New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

A distinct modern English Bible, the New World Translation is foundational to Jehovah's Witnesses worldwide, produced under the auspices of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society and issued in stages during the mid-twentieth century before appearing as a complete volume. It is a fresh translation covering the complete Bible, made from the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek and based on Hebrew and Greek critical texts rather than revised from an earlier English version. Its translation philosophy ranges from formal to idiomatic, and it employs distinctive doctrinal terminology. It is notable for rendering the divine name extensively, including in the Christian Greek Scriptures, and for several doctrinal renderings that have proved controversial among biblical scholars and other Christian traditions. Distributed without charge in many languages, it remains the principal text used in the teaching, preaching, and worship of the movement that produced it.