[DEMO] The Holy Bible

Author(s): none
Publication year: 2015
Material type: Book
Publisher: ROC
Edition: 25th
ISBN: ISBN-13 9780310438922
Subject: Christianity
Program: General Collection

Description

The New International Version (NIV) is a translation of the Bible into contemporary English. Published by Biblica, the complete NIV was released on October 27, 1978, with a minor revision in 1984 and a major revision in 2011. The NIV relies on recently published critical editions of the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts.

Biblica claims that "the NIV delivers the very best combination of accuracy and readability." Over 450 million printed copies of the translation had been distributed as of March 2013,and over 500 million as of March 2023.The NIV is the best-selling translation in the United States