Full name Open English Bible OT published WIP | Abbreviation OEB New Testament published August 2010 | |
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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" Similar Living Oracles, Modern Language Bible, Wessex Gospels, The Bible in Living English, Sacred Scriptures Bethel Ed | ||
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.
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History and textual basis
The OEB is a modern translation created by editing the Twentieth Century New Testament translation, 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. The OEB's initial release was in August 2010, although a preview of the Book of Mark was released in March 2010.
Use
The Open English Bible is the translation used (except for Colossians) 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 into the public domain under a Creative Commons zero license with modified versions distributed under a different name. The OEB has been described as an "open source" translation.
The OEB is available online in html or using BibleWebApp.com software, or it can be downloaded in various formats.