When the English Revised Version was being prepared, the British revisers invited Americans to make contributions and early editions of the Revised Version contain an appendix which lists the American preferences. The Americans agreed to wait twenty years before publishing a version with all their suggested changed. Therefore this edition was not published until 1901. In 1929 the copyright was obtained by the International Council of Religious Education and most editions bear this copyright.
One distinctive feature of this translation is the use of the word Jehovah for God's sacred name.
The Revised Standard Version is a revision of this text.
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Title: The | Holy Bible | containing the | Old and New Testaments | translated out of the original tongues | being the version set forth A.D. 1611 | compared with the most ancient authorities and revised | A.D. 1881-1885 | Newly edited by the American Revision Committee | A.D. 1901 | Standard Edition | New York | Thomas Nelson & Sons | 381-385 Fourth Avenue | Bourgeois 8vo
Date: 1901?
Publisher: Thomas Nelson and Sons: New York
Contents: Bible
References: Chamberlin 34-1; Herbert 2103; Hills 2124, Taliaferro CN00016, Taliaferro-EELBV 7640.120.
Comments: While this edition is undated, it does not have the copyright 1929 by the International Council of Religious Education so it was published before 1929.
Title: The | Holy Bible | containing the | Old and New Testaments | translated out of the original tongues | being the version set forth A.D. 1611 | compared with the most ancient authorities and revised | A.D. 1881-1885 | Newly edited by the American Revision Committee | A.D. 1901 | Standard Edition | American Bible Society | instituted in the year 1816| Published by | Thomas Nelson & Sons | New York | Brevier 12mo.
Date: 1901?
Publisher: Thomas Nelson and Sons: New York
Contents: Bible
References: Chamberlin 34-1; Herbert 2103; Hills 2124, 2169; Taliaferro CN00016, Taliaferro-EELBV 7640.120.
Image: Title page
Comments: (based on information from Hills 2169) When the ABS was founded in 1816, its constitution limited distribution of the Scriptures to the Authorized or King James Version. After the publication of the ERV and ASV, there were requests for the ABS to publish these versions as well. In 1904, the consitution was changed to permit distribution of the two revisions. The first of these was published in 1905. Therefore, this edition reflects an important change for the ABS. Also, based on this information, this was published in 1905 or later (but before 1929).
Title: The | Holy Bible | containing the | Old and New Testaments | translated out of the original tongues | being the version set forth A.D. 1611 | compared with the most ancient authorities and revised | A.D. 1881-1885 | Newly edited by the American Revision Committee | A.D. 1901 | Standard Edition | New York | Thomas Nelson & Sons | 381-385 Fourth Avenue | Brevier 12mo
Date: 1929, [1901]
Publisher: Thomas Nelson and Sons: New York
Contents: Bible
References: Chamberlin 34-1; Herbert 2103; Hills 2124; Taliaferro CN00016, Taliaferro-EELBV 7640.120.
Comments: This edition is undated, but it carries the 1929 copyright by the International Council of Religious Education so it was published after 1929.
Title: The Holy Bible | containing the | Old and New Testaments | translated out of the original tongues | being the version set forth A.D. 1611 | compared with the most ancient | authorities and revised | A.D. 1881-1885 |
Newly edited by the American Revision Committee | A.D. 1901 | Standard Edition
Date: Ⓒ 1901. Thomas Nelson. Ⓒ 1929 by International Council of Religious Education.
[Except of these Ⓒ dates, there is no printing date given*]
Publisher: New York N.Y. (U.S.A.): Thomas Nelson & Sons
Printer & Distributor: Brooklyn, N.Y. (U.S.A.): Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
Contents: Protestant Bible; Preface. – Concordance of Bible Words, Names, and Expressions Found in the American Standard Version; Watchtower Bible & Tract Society Office & Addresses; Maps.
References:
Taliaferro-EELBV 7640.120.
Images: Cover, Title front, Title reverse
Location: Collection Bibelarchiv–Birnbaum. Karlsruhe/ Baden. Germany
Comments: Hardcover small octavo, sewn binding, X & 1002 (OT); VI, 288 (NT); 96 (Concordance) & (4 maps) pp.
Scripture text in double column, brief explanations, alternate readings & cross references in footnotes.
The Concordance is similar but not identical to that in the New World Translation editions.
The American Standard Version was printed and distributed by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society from 1944 to 1992.
*In order to find out the publication date, it might be helpful to check out the locations of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society offices on the last page and from or until when they existed.
Title: The Words of Christ are Emphasized | be being printed in black face type | The New Covenant | commonly called | The New Testament | Of Our Lord and Saviour | Jesus Christ | Translated out of the Greek | being the version set forth A.D. 1611 | compared with the most ancient authorities | and revised A.D. 1881-1885 | Newly edited by the New Testament Members of | the American Revision Committee, A.D. 1900 | Standard Edition | New York | Thomas Nelson & Sons | 381-385 Fourth Avenue | Nonpareil 32mo | Self-pronouncing
Date: Copyright 1901, Hills 2200 dates this as 1910? (penciled date 1917)
Publisher: Thomas Nelson and Sons: New York
Contents: New Testament
References: Chamberlin 565-2; Hills 2200; Taliaferro CN00016, Taliaferro-EELBV 7640.120
Comments: This edition is not to be confused with the "Emphasised Bible" produced by Joseph Bryant Rotherham (Hills 2078 & 2083) at about the same time. It is very similar to "red letter" editions but without the expense of a second ink color. Again the date of 1901 is taken from the copyright page, but this is probably slightly later (see Hills 2200 for more information).
Title: The New Covenant | commonly called | The New Testament | Of Our Lord and Saviour | Jesus Christ | Translated out of the Greek | being the version set forth A.D. 1611 | compared with the most ancient authorities | and revised | A.D. 1881-1885 | Newly edited by the New Testament Members of the | American Revision Committee | A.D. 1900 | Standard Edition | New York | Thomas Nelson & Sons | 381-385 Fourth Avenue
Date: Copyright 1901, Hills 2201 dates this as 1910? (penciled date 1923)
Publisher: Thomas Nelson and Sons: New York
Contents: New Testament
References: Chamberlin 565-2, see Hills 2201; Taliaferro CN00016, Taliaferro-EELBV 7640.120.
Comments: This is very similar to Hills 2201 except it does not contain the Psalms.
Title: The Student's | Chronological | New Testament | (Text of the American Standard Revision) | With Introductory Historical Notes and Outlines | By Archibald T. Robertson | Author of | "Life of John A. Broadus," "New Testament Greek Syllabus," | "Teaching of Jesus concerning God the Father," etc. | New York Chicago Toronto | Fleming H. Revell Company | London and Edinburgh
Date: 1904
Publisher: Fleming H. Revell: New York
Contents: New Testament
References: Hills 2163; Taliaferro CN00016, Taliaferro-EELBV 7640.120.
