NRSVue, Holy Bible with Apocrypha

Book excerpt: A Beautiful Bible for a Beautiful Faith. This edition of the NRSVue Holy Bible with Apocrypha invites you to explore the depth and beauty of Scripture. Continuing the legacy of the NRSV, the NRSVue aims to faithfully serve the church in personal spiritual formation, in the liturgy, and in the academy. With revisions based on new textual evidence, historical insights, and linguistic precision, this updated edition delivers a translation of Scripture based on meticulous care for accuracy and readability. The Apocrypha is placed between Old and New Testaments, a nearly four-hundred-year-old tradition originating with the 1534 German Luther Bible. This practice separates the Apocrypha from the 66-book canon while allowing readers to benefit from its spiritual wisdom, exemplary piety, and historical insight. Features: The text of the New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition, vetted by an ecumenical group of Christian scholars Apocrypha placed between Old and New Testaments