Of the seven appearances of "almah", the Septuagint translates only two of them as "parthenos" (that is, virgin"). Particularly criticised was the translation of Isaiah 7:14 as "a young woman" rather than the traditional Christian translation of "the virgin" (agreeing with the New Testament and the Septuagint). Some conservative sections of the Church accused the RSV of tampering with some passages that can be read as prophecies relating to Jesus. It was claimed that the RSV translators had translated the Old Testament from an odd viewpoint (some said a Jewish viewpoint, pointing to agreements with the Jewish Publication Society of America Version and the presence on the editorial board of a Jewish scholar, Harry Orlinsky) and that other views, including those of the New Testament, were not considered. Many accepted it as well, but many also denounced it. The RSV New Testament was well received, but reaction to the Old Testament was different. The New Testament was released in 1946, and the Old Testament in 1952. In the Book of Isaiah, they sometimes followed readings found in the then newly discovered Dead Sea Scrolls. However, they amended the Hebrew in a number of places. The translation panel used the 17th edition of the Nestle-Aland Greek text for the New Testament, and the traditional Hebrew Masoretic Text for the Old Testament. The translators were to be paid by advance royalties. The deal gave Thomas Nelson & Sons the exclusive rights to print the RSV for ten years. Funding for the revision was assured in 1936 by a deal that was made with Thomas Nelson & Sons. The decision, however, was delayed by the Great Depression. In 1935, a two-year study began to decide the question of a new revision, and in 1937, it was decided that a revision would be done and a panel of 32 scholars was put together for that task. The copyright to the ASV was acquired by the International Council of Religious Education in 1928, and this Council renewed the ASV copyright the next year. It sought not only to clearly bring the Bible to the English-speaking church, but to "preserve all that is best in the English Bible as it has been known and used through the centuries." The RSV is a comprehensive revision of the King James Version of 1611, the English Revised Version of 1881-1885, and the American Standard Version of 1901, with the ASV text being the most consulted. It posed the first serious challenge to the King James Version (KJV), aiming to be both a readable and literally accurate modern English translation of the Bible. The Revised Standard Version (RSV) is an English translation of the Bible that was popular in the mid-20th century. And God said, "Let there be light" and there was light.įor God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
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