RSV Compact Bible: Green Hardback

RSV Compact Bible: Green Hardback was published by Bible Society in January 1943 and is our 9137th best seller. The ISBN for RSV Compact Bible: Green Hardback is 9780564000913.

2nd edition, 1971. This is a revision of the 1901 American Standard Version, which was a revision of the King James Version, publishe in 1611, which seeks to preserve all that is in the historic English translations, but also to incorporate insights from the more ancient manuscripts discovered in the last century.

It uses simple, enduring words and is designed for use in public and private worship, for reading and instruction. It is generally a formal correspondence, or word-for-word, translation. The RSV is ideal for scholarly use, where words and passages require theological analysis.
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