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''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.

''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.

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>According to ''The NET Bible'' (1996-2011), a Bible translator's reference: "The Hebrew word used here (עַלְמָה, ’''almah'') can sometimes refer to a woman who is a virgin (Gen 24:43), it does not carry this meaning inherently. The word is simply the feminine form of the corresponding masculine noun עֶלֶם (’''elem'', “young man”; cf. 1  Sam 17:56; 20:22)."</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>

 

In contrast, the King James Version "harmonizes" Old Testament passages with the quotations given in the New Testament. It translates the passage from Isaiah as follows: ''Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.''

To address evangelical criticism, the NCC licensed the text of RSV to Crossway Publishers, which produced the [[English Standard Version]] in 2001.

To address evangelical criticism, the NCC licensed the text of RSV to Crossway Publishers, which produced the [[English Standard Version]] in 2001.