What is the Good News Bible (GNB) / Todays English Version (TEV)?
” Good News Bible – History The Good News Bible, also known as the Good News Translation and Todays English Version, was first published as a full Bible in 1976 by the American Bible Society as a common language Bible. It was conceived because of a need in Africa and the Far East for a version of the Bible that was friendly to non-native English speakers. In 1979, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books were added to the Good News Bible and published as Good News Bible: Today’s English Version with Deuterocanonicals/Apocrypha. In 1992, the translation was revised with inclusive language. It is described by the publishers as a clear and simple modern translation that is faithful to the original Hebrew, Koine Greek, and Aramaic texts. Good News Bible – Translation method The translation style of the Good News Bible is dynamic equivalence. That is, the meaning of the Hebrew and Greek is expressed in a “thought for thought” translation rather than “word for word.” The GNB is written in a sim
