The Phillips New Testament in Modern English (complete title: ''The New Testament in Modern English'') (Phi) is an English
translation
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of the
New Testament
The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Chri ...
of the
Bible
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translated by
Anglican clergyman
J. B. Phillips first published in 1958.
BibleGateway.com
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describes the translation as "up-to-date and forceful involving the reader in the dramatic events and powerful teaching of the New Testament. It brings home the message of Good News as it was first heard two thousand years ago."
J.B. Phillips New Testament at BibleGateway.com
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See also
*''Four Prophets
''Four Prophets: Amos, Hosea, First Isaiah and Micah: A Modern Translation from the Hebrew by J. B. Phillips'' is a modern translation from Hebrew sources of the books of Amos, Hosea, First Isaiah and Micah by scholar J. B. Phillips. The book was ...
'', a 1963 rendering by Phillips of the Books of Amos, Hosea, First Isaiah and Micah.
References
External links
Complete 1961 edition text online
See also
1958 books
Bible translations into English
1958 in Christianity
New Testament editions
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