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Bible -- Versions

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Works on particular translations are entered under Bible. [language]--Versions--[name of version], e.g. Bible. English--Versions--Authorized.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Records of the Bible Translation and Utilization Program, NCCUSA

 Collection
Call Number: RG 218
Abstract:

This collection contains unofficial archival documentation of the work of the Bible Translation and Utilization Program of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., which was the policy-making body for the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. The records date primarily from the period when the donor, Dr. J. Shannon Clarkson, was a BTU member. They document the preparation, launch, and promotion of the NRSV and reactions to it.

Dates: 1980-1999

Philip C. Landers Papers

 Collection
Call Number: RG 191
Abstract: Correspondence, writings, collected materials, and biographical material document the life and work of Philip C. Landers. Landers and his wife, Ethna, both pursued careers in Christian education. Landers was a founder of the "University of Life" movement in Minnesota. He later worked for the International Council of Religious Education in Chicago, which merged into the National Council of Churches, based in New York. He coordinated the nationwide introduction and interpretation of the new...
Dates: 1913-1972

Standard Bible Committee Records

 Collection
Call Number: RG 70
Abstract: The collection includes agendas, notes and working drafts that document the Committee's progress in its translation revision work. There is a small amount of material related to Committee procedures and publicity material. There is interesting documentation of public reaction to the new Revised Standard Version. The Standard Bible Committee was organized in 1929 by the International Council of Religious Education. The Committee was authorized in 1937 to proceed with the revision of the...
Dates: 1939-1973