Released by the American Bible Society in September 1966, Good News for Modern Man —subtitled The New Testament and Psalms in Today’s English Version —quickly became a cultural phenomenon and one of ...

Robert Bratcher, the New Testament translator of the Good News Bible which became a best-selling version in the 1970s, died July 10 at a retirement community in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He was 90.

Why publishers love the Bible.“Good News for Modern Man” was revolutionary not just in its packaging but also in its text. Until then, major Bible translations in English had taken an approach ...

Newer translationsâ”the NLT, New International Version (NIV), New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), Revised English Bible (REB; a revision of the New English Bible), and Today’s English ...

An expert described the claim as "ludicrous." The Bible is updated to reflect new, more reliable scholarship, but footnotes on changes remain.

If it sits on your shelf closed, it’s not a helpful Bible.” Catholics shouldn’t let the pressure of choosing the right version of the Good Book prevent them from opening one at all.

This Bible verse about friendship reminds us that friends impact how we think, feel and behave. As one knife can sharpen another, a good friend can make us a better friend. It is therefore vital that ...

The proliferation of Bibles underscores the anxieties people have about whether or not they are reading the right Bible.

Proverbs 16: 11-13 (Good News Bible - English Version) So how do we reconcile the events in Gaza with the above passage? How do we reconcile the actions of Hamas? How do we reconcile the actions ...

When evangelical snowflakes censor the Bible: The English Standard Version goes PC How a Bible edition aimed at right-wing evangelicals has quietly scrubbed references to slavery and "the Jews" ...