| Christian Standard Bible | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | CSB |
| Complete Bible published | 2017 |
| Derived from | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| Textual basis | NT:Novum Testamentum Graece 28th edition. OT:Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia 5th Edition with some Septuagint influence. |
| Translation type | Optimal Equivalence[1] |
| Reading level | 7.0[2] |
| Revision | 2020 |
| Publisher | B&H Publishing Group |
| Copyright | Copyright 2016/ |
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The Christian Standard Bible (CSB) is a modern English Bible translation of the Christian Bible. Work on the translation was completed in June 2016, with the first full edition released in March 2017.[3]
History[edit]
The Christian Standard Bible (CSB) is a major revision of the 2009 edition of the Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB). The CSB incorporates advances in biblical scholarship to improve upon translation decisions, word choice, and style. It also removes some of the novel features of the HCSB, such as consistently translating the tetragrammaton as 'Lord' rather than 'Yahweh' and using 'brothers and sisters' for the plural term 'brothers' in Greek.[4]
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- Christian Standard has been resourcing Christian churches since it was founded in 1866. Now it is the principal magazine connecting these congregations in the far-flung, nondenominational fellowship whose congregations are usually known as Christian Churches or Churches of Christ.
The HCSB was translated by an international team of 100 scholars from 17 denominations. The HCSB New Testament was released in 1999, and the entire translation was released in 2004.
Work on the CSB revision was undertaken by the Translation and Review Team, a trans-denominational group of 21 conservative Evangelical Christian biblical scholars. Backgrounds represented include Southern Baptist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, conservative Anglican, and non-denominational Evangelical churches.[5]
Ongoing translation decisions are governed by the ten member CSB Translation Oversight Committee,[6] co-chaired by Dr. Thomas R. Schreiner and Dr. David L. Allen.[7]
Translation philosophy[edit]
Christian Standard Bible Vs Kjv
The CSB (and original HCSB) translators used a methodology they termed 'Optimal Equivalence.' Optimal Equivalence draws from both formal and dynamic translation philosophies, balancing contemporary English readability with linguistic precision to the original languages.
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Based upon criteria from a quantitative linguistic comparison of eight popular English Bible translations, the CSB was found to hold the most optimal balance of Readable vs. Literal scores.[8]
Textual basis[edit]
The CSB Translation and Review Team used the latest available Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic texts. The Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia 5th Edition (BHS5) was used for the Old Testament and the Novum Testamentum Graece 28th Edition (NA28; i.e., the Nestle-Aland 28th edition) and United Bible Societies 5th Edition (UBS5) was used for the New Testament (the HCSB used BHS4 and NA27/UBS4).
References[edit]
- ^Optimal Equivalence draws from both word-for-word and dynamic translation philosophies, balancing contemporary English readability with linguistic precision to the original languages. Translation Philosophy of the CSB
- ^'FAQ: What is the reading level of the Christian Standard Bible?'. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^'B&H to Launch Christian Standard Bible (CSB) Version in 2017'. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^Strauss, M.L. A Review of the Christian Standard Bible. Theomelios 44:2. Retrieved 12/16/2019: https://themelios.thegospelcoalition.org/article/a-review-of-the-christian-standard-bible/
- ^'Holman Christian Standard Bible: Original Translation Team and Translation and Review Team'(PDF). A PDF document containing the full list of original translators of the HCSB, and translators of the CSB.
- ^'CSB Translation Oversight Committee'. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^'About - Dr. David L. Allen'. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^'A Quantitative Evaluation of the Christian Standard Bible'(PDF). A report by Dr. Andi Wu of Global Bible Initiative. Translations evaluated were the ESV, KJV, NASB, NET, NIV, NKJV, NLT, NRSV, and CSB. Criteria included Transfer Rate of Syntactic Relations, Consistency Rate of Word Choices, Syntactic Fluency Rate, and Common Vocabulary Rate. Though other translations reflected better scores in the individual categories, the CSB achieved the highest score (70.3%) when all four criteria were combined.
External links[edit]
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