American Standard Version (1901) (ENGASV)

Overview

The Revised Version, Standard American Edition of the Bible, more commonly known as the American Standard Version (ASV), is a version of the Bible that was released in 1901. It originated with the American Revision Committee, convened in 1872 to supply American readings for the British-led Revised Version (1881 New Testament, 1885 Old Testament). When the British committee declined to incorporate most American preferences into the body of the text, the Americans waited out their fifteen-year agreement and issued their own edition through Thomas Nelson in 1901. The ASV restores Jehovah for the divine name and adopts American spelling and idiom, and it became the base text for later revisions including the Revised Standard Version (1952), the New American Standard Bible (1971), and the public-domain World English Bible. It was originally best known by its full name, but soon came to have other names, such as the American Revised Version, the American Standard Revision, the American Standard Revised Bible, and the American Standard Edition. By the time its copyright was renewed in 1929, it had come to be known by its present name, the American Standard Version. Because of its prominence in seminaries, it was in America sometimes simply called the "Standard Bible".

Language and People

English (ISO 639-3: eng) is spoken by approximately 379,000,000 people. [Glottolog: stan1293]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Thomas Nelson, Inc.

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