Revised Standard Version

Revised Standard Version
Revised′ Stand′ard Ver′sion
n.
bib a revision of the Bible, based on the American Revised Version and the King James Version, prepared by American scholars and published in its completed form in 1952

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  • Revised Standard Version — n. a revision of the American Standard Version of the Bible, made by a group of U.S. scholars and published in 1952 (New Testament in 1946) …   English World dictionary

  • Revised Standard Version — Bible translation infobox | translation title = Revised Standard Version full name = Revised Standard Version abbreviation = RSV NT published = 1946 OT published = 1952 derived from = American Standard Version textual basis = NT: Medium… …   Wikipedia

  • Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition — Bible translation infobox | translation title = RSV Catholic Edition full name = Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition abbreviation = RSV CE NT published = 1965 OT published = 1966 derived from = Revised Standard Version textual basis = Same… …   Wikipedia

  • Revised Standard Version of the Bible —    By the late 19th century, Bible scholars concluded that the King James Version of the Bible, which enjoyed almost exclusive sway in the English speaking Protestant world, needed to be revised. A group of British scholars began the task in… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

  • Revised Standard Version — a revision of the Bible, based on the American Standard Version and the King James Version, prepared by American scholars, published in its completed form in 1952. Abbr.: RSV * * * …   Universalium

  • Revised Standard Version — noun Date: 1946 a revision of the American Standard Version of the Bible published in 1946 and 1952 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Revised Standard Version — noun a revision of the American Standard Version of the Bible by American scholars; the New Testament was published in 1946, and the entire Bible in 1953 …  

  • Revised Standard Version — noun a revision of the American Standard Version • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Bible, ↑Christian Bible, ↑Book, ↑Good Book, ↑Holy Scripture, ↑Holy Writ, ↑Scripture, ↑Word of God, ↑Word …   Useful english dictionary

  • Revised Standard Version — Revised Stan|dard Ver|sion, the the RSV an improved and corrected translation of the Bible produced by US ↑scholars in 1952 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • New Revised Standard Version — Full name: New Revised Standard Version Abbreviation: NRSV Complete Bible published: 1989 Textual basis …   Wikipedia

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