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The Episcopal General Convention voted to adopt the Common English Bible to be endorsed as acceptable for use in Episcopal worship and personal study.
Saturday, July 14, 2012
The Episcopal General Convention voted July 11-12, 2012, to adopt an amendment to their canon on Bible translations. Canon II.2 now includes the Common English Bible and is endorsed by the House of Bishops and House of Deputies. On the first birthday of the CEB, with the Apocrypha, we are excited to be endorsed as acceptable for use in Episcopal worship and personal study.
The Common English Bible is written in contemporary idiom at the same reading level as the newspaper USA TODAY- using language that is comfortable and accessible for today's readers.
"It's a rare and wonderful thing when undisputedly strong scholarship and reader accessibility come together, and yet that's exactly what's happened in this new and altogether impressive translation of the scriptures, the Common English Bible. You'll find yourself reading certain passages as if for the first time. I highly commend the Common English Bible to scholars, students, and seekers alike who want to explore the richness of God's Word in a fresh way."
-The Rev. Dr. C. K. Robertson, Canon to the Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church
Click here to view this bible on our website. Then click on the images of each one to read more details.
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