Changes

The copyright is owned by the [[liberal]] National Council of Churches. The translators modernized the language of RSV and introduced gender-neutral language. For example, Paul addresses his audience as "brothers and sisters" instead of "brethren."<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Thessalonians|3:13}}</ref>

The copyright is owned by the [[liberal]] National Council of Churches. The translators modernized the language of RSV and introduced gender-neutral language. For example, Paul addresses his audience as "brothers and sisters" instead of "brethren."<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Thessalonians|3:13}}</ref>

''The New Oxford Annotated Bible'' (2010) is a study Bible based on the NRSV translation. It includes notes that express opinions at odds with traditional Christian views. This is the version of the Bible most often assigned in universities and seminaries. The NRSV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible published the evangelical Christian publishing company Zondervan offers scholarly insight into the customs, culture, and literature of biblical times.  

''The New Oxford Annotated Bible'' (2010) is a study Bible based on the NRSV translation. It includes notes that express opinions at odds with traditional Christian views. This is the version of the Bible most often assigned in universities and seminaries. The ''NRSV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible'' published by the evangelical Christian publishing company Zondervan in 2019 offers scholarly insight into the customs, culture, and literature of biblical times.  

NRSV's most controversial passage is in Isaiah: ''Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel.''<ref>Isaiah 7:14.</ref> This verse is quoted as a messianic prophesy by Matthew, but in a somewhat different form: ''The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel.''<ref>Matthew 1:23.</ref> Matthew's quote is from the [[Septuagint]], a Greek translation of the Hebrew scripture.<ref>"The Hebrew word used here (עַלְמָה, ’''almah'')...is simply the feminine form of the corresponding masculine noun עֶלֶם (’''elem'', “young man”; cf. 1  Sam 17:56; 20:22)," according to ''The NET Bible'' (1996-2011), a translator's reference.</ref>

NRSV's most controversial passage is in Isaiah: ''Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel.''<ref>Isaiah 7:14.</ref> This verse is quoted as a messianic prophesy by Matthew, but in a somewhat different form: ''The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel.''<ref>Matthew 1:23.</ref> Matthew's quote is from the [[Septuagint]], a Greek translation of the Hebrew scripture.<ref>"The Hebrew word used here (עַלְמָה, ’''almah'')...is simply the feminine form of the corresponding masculine noun עֶלֶם (’''elem'', “young man”; cf. 1  Sam 17:56; 20:22)," according to ''The NET Bible'' (1996-2011), a translator's reference.</ref>