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New American Bible Translation

• The New American Bible, published in 1970, was the 1st official English-language Catholic Bible to be translated from the original Hebrew, Greek & Aramaic. This fresh translation was born out of the need for a new version of Scripture that would be suitable for liturgical proclamation, private reading & study.

• This is the official translation of the US Conference of Bishops.

• The challenge for the translators was to produce a version of the Bible with language dignified enough for formal liturgical use but contemporary enough to be readily understandable to the laity.

• Used throughout the US and other English speaking countries, it is highly recognized because of its use in the liturgy.

• In 1978, a comprehensive revision was made to the NAB New Testament in order to incorporate recent biblical scholarship, as well as to reflect the changing nature of the English language.

• Also in 1978, the editors aspired to produce a version more accurate & faithful to the Greek as closely as possible.

• In 1992, the ICEL committee approved the Revised Psalms and they were introduced into Catholic Press editions.

• The text of the NAB is the official text of the Roman Catholic Lectionary used throughout the US.