Twentieth Century New Testament
The Twentieth Century New Testament (TCNT) is an English translation of the New Testament. Originally published in three parts between 1898 and 1901, it is considered the first translation of the Bible into present-day English.[1] After further revisions based on suggestions from readers, the final version was published in 1904.
History
The Twentieth Century New Testament was inspired by Mary Higgs and Edward Malan who wanted to see the New Testament written in contemporary language.[2] Higgs was a writer also known for her work with homeless women[3] and Malan was a signal and telegraph engineer.[2]
The translation was produced in Britain over a period of 15 years by a group of approximately 20 people. Although they were all fluent in the
As the project progressed
The people involved included W.T.Stead, Mary Higgs and Edwatd Malan.[3]
In a break with most translations, the TCNT arranges the New Testament books in the order scholars believe they were written –
2010 Revision
A modern revision of the TCNT called the Open English Bible was released in 2010 as a public domain (Creative Commons CC0 license) work.
References
- ^ |Bruce, F.F.: The History of the Bible in English (Lutterworth Press, 1979), p. 153
- ^ ISBN 978-0-664-22941-2.
- ^ a b "Papers relating to The Twentieth Century New Testament - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ Twentieth Century New Testament, copy in the Internet Archive
- ^ Metzger, Bruce: The Bible in Translation (Baker Academic, 2001)
External links
- Works by or about Twentieth Century New Testament at Internet Archive
- Works by Twentieth Century New Testament at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)