William Gay Ballantine [1848-1937] - Congregational minister, educator and lifelong student of the NT in Greek and English. Teacher at Y.M.C.A. College, Springfield, MA; President of Oberlin College (1891-1906). Authored Understanding the Bible (1925).
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First Edition - 1923
Title: The Riverside New Testament. A Translation from the Original Greek into the English of To-day by William G. Ballantine
Date: 1923
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company: Riverside Press, Cambridge
Contents: New Testament
References: Chamberlin 571-4; Hills 2261; Herbert 2216, Taliaferro-BVE CN00145, Taliaferro-EELBV 7765.100.
Images: Blue Cloth Cover, Red Cloth Cover, Title page
Comments: The first edition was apparently published with a blue cloth cover and a red cloth cover. Otherwise the two versions appear to be identical.
Location: Internet Archive Digital Library has a scan of the Universal Library (Carnegie Mellon University) Copy
Revised Edition - 1934
Title: The Riverside New Testament. A Translation from the Original Greek into the English of Today by William G. Ballantine Revised Edition
Date: 1934
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company: Boston
Contents: New Testament
References: Chamberlin 571-4; Hills 2344; Herbert see 2216, Taliaferro-BVE CN00145, Taliaferro-EELBV 7765.110.
Images: Cover, Title page, Ballantine's signature
