Beck's American Translation is an abbreviated version of ''"The Holy Bible: An American Translation"'' by William F. Beck (abbreviated BECK, but also AAT; not to be confused with Smith/Goodspeed's earlier " An American Translation" , which is abbreviated AAT or SGAT). The

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published his ''"An American Translation--The New Testament In The Language Of Today"'' in 1963. The preface to the 1976 Bicentennial edition, written by Herman Otten, states: Beck wanted his translation to become the official translation of the

, but the synod has no official English translation.

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is the current publisher / distributor Beck's American Translations Beck's American Translation 1976 in Christianity Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod {{bible-translation-stub

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