Good News Bible: Sunrise Edition (Good News Bible)

The Good news Bible is another translation of the Bible from the Greek and Hebrew texts into English, it is an easy to read version, that is quite simple to understand.

In comparisson to other translations, it is quite good, however, one feels the effort used for versions such as the New International Version, or even the New Century Version of the bible is somewhat lacking, however, this version has spoken with its sales, as one of ...
.../> The Good News Bible was the first truly easy-to-read Bible translation, and it is still the UK\'s most popular. The Sunrise edition is a firm favourite, and is ideal for church and school use alike. First sold as \'Good News for Modern Man\', the Good News Bible was a bestseller from its first publication, providing a unique combination of accessibility and faithfulness to the best Greek and Hebrew sources. It has earned the respect of a wide ... more

The Good news Bible is another translation of the Bible from the Greek and Hebrew texts into English, it is an easy to read version, that is quite simple to understand.

In comparisson to other translations, it is quite good, however, one feels the effort used for versions such as the New International Version, or even the New Century Version of the bible is somewhat lacking, however, this version has spoken with its sales, as one of the best selling versions available in the UK.

The Good News Bible was the first truly easy-to-read Bible translation, and it is still the UK\'s most popular. The Sunrise edition is a firm favourite, and is ideal for church and school use alike. First sold as \'Good News for Modern Man\', the Good News Bible was a bestseller from its first publication, providing a unique combination of accessibility and faithfulness to the best Greek and Hebrew sources. It has earned the respect of a wide range of scholars for its accuracy and reliability, and because it is easy to read and understand it is suitable for people of all ages. Retaining the tried and trusted Bible text and Annie Vallotton\'s famous line drawings, but completely reset and with a wide range of new notes and helps, the new Sunrise Bible brings a new vitality to Bible reading and is ideal for use in secondary schools, home and church.

The Good News Translation (GNT) as it is known in North America, or the Good News Bible (GNB) as it is known in the rest of the world, is an English language translation of the Bible by the American Bible Society, first published as the New Testament under the name Good News for Modern Man in 1966. It was anglicised into British English by the British & Foreign Bible Society with the use of metric measurements for the Commonwealth market.

In North America, it was formerly known as Today\'s English Version (TEV) but in 2001 was renamed the Good News Translation because of misconceptions that it was merely a paraphrase and not a genuine translation. In fact, despite the official terminology, it was and is often referred to as the Good News Bible in America as well as elsewhere.

The GNB was not well received by conservative churches, for a variety of reasons. Some dubbed it the \"bloodless bible\" because Bratcher had avoided using the phrase \"blood of Christ\" in the New Testament. Instead of the literal \"blood of Christ\" he used such explanatory paraphrases as \"sacrificial death of Christ.\" This was done according to his principles of translation, which favored explanatory renderings, but he did not reckon with the importance of the phrase \"blood of Christ\" in conservative preaching.

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