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The '''New Revised Standard Version''' is an extensively revised update of the [[Revised Standard Version]] that was released in 1989. Although it is the Bible translation preferred by academics and scholars, it has not gained acceptance among either evangelicals or Catholics. The publisher describes NRSV's perspective as "ecumenical" rather than Christian.

The '''New Revised Standard Version''' is an extensively revised update of the [[Revised Standard Version]] that was released in 1989. Although it is the Bible translation preferred by academics and scholars due to it being based on what are often considered the oldest and best manuscripts, and its strict adherence to word-for-word translation<ref name="Given2016"/><ref name="Bertone2016">{{cite book |last1=Bertone |first1=John |title=Finding God in Scripture |date=1 September 2016 |publisher=Wipf and Stock Publishers |isbn=978-1-5326-0475-1 |language=English |quote=The NRSV was published in 1989 and is popular among academics and church leaders. It is an ecumenical Bible translation whose committee consists of thirty men and women who are among the top scholars in America today. They come from Protestant denominations, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Greek Orthodox Church. The committee also includes a Jewish scholar. The NRSV is available in three forms: a standard edition with or without the Apocrypha; a Roman Catholic Edition, which includes the so-called "Apocryphal" or "Deuterocanonical" books in the Roman Catholic canonical order; and the Common Bible, which includes all books belonging to the Protestant, Roman Catholic and Orthodox canons.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=New Revised Standard Version |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/versions/New-Revised-Standard-Version-NRSV-Bible/ |publisher=[[Bible Gateway]] |access-date=8 April 2022 |language=English |quote=The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible (NRSV) was published in 1989 and has received the widest acclaim and broadest support from academics and church leaders of any modern English translation.}} Since 2022, BibleGateway.com now hosts the Updated Edition of the NRSV but not the 1989 edition.</ref>, it has not gained acceptance among either evangelicals or Catholics. The publisher describes NRSV's perspective as "ecumenical" rather than Christian.

 

The New Revised Standard Version is the version most commonly preferred by biblical scholars, according to Mark D. Given of Missouri State University. This is due to its basis in what are often considered the oldest and best manuscripts, and its strict adherence to word-for-word translation.

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>