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The '''Holman Christian Standard Bible''' is the most modern English translation of the [[Bible]], and the first to take advantage of computer technology.

The '''Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)''', sometimes referred to simply as the '''Christian Standard Bible (CSB)''', is the most modern English translation of the [[Bible]], and the first to take advantage of computer technology.

The [[Southern Baptist Convention]] reportedly provided $10 million in funding for this new translation, to "safeguard the Scriptures from trends toward cultural pluralism, political correctness and drifting theology."<ref name="Holman">http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/04/15/special_reports/religion/22_01_354_14_04.txt</ref>  Critics considered this project to be a "preemptive strike against a competitor," the "'inclusive' recasting of the [[NIV]] called Today's New International Version," which "was savaged by conservative Southern Baptists and other sticklers on this issue but endorsed by prominent [[Evangelical Christian|evangelicals]]."<ref name="Holman"/>  Because of the SBC's funding and support of the translation, it is now the official Bible translation used by the SBC on its website whenever Scripture is referenced there.

The [[Southern Baptist Convention]] reportedly provided $10 million in funding for this new translation, to "safeguard the Scriptures from trends toward cultural pluralism, political correctness and drifting theology."<ref name="Holman">http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/04/15/special_reports/religion/22_01_354_14_04.txt</ref>  Critics considered this project to be a "preemptive strike against a competitor," the "'inclusive' recasting of the [[NIV]] called Today's New International Version," which "was savaged by conservative Southern Baptists and other sticklers on this issue but endorsed by prominent [[Evangelical Christian|evangelicals]]."<ref name="Holman"/>  Because of the SBC's funding and support of the translation, it is now the official Bible translation used by the SBC on its website whenever Scripture is referenced there.