Open English Bible

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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,^[2] 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 reinforce the open source approach.

History and textual basis[edit]

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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 "[corresponds] roughly 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 was released in March 2010.^[3]

Copyright status[edit]

The Open English Bible's copyright was held by Russell Allen, its author. It has been released into the public domain under a Creative Commons zero license with modified versions distributed under a different name. The OEB has been described as an "open source" translation.^{[4][unreliable source?]}

The OEB is available online in html or using BibleWebApp.com software, or it can be downloaded in various formats.

See also[edit]

• World English Bible – A public domain translation of the Bible, based on the Majority Text)
• New English Translation – An online translation

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• Taussig, Hal (2013). A New New Testament: A Bible for the 21st Century Combining Traditional and Newly Discovered Texts. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-547-79211-8. – This book uses the Open English Bible, see page xx.

External links[edit]

• Official website
• Open English Bible Source on GitHub
• Works by Open English Bible at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)