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The '''New American Bible''' (NAB) is the modern [[Catholic]] translation of the [[Bible]] for Americans. It was first published in 1970 and quickly replaced the [[Confraternity Bible]] as the most widely used by Catholic parishes.  It is one of two specifically Catholic translations in modern English which are in wide use today, the other being the [[New Jerusalem Bible]].

The '''New American Bible''' (NAB) is the modern [[Catholic]] translation of the [[Bible]] for Americans. It was first published in 1970 and quickly replaced the [[Confraternity Bible]] as the most widely used by Catholic parishes.  It is one of two specifically Catholic translations in modern English which are in wide use today, the other being the [[New Jerusalem Bible]].

It is based on the [[Douay-Rheims]] Bible and the [[Confraternity Bible]] but with more modern language, and some changes to the wording making it more "inclusive". The New American Bible has been revised in 1986, 1991, and 2000. The 1991 changes, in particular, are controversial because they replaced [[male]]-gendered human language with "gender-neutral" terms. Some [[Traditionalist Catholic]]s reject the New American Bible as a [[liberal]] translation and favor the use of the Douay-Rheims and Confraternity Bibles.

It is based on the [[Douay-Rheims]] Bible and the [[Confraternity Bible]] but with more modern language, and some changes to the wording making it more "inclusive". The New American Bible has been revised in 1986, 1991, and 2000. The 1991 changes, in particular, are controversial because they replaced [[male]]-gendered human language with "gender-neutral" terms. Some traditional Catholics reject the New American Bible as a [[liberal]] translation and favor the use of the Douay-Rheims and Confraternity Bibles.

The translation of Luke 2:1-5 (the census at the time of the birth of [[Jesus]]) by the New American Bible uses the word "enrollment" instead of "census", and uses the word "enrolled" in instead of "registered"; these terms are unfamiliar to most young people who think that enrollment refers to school and do not connect the terms with a census:<ref>http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/luke/luke2.htm</ref>

The translation of Luke 2:1-5 (the census at the time of the birth of [[Jesus]]) by the New American Bible uses the word "enrollment" instead of "census", and uses the word "enrolled" in instead of "registered"; these terms are unfamiliar to most young people who think that enrollment refers to school and do not connect the terms with a census:<ref>http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/luke/luke2.htm</ref>