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The Modern Language Bible carries the subtitle, The New Berkeley Version
in Modern English; however, only the New Testament was revised.
According to the preface: Approximately twenty-five years have passed since The Berkeley New Testament first appeared in 1945. During this quarter century, the need for its revision has become evident. As is inevitable with any Bible translation--and perhaps most of all with a one-man version--idiosyncrasies and other matters requiring correction have come to light. In response, therefore, to suggestions and criticisms, the publishers appointed three experienced Bible scholars to revise The Berkeley New Testament, namely, E. Schuyler English, Litt.D., chairman; Frank E. Gaebelein
, A.M., Litt.D.; and G. Henry Waterman, A.M., Ph.D. The present edition is the result of their work.
Berkeley Version
In 1945, years before the NIV, Zondervan published a new translation of a New Testament called The Berkeley Version. It would later expanded to the entire Bible, and eventually receive a name change: The Modern Language Bible: The New Berkeley Version in Modern English.According to...
in Modern English; however, only the New Testament was revised.
According to the preface: Approximately twenty-five years have passed since The Berkeley New Testament first appeared in 1945. During this quarter century, the need for its revision has become evident. As is inevitable with any Bible translation--and perhaps most of all with a one-man version--idiosyncrasies and other matters requiring correction have come to light. In response, therefore, to suggestions and criticisms, the publishers appointed three experienced Bible scholars to revise The Berkeley New Testament, namely, E. Schuyler English, Litt.D., chairman; Frank E. Gaebelein
Frank E. Gaebelein
Frank Ely Gaebelein was an American evangelical educator, author, and editor who was the founding headmaster of The Stony Brook School in Long Island, New York...
, A.M., Litt.D.; and G. Henry Waterman, A.M., Ph.D. The present edition is the result of their work.