The Open English Bible (OEB) is a freely redistributable modern translation based on the
Twentieth Century New Testament 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
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reinforce the
open source
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approach.
History and textual basis
The OEB is a modern translation created by editing the
Twentieth Century New Testament translation, and derived from the Greek
Wescott-Hort 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 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
The Gospel of Mark), or simply Mark (which is also its most common form of abbreviation). is the second of the four Gospel#Canonical gospels, canonical gospels and of the three synoptic Gospels. It tells of the ministry of Jesus from his baptis ...
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
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" translation.
The OEB is available online in html or using BibleWebApp.com software, or it can be downloaded in various formats.
See also
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World English Bible
The World English Bible (WEB) is an English translation of the Bible freely shared online. The translation work began in 1994 and was deemed complete in 2020. Created by volunteers with oversight by Michael Paul Johnson, the WEB is an updated ...
– 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 fo ...
)
*
New English Translation
The New English Translation (NET Bible) is a free, "completely new" online English translation of the Bible, "with 60,932 translators' notes" sponsored by the Biblical Studies Foundation and published by Biblical Studies Press.
History and text ...
– An online translation
Notes
References
Further reading
* – This book uses the Open English Bible, see page xx.
External links
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Open English Bible Source on GitHub*
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