The Open English Bible (OEB) is a freely redistributable modern translation based on the Twentieth Century New Testament translation. A work in progress, with its first publication in August 2010, the OEB is edited and distributed by Russell Allen. It is licensed with a Creative Commons zero license,[2] which allows free use of the content and allows forking of the content and a new translation to be made based on it. Its name and the distribution of all text and related software through GitHub reinforce the open source approach.
The OEB is a modern translation created by editing the Twentieth Century New Testament translation, and derived from the Greek Wescott-Hort text. The OEB aims to be a "scholarly defensible mainstream translation", which is intended "not to push any particular theological line". The reading level of the OEB "[corresponds] roughly to the NEB/REB or NRSV", that is, High School reading level. The OEB's initial release was in August 2010, although a preview of the Book of Mark was released in March 2010.[3]
Copyright statusedit
The Open English Bible's copyright was held by Russell Allen, its author. It has been released into the public domain under a Creative Commons zero license with modified versions distributed under a different name. The OEB has been described as an "open source" translation.[4][unreliable source?]
The OEB is available online in html or using BibleWebApp.com software, or it can be downloaded in various formats.
^. openenglishbible.org. Archived from the original on 2018-03-24. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
^"Open English Bible". The Bible Hunter. 27 March 2010. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
^Peter Kirk (7 April 2010). "Open content licensing and the NET Bible". Gentle Wisdom. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
Further readingedit
Taussig, Hal (2013). A New New Testament: A Bible for the 21st Century Combining Traditional and Newly Discovered Texts. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN978-0-547-79211-8. – This book uses the Open English Bible, see page xx.
External linksedit
Official website
Open English Bible Source on GitHub
Works by Open English Bible at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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