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removing some too-obvious bias
The original NASB claims to be was published in the most accurate English following stages*Gospel of John (1960)*The Gospels (1962)*New Testament (1963)*Psalms (1968)*Complete Bible translation, conveying the meaning without changing it to suit modern views. Promoters of this version declare that "it has been widely acclaimed as 'the most literally accurate translation' from the original languages. ... With the NASBOld and New Testaments (1971)*Modified Editions (1972, anyone can discover what the original text really says1973, word for word1975, because it is considered the most literal translation of the Bible in the English language, consistently following the oldest and best manuscripts. ... The updated NASB remains the most literally accurate Bible in the English language."<ref>http://www.lockman.org/nasb/</ref>1977)*Updated Edition (1995)
== Translation philosophy ==The rights New American Standard Bible is widely regarded as one of the most literally translated of 20th-century English [[Bible translation]]s.<ref name=propadeutic>{{cite web | url=http://faith.propadeutic.com/conclusions.html | title=Comparing Bible Translations: Conclusions | accessdate=2007-11-25 | last=Pope | first=Christopher}}</ref> According to the NASB are owned by 's preface, the translators had a "Fourfold Aim" in this work:# These publications shall be true to the original [[Lockman FoundationHebrew language|Hebrew]], an [[interdenominationalAramaic language|Aramaic]] nonprofit group which also has the rights to the , and [[Amplified BibleGreek language|Greek]]. The NASB should not # They shall be confused with grammatically correct.# They shall be understandable.# They shall give the Lord [[New American BibleJesus|Jesus Christ]]His proper place, the place which is a [[Catholic]] translationthe Word gives Him; therefore, no work will ever be personalized.
The Hebrew text used for this translation was the third edition of Rudolf Kittel's [[Biblia Hebraica]], as well as the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]]. The [[Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia]] was consulted for the 1995 revision. For Greek, Eberhard Nestle's Novum Testamentum Graece was used; the 23rd edition in the 1971 original, and the 26th in the 1995 revision. Seeing the need for a literal, modern translation of the English Bible, the translators sought to produce a contemporary English Bible while maintaining a [[formal equivalence|word-for-word]] translation style. In cases where word-for-word literalness was determined to be unacceptable for modern readers, changes were made in the direction of more current [[idiom]]s. In such instances, the more literal renderings were indicated in footnotes. The greatest perceived strength of the NASB is its reliability and fidelity to the original languages, which, along with other literal translations, also allows for ambiguities in the text's meaning. Its corresponding weakness is that its readability and literary style sometimes prove confusing to the average reader. In addition, its printing of verses as individual units instead of paragraphs makes the text appear fragmented (though more recent editions are available in paragraph format). === Updated NASB (1995) ===In 1995, the Lockman Foundation reissued the NASB text as the ''NASB Updated Edition'' (or more often, the ''Updated NASB'' or ''NASB95''). Since then, it has become known simply as the "NASB" and has supplanted the 1971 text in most current printings (although the Thompson Chain Reference Bibles, the Open Bibles, and the Key Word Study Bibles still use the 1977 text for their NASB editions). In removing or replacing literal renderings of antiquated phrases and words, and many conjunctions, the current edition is slightly less literal than the original.{{Fact|date=December 2007}} It has introduced inclusive language in about 85 places.{{Fact|date=December 2007}} The NASB remains, however, the most literal version of the English Bible commonly used in churches today.{{Fact|date=December 2007}} ==Translators== The revised NASB (1995) involved over 20 translators from a variety of denominational backgrounds who are conservative Bible scholars with doctorates in biblical languages, theology, or other advanced degrees.<ref>[http://www.lockman.org/nasb The Lockman Foundation]</ref> ==Footnotes==<div class="references-small"><references/></div> == Sources ==*Marlowe, Michael D. (Oct 2002). [http://www.bible-researcher.com/nasb.html "New American Standard Bible"]. Retrieved March 19, 2005.*The Lockman Foundation (1995). [http://www.bible-researcher.com/nasb-preface.html "Preface to the New American Standard Bible"]. Retrieved March 19, 2005.*The Lockman Foundation. [http://lockman.org/nasb/index.php "New American Standard Bible"]. Retrieved April 13, 2006.*The Lockman Foundation. [http://lockman.org/nasb/nasbprin.php "Translation Principles"]. Retrieved April 13, 2006.*Ryken, Leland (2002). ''The Word of God in English''. Wheaton, IL: Crossway. ISBN 1-58134-464-3 ==External links==* [http://lockman.org/nasb About the NASB]* [http://www.zianet.com/maxey/Ver6.htm A Critical Analysis of the NASB]* A searchable, online version of the NASB at [http://bible.gospelcom.net/passage/?search=;&version=49; gospelcom.net]* [http://www.bibleshared.com/bible A searchable, taggable, online version of the NASB Bible]*[http://www.zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/Translations/Stats/NASB.htm?QueryStringSite=Zondervan Zondervan NASB Profile] {{BibleHistory}}{{English Bible translation navbox}}[[Category:1971 books]][[Category:Bible versions and translations]] [[sv:New American Standard Bible]][[tr:Yeni Amerikan Standart İncil]][[de:New American Standard Bible Versions]]
