The Open English Bible (OEB) is a freely redistributable modern translation based on the
Twentieth Century New Testament
The Twentieth Century New Testament (TCNT) is an English translation of the New Testament. Originally published in three parts between 1898 and 1901, it is considered the first translation of the Bible into present-day English. After further revis ...
translation. A work in progress, with its first publication in August 2010, the OEB is edited and distributed by Russell Allen. It is licensed with a
Creative Commons zero license,
which allows free use of the content and allows
forking of the content and a new translation to be made based on it. Its name and the distribution of all text and related software through
GitHub reinforce the
open source
Open source is source code that is made freely available for possible modification and redistribution. Products include permission to use the source code, design documents, or content of the product. The open-source model is a decentralized sof ...
approach.
History and textual basis
The OEB is a modern translation created by editing the
Twentieth Century New Testament
The Twentieth Century New Testament (TCNT) is an English translation of the New Testament. Originally published in three parts between 1898 and 1901, it is considered the first translation of the Bible into present-day English. After further revis ...
translation, and derived from the Greek
Wescott-Hort
''The New Testament in the Original Greek'' is a Greek-language version of the New Testament published in 1881. It is also known as the Westcott and Hort text, after its editors Brooke Foss Westcott (1825–1901) and Fenton John Anthony Hort (1828 ...
text. The OEB aims to be a "scholarly defensible mainstream translation", which is intended "not to push any particular theological line". The reading level of the OEB "
orrespondsroughly to the NEB/
REB Common meanings
* Johnny Reb, personification of a Confederate soldier in the American Civil War
* Reb (Yiddish), an honorific title for a teacher
People
* Reb Anderson (born 1943), American Zen Buddhist teacher and writer
* Reb Beach (born 1963), ...
or NRSV", that is, High School reading level. The OEB's initial release was in August 2010, although a preview of the
Book of Mark was released in March 2010.
Copyright status
The Open English Bible's copyright was held by Russell Allen, its author. It has been released into the
public domain
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under a
Creative Commons zero license with modified versions distributed under a different name. The OEB has been described as an "
open source
Open source is source code that is made freely available for possible modification and redistribution. Products include permission to use the source code, design documents, or content of the product. The open-source model is a decentralized sof ...
" translation.
The OEB is available online in html or using BibleWebApp.com software, or it can be downloaded in various formats.
See also
*
World English Bible – A public domain translation of the Bible, based on the
Majority Text
In the textual criticism of the New Testament, the Byzantine text-type (also called Majority Text, Traditional Text, Ecclesiastical Text, Constantinopolitan Text, Antiocheian Text, or Syrian Text) is one of the main text types. It is the form fou ...
)
*
New English Translation – An online translation
Notes
References
Further reading
* – This book uses the Open English Bible, see page xx.
External links
*
Open English Bible Source on GitHub*
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