Reina-Valera 1960 (RVR60) , 1960 text
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Sociedades Bíblicas Unidas, Christian ministry · 1960 revision committee · published in the US by the American Bible Society
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- Made by
Sociedades Bíblicas Unidas (United Bible Societies); the 1960 revision was made by a committee of evangelical church leaders from Latin America
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- Full name
Reina-Valera 1960
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RVR60
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Spanish
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Word-for-word; Sociedad Bíblica describes the Reina-Valera as a direct, literal translation in classical, high-register Spanish
Verification pending- Old Testament textual basis
Masoretic Text, as the Reina-Valera line follows it
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Textus Receptus
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Protestant, 66 books
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Copyright 1960 Sociedades Bíblicas en América Latina, renewed 1988 Sociedades Bíblicas Unidas; permissions managed by the American Bible Society. Up to 500 verses may be quoted without written permission, within the publisher's limits
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1960; the Reina-Valera line dates from 1569 (Casiodoro de Reina) and 1602 (Cipriano de Valera), with later revisions in 1909 and 1995 sold under their own names
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| Fact | Value | Source · fetched |
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| Made by | Sociedades Bíblicas Unidas (United Bible Societies); the 1960 revision was made by a committee of evangelical church leaders from Latin America | Vive la Biblia (SBU), Reina-Valera 1960 · Verification pending |
| Translation philosophy | Word-for-word; Sociedad Bíblica describes the Reina-Valera as a direct, literal translation in classical, high-register Spanish | Sociedad Bíblica (Spain), Biblia Reina-Valera · Verification pending |
| Textual basis, Old Testament | Masoretic Text, as the Reina-Valera line follows it | Sociedad Bíblica (Spain), Biblia Reina-Valera · Verification pending |
| Textual basis, New Testament | Textus Receptus | Sociedad Bíblica (Spain), Biblia Reina-Valera · Verification pending |
| Canon | Protestant, 66 books | YouVersion, version page (book list) · Verification pending |
| Reading grade level | No published figure | Publisher pages checked · not published |
| Gender language | Not published | Publisher pages checked · not published |
| Committee | A committee of evangelical church leaders from Latin America, with more than 80 consultants for the New Testament and more than 60 for the Old Testament; the committee's size and names are not on the page | Vive la Biblia (SBU), Reina-Valera 1960 · Verification pending |
| Verses in footnotes | None; the Textus Receptus verses are in the main text, for example Acts 8:37 and 1 John 5:7 | Bible Gateway, Hechos 8 (RVR1960) · Verification pending |
| Licence and quotation | Copyright 1960 Sociedades Bíblicas en América Latina, renewed 1988 Sociedades Bíblicas Unidas; permissions managed by the American Bible Society. Up to 500 verses may be quoted without written permission, within the publisher's limits | American Bible Society, rights and permissions · Verification pending |
| First published | 1960; the Reina-Valera line dates from 1569 (Casiodoro de Reina) and 1602 (Cipriano de Valera), with later revisions in 1909 and 1995 sold under their own names | Sociedad Bíblica (Spain), Biblia Reina-Valera · Verification pending |
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Sociedades Bíblicas Unidas 2011
Publisher statement
Sociedades Bíblicas Unidas says its 2011 Reina Valera Contemporánea is meant for readers who want current Latin American Spanish and is not meant to replace the Reina-Valera 1960.
Disputes and context
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The Textus Receptus and the 1960 text
Readers who hold to the Textus Receptus regard the Reina-Valera 1960 as the standard Spanish Bible because it keeps the Textus Receptus verses in its main text. The Bible societies that publish it have since issued revisions and translations from an eclectic Greek text (the Reina Valera Contemporánea, Dios Habla Hoy), and the Sociedad Bíblica Chilena says the Textus Receptus does not belong to the most reliable families of manuscripts. Both positions are described, with sources, in the guide on textual basis.
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Is it word for word?
Yes by the publisher’s description: a direct, literal translation in classical Spanish. The 1960 revision updated diction and grammar and kept the style. The literal-to-idiomatic meter shows where readers place its feel.
What text is it based on?
The Masoretic Text for the Old Testament and the Textus Receptus for the New Testament, as the Reina-Valera line has followed them since 1569.
Are verses missing?
No. The Textus Receptus verses, such as Acts 8:37 and 1 John 5:7, are in the main text. Translations from an eclectic Greek text put some of them in footnotes; the disputes panel describes the disagreement.
Is it approved for Catholic use?
No. It has the 66-book Protestant canon and no imprimatur. For Spanish editions with Catholic approval, see the Biblia de Jerusalén and the Biblia Latinoamérica.
Who translated it?
Casiodoro de Reina translated the 1569 Bible and Cipriano de Valera revised it in 1602. The 1960 revision was made by a committee of evangelical church leaders from Latin America under Sociedades Bíblicas Unidas, with more than 140 consultants.
Which text do most printings carry?
The 1960 text; it has not been revised under this name. The 1909 and 1995 revisions of the Reina-Valera are sold as separate editions (RVR1909, RVR95).