The [[New Testament]] of this version was widely admired at the time of its publication, however the 1952 publication of the [[Old Testament]] received such criticism as to prevent the RSVs use as a popular Bible in the [[United States]]. R. Laird Harris wrote: | The [[New Testament]] of this version was widely admired at the time of its publication, however the 1952 publication of the [[Old Testament]] received such criticism as to prevent the RSVs use as a popular Bible in the [[United States]]. R. Laird Harris wrote: |