Open English Bible

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Open English Bible
Full name:	Open English Bible
Abbreviation:	OEB
OT published:	WIP
NT published:	August 2010
Derived from:	NT: Twentieth Century New Testament OT: Charles Foster Kent, John Edgar McFadyen, and the JPS 1917
Textual basis:	NT: Wescott-Hort OT: Leningrad Codex
Translation type:	"scholarly defensible mainstream translation"
Reading level:	High School^{[note 1]}
Version revised:	November 2013
Publisher:	Russell Allen
Copyright status:	Public domain (CC0)
Online address:	http://openenglishbible.org/
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The Open English Bible (OEB) is a freely redistributable modern translation based on the Twentieth Century New Testament translation. A work in progress, with its first publication in August 2010, the OEB is edited and distributed by Russell Allen.

History and Textual Basis

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The OEB is a modern translation created by editing the Twentieth Century New Testament translation,^[1] and derived from the Greek Wescott-Hort text. The OEB aims to be a "scholarly defensible mainstream translation", which is intended "not to push any particular theological line". The reading level of the OEB "[corresponds] roughly to the NEB/REB or NRSV", that is, High School reading level.^[2] The OEB's initial release was in August 2010,^[3] although a preview of the Book of Mark was released in March 2010.^[4]

Use

The Open English Bible is the translation used (except for Colossians)^[5] in the book A New, New Testament by biblical scholar Hal Taussig.

Copyright Status

The Open English Bible's copyright was held by Russell Allen, its author. It has been released under public domain^[6] with modified versions distributed under a different name.^[2] The OEB has been described as an "open source" translation.^[7]

The OEB is available online in html or using BibleWebApp.com software, or it can be downloaded in various formats.^[6]

References

Notes

External links

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