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This Bible is in Good condition. Not New! It has a name written on the inside. HistoryUntil the release of the NWT, Jehovah's Witnesses in English-speaking countries generally used the King James Version [5 ] or American Standard Version of the Bible. According to the publishers, one of the main reasons for producing a new translation was that most Bible versions in common use, including the Authorised (King James) Version , employed archaic language. The stated intention was to produce a fresh translation, free of archaisms. [6 ] Additionally, over the centuries since the King James Version was produced, more copies of earlier manuscripts of the original texts in the Hebrew and Greek languages have become available. The publishers claimed better manuscript evidence had made it possible to determine with greater accuracy what the original writers intended, particularly in more obscure passages. They said linguists better understood certain aspects of the original Hebrew and Greek languages than previously. [7 ]In October 1946, the president of the Watch Tower Society, Nathan H. Knorr , proposed a fresh translation of the New Testament , which Jehovah's Witnesses usually refer to as the Christian Greek Scriptures .[ 8] Work began on December 2, 1947 when the "New World Bible Translation Committee", composed of anointed Jehovah's Witnesses, [9 ] was formed. The Watch Tower Society is said to have "become aware" of the committee's existence a year later. The committee agreed to turn over its translation to the Society for publication [10 ] and on September 3, 1949, Knorr convened a joint meeting of the board of directors of both the Watch Tower Society's New York and Pennsylvania corporations where he again announced to the directors the existence of the committee [11 ] and that it was now able to print its new modern English translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures. The directors were read several chapters from the translation and then voted to accept it as a gift. [10 ] New World Translation volumes The New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures was released at a convention of Jehovah's Witnesses at Yankee Stadium , New York , on August 2, 1950. The translation of the Old Testament , which Jehovah's Witnesses refer to as the Hebrew Scriptures , was released in five volumes in 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, and 1960. The complete New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures was released as a single volume in 1961, and has since undergone minor revisions. [12 ] Cross references which had appeared in the six separate volumes were updated and included in the complete volume in the 1984 revision. [13 ]In 1961 the Watch Tower Society began to translate the New World Translation into Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish; the New Testament in these languages were released simultaneously on July 1963 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. By 1989 the New World Translation was translated into eleven languages, with more than 56,000,000 copies printed. [14 ] Translators The New World Translation was produced by the anonymous New World Bible Translation Committee, formed in 1947. This committee is said to have comprised unnamed members of multinational background. [15 ] The New World Bible Translation Committee requested that the Watch Tower Society not publish the names of its members, [16 ][ 17 ] stating that they did not want to "advertise themselves but let all the glory go to the Author of the Scriptures, God," [18 ] adding that the translation, "should direct the reader... to... Jehovah God". [19 ] The publishers believe that "the particulars of [the New World Bible Translation Committee's members] university or other educational training are not the important thing" and that "the translation testifies to their qualification". [20 ] Former high ranking Watch Tower staff have claimed knowledge of the translators' identities. [21 ][ 22 ] Translation Services Department In 1989 a Translation Services Department was established at the world headquarters of Jehova... read more

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