The Revised Standard Version is copyright of the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA; the Catholic Edition was prepared for use by Catholics by a committee of the Catholic Biblical Association of Great Britain | RSV Catholic Edition front matter (Biblia) · Verification pending |
| Translation philosophy | A revision of the American Standard Version in the King James tradition; the preface says it aims to embody modern scholarship on the meaning of the text in English suited to public and private worship, in simple, enduring words | RSV preface (Bible Gateway) · Verification pending |
| Textual basis, Old Testament | Masoretic Text, keeping the consonantal text of the best manuscripts; corrections from the ancient versions or by conjecture are footnoted with a rendering of the Masoretic reading | RSV preface, 1971 (Bible Gateway PDF) · Verification pending |
| Textual basis, New Testament | An eclectic Greek text drawing on manuscripts discovered since the King James Version; the preface names no single printed edition. The 1971 second edition of the New Testament restored Mark 16:9-20 and John 7:53-8:11 to the text with notes | RSV preface, 1971 (Bible Gateway PDF) · Verification pending |
| Canon | Catholic, 73 books; the Catholic Edition prints Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch and 1 and 2 Maccabees in the Old Testament | Bible Gateway, RSV Catholic Edition · Verification pending |
| Reading grade level | No published figure | Publisher pages checked · not published |
| Gender language | Traditional forms such as "brethren" and the generic "he"; Ignatius Press says the Second Catholic Edition uses "standard (non-feminist) English" | Ignatius Press, Ignatius Bible (RSV) 2nd Edition · Verification pending |
| Committee | RSV: thirty-two scholars on the Revised Standard Version Bible Committee with an advisory board of fifty representatives of the cooperating denominations; the Catholic Edition committee's size and names are not published on the pages checked | RSV preface, 1971 (Bible Gateway PDF) · Verification pending |
| Licence and quotation | Copyright 1965, 1966 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA; up to 500 verses may be quoted without written permission if under 25 percent of the work. The Second Catholic Edition (copyright 2006) is licensed by Ignatius Press | Friendship Press, licensing and permissions · Verification pending |
| First published | RSV 1952 (New Testament 1946, revised 1971); Catholic Edition New Testament 1965, full Bible 1966; Second Catholic Edition 2006 | Friendship Press, licensing and permissions · Verification pending |
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Is it word for word?
The preface describes a revision in the King James tradition that puts the meaning of the text in simple, enduring English for worship; it does not use the word-for-word label. The literal-to-idiomatic meter shows where readers place its feel.
What text is it based on?
The Masoretic Text for the Old Testament, with footnoted corrections from the ancient versions, and an eclectic Greek text for the New Testament. The deuterocanonical books are included in the Catholic Edition.
Is it approved for Catholic use?
The Catholic Edition was prepared for use by Catholics by a committee of the Catholic Biblical Association of Great Britain. The publisher pages we fetched do not print the approval notice, so no imprimatur is recorded here.
Who translated it?
The Revised Standard Version Bible Committee of thirty-two scholars produced the RSV; a committee of the Catholic Biblical Association of Great Britain adapted it for Catholic use.
Which text do most printings carry?
The 1966 Catholic Edition text. Ignatius Press also prints a Second Catholic Edition, copyright 2006, which it says uses standard English and follows the Vatican’s translation norms.