Common English Bible
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I am learning how to edit. Endorsements are great places for editors to work. They don’t seem to work at newspapers anymore, so they must have shifted to the endorsement market. I sent a note to the folks at the Common English Bible to let them know I really do appreciate the CEB when it… Read more
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As I read through the Apocrypha in the CEB, I more clearly understand the need for simple language in the translation process. With the regular 66 books of the Protestant Bible I am used to more difficult language. I grew up with the Bible, even memorizing with the King James Version. The stilted language is… Read more
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My morning reading has taken me into the Deuterocanonical books (what we would call the Apocrypha). These are fascinating stories! It’s been a while since I’ve journeyed through these books, so I am doing so this summer with some extra time. I am also using the Common English Bible in the process. The language is… Read more
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I have the Common English Bible with Apocrypha on my Nook and use it for reading when I don’t have my NIV with me. It’s a good way for me to test the readability of the text. I am also slipping the CEB from time to time in our public readings at our worship services.… Read more
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While they were at it this week, the Southern Baptists should have gone ahead and condemned the forthcoming Common English Bible. I guess they can wait until next year. I have been intrigued by the New Testament of the CEB, which I’ve had for several months. (My name is Dan and I’m a translation junkie…)… Read more
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Yes! Yet another English translation. No… we obviously do not have enough! This one is called the Common English Bible. It seems the intention here is to be less on the conservative side (whatever that means) and more to the NRSV side. I like the NRSV, along with the TNIV, NLT, etc., so I believe… Read more
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