Revised English Bible

The Revised English Bible is a major revision of the New English Bible, undertaken with broader church participation than its predecessor and adopting more moderate language. Covering the complete Bible, it was translated from the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, and rests on modern critical editions of the original-language texts. Its translation philosophy is dynamic and literary rather than strictly word-for-word, placing it among the substantial revisions rather than fresh translations: the New English Bible serves as both its predecessor and its base translation. Its distinctive character lies in retaining the literary fluency for which the earlier version was known while correcting many of the idiosyncrasies of the NEB. It belongs to the twentieth-century tradition of British ecumenical Bible translation, in which several churches and Bible societies cooperated to produce versions in contemporary English for reading, study, and public worship.