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	* [http://www.biblesociety.org.uk/l3.php?id=206 Good News Bible] Bible Society page describing 2004 editions		* [http://www.biblesociety.org.uk/l3.php?id=206 Good News Bible] Bible Society page describing 2004 editions
	* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3501430.stm The best-selling artist of all time?] BBC News article highlighting the illustrations of Annie Vallotton in the Good News Bible		* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3501430.stm The best-selling artist of all time?] BBC News article highlighting the illustrations of Annie Vallotton in the Good News Bible
	* [http://www.av1611.org/kjv/gnb.html Good News Babel] An anti-GNB review by Terry Watkins, who also advocates exclusive use of the King James Version		* [http://www.av1611.org/kjv/gnb.html Good News Babel] An anti-GNB review by Terry Watkins, who also advocates exclusive use of the [[King James Version]]

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	==References==		==References==
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	* Metzger, Bruce. ''The Bible in Translation'', pp. 167–168.		* Metzger, Bruce. ''The Bible in Translation'', pp. 167–168.
	* Sheeley, Steven M. and Nash, Jr., Robert N. ''Choosing A Bible'', pp. 38, 52-53.		* Sheeley, Steven M. and Nash, Jr., Robert N. ''Choosing A Bible'', pp. 38, 52-53.

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	~~{{Bible translation infobox \| translation_title=Good News Bible~~
	~~\| full_name=Good News Bible~~
	~~\| image=[[Image:GNB Logo.png\|thumb\|center\|222px\|Good News Bible logo, as used in editions published outside the US since 2004.]]~~
	~~\| other_names=Good News Translation, Today's English Version~~
	~~\| abbreviation=GNB (or GNT/TEV)~~
	~~\| NT_published=1966~~
	~~\| OT_published=1976~~
	~~\| complete_bible_published=1976~~
	~~\| author_info=~~
	~~\| textual_basis = Medium Correspondence to Nestle-Aland [[Novum Testamentum Graece]] 27th edition.~~
	~~\| translation_type = [[Dynamic equivalence]].~~
	~~\| version_revised=~~
	~~\| publisher= Bible Societies, [[HarperCollins]]~~
	~~\| copyright= © [[American Bible Society]] 1966, 1971, 1976, 1979 (Deuterocanonicals/Apocrypha), 1992; Anglicizations © [[British and Foreign Bible Society]] 1994~~
	~~\| copies_printed=~~
	~~\| religious_affiliation=~~
	~~\| online_address=~~
	\| genesis_1:1-3=In the beginning, when God created the universe, the earth was formless and desolate. The raging ocean that covered everything was engulfed in total darkness, and the Spirit of God was moving over the water. Then God commanded, "Let there be light" — and light appeared.
	~~\| john_3:16=For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life.~~
	~~\|}}~~

	The '''Good News Bible''' ('''GNB''') as it is known, or sometimes in the United States as the '''Good News Translation''' ('''GNT'''), is an [[English language]] translation of the [[Bible]] by the [[American Bible Society]], first published as the New Testament under the name ''Good News for Modern Man'' in 1966. It was anglicized into British English by the [[British and Foreign Bible Society]] with the use of metric measurements for the Commonwealth market. It was formerly known as '''Today's English Version (TEV)''', but in 2001 was renamed the ''Good News Translation'' because of misconceptions that it was merely a paraphrase and not a genuine translation [http://www.biblesociety.org/wr_361/361_37.htm]. In fact, despite the official terminology, it was and is often referred to as the Good News Bible in America as well as elsewhere.		The '''Good News Bible''' ('''GNB''') as it is known, or sometimes in the United States as the '''Good News Translation''' ('''GNT'''), is an [[English language]] translation of the [[Bible]] by the [[American Bible Society]], first published as the New Testament under the name ''Good News for Modern Man'' in 1966. It was anglicized into British English by the [[British and Foreign Bible Society]] with the use of metric measurements for the Commonwealth market. It was formerly known as '''Today's English Version (TEV)''', but in 2001 was renamed the ''Good News Translation'' because of misconceptions that it was merely a paraphrase and not a genuine translation [http://www.biblesociety.org/wr_361/361_37.htm]. In fact, despite the official terminology, it was and is often referred to as the Good News Bible in America as well as elsewhere.

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{{Bible translation infobox | translation_title=Good News Bible
| full_name=Good News Bible
| image=[[Image:GNB Logo.png|thumb|center|222px|Good News Bible logo, as used in editions published outside the US since 2004.]]
| other_names=Good News Translation, Today's English Version
| abbreviation=GNB (or GNT/TEV)
| NT_published=1966
| OT_published=1976
| complete_bible_published=1976
| author_info=
| textual_basis = Medium Correspondence to Nestle-Aland [[Novum Testamentum Graece]] 27th edition.
| translation_type = [[Dynamic equivalence]].
| version_revised=
| publisher= Bible Societies, [[HarperCollins]]
| copyright= © [[American Bible Society]] 1966, 1971, 1976, 1979 (Deuterocanonicals/Apocrypha), 1992; Anglicizations © [[British and Foreign Bible Society]] 1994
| copies_printed=
| religious_affiliation=
| online_address=
| genesis_1:1-3=In the beginning, when God created the universe, the earth was formless and desolate. The raging ocean that covered everything was engulfed in total darkness, and the Spirit of God was moving over the water. Then God commanded, "Let there be light" — and light appeared.
| john_3:16=For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life.
|}}

The '''Good News Bible''' ('''GNB''') as it is known, or sometimes in the United States as the '''Good News Translation''' ('''GNT'''), is an [[English language]] translation of the [[Bible]] by the [[American Bible Society]], first published as the New Testament under the name ''Good News for Modern Man'' in 1966. It was anglicized into British English by the [[British and Foreign Bible Society]] with the use of metric measurements for the Commonwealth market. It was formerly known as '''Today's English Version (TEV)''', but in 2001 was renamed the ''Good News Translation'' because of misconceptions that it was merely a paraphrase and not a genuine translation [http://www.biblesociety.org/wr_361/361_37.htm]. In fact, despite the official terminology, it was and is often referred to as the Good News Bible in America as well as elsewhere.

== Beginnings ==

The beginnings of the Good News Bible can be traced to requests made by people in Africa and the Far East for a version of the Bible that was friendly to non-native English speakers. In 1961, a home missions board also made a request for the same type of translation. Besides these requests, the GNB was born out of the translation theories of linguist [[Eugene Nida]], the Executive Secretary of the American Bible Society's Translations Department. In the 1960s, Nida envisioned a new style of translation called [[Dynamic equivalence]]. That is, the meaning of the Hebrew and Greek would be expressed in a translation "thought for thought" rather than "word for word". The dynamic theory was inspired by a [[Spanish language|Spanish]] translation for Latin American native peoples. The American Bible Society, impressed with Nida's theories, decided to use them. Due to these requests and Nida's theories, [[Robert Bratcher]] (who was at that time a staffer at the American Bible Society) did a sample translation of the [[Gospel of Mark]]. This later led to a translation of the full [[New Testament]]. The result, titled ''Good News for Modern Man: The New Testament in Today's English Version'', was released in 1966. In 1976, the [[Old Testament]] was completed and published as the ''Good News Bible: The Bible in Today's English Version''. In 1979, the [[Biblical apocrypha|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.

The Bible Societies released the [[Contemporary English Version]] in 1995, also using simplified English. While this translation is sometimes perceived as a replacement for the GNB, it was not intended as such, and both translations continue to be used.<ref>[http://homepage.mac.com/rmansfield/thislamp/files/20061115_good_news_translation.html This Lamp: Good News Bible]</ref> While the American Bible Society promotes both translations, the British and Foreign Bible Society and HarperCollins have since 2007 refocused their publishing efforts on the GNB.

== Popularity ==

{{BibleHistory}}The GNB has been a popular translation. By 1969, ''Good News for Modern Man'' had sold 17.5 million copies. By 1971, that number had swelled to 30 million copies. It has been endorsed by [[Billy Graham (evangelist)|Billy Graham]] and Christian groups such as the [[Roman Catholic Church]], the [[Southern Baptist Convention]], the [[Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod]], and the [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]] [http://www.pcusa.org/today/cover/2003/sept03/sidebar1.htm#version]. The GNB is one of the authorized versions to be used in the [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal Church]].<ref>[http://www.churchpublishing.org/general_convention/pdf_const_2003/Title_II_Worship.pdf The Canons of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church: Canon 2: Of Translations of the Bible]</ref> Excerpts from the [[New Testament]] were used extensively in [[Evangelism|evangelistic]] campaigns, such as the Billy Graham crusades and others, from the late 1960s right through to the early 1980s. In 1991, a [[Gallup poll]] of British parishioners showed that the GNB was the most popular Bible version in that nation. In 2003, the GNB was used as the basis for a [[The Gospel of John (film)|film version]] of the [[Gospel of John]]. In 2008, Swedish group [[Illuminated World]] paired the text of the GNB with contemporary photography for the English translation of ''Bible Illuminated: The Book''.<ref>[http://www.bibleilluminated.com Illuminated World: A Contemporary Bible Publication website]</ref>

In the [[Philippines]], it is the most popular version of the bible for both [[Catholic]]s and [[Protestant]]s as it is the cheapest bible available. The [[Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines]] used this translation for the [[English language|English]] version of their [[Basic Ecclessial Community]] Bible.

== Features ==
The GNB is written in a simple, everyday language, with the intention that everyone can appreciate it, and so is often considered particularly suitable for [[children]] and for those learning English. There are introductions to each book of the Bible. Unlike most other translations, the GNB contains line drawings of Biblical events with a snippet of text. The line drawings were done by [[Annie Vallotton]]. However, Vallotton is credited with doing the drawings only in certain editions of the GNB — in others, the drawings are simply credited to "a Swiss artist".

Since the focus is strongly on ease of understanding, poetry is sometimes sacrificed for clarity. This choice can be seen in the example quote of John 3:16, which is rendered "For God loved the world so much that . . ." which is more pedestrian than the familiar "For God so loved the world . . . ."

== Criticism ==
The GNB has been challenged as to the degree of accuracy one of the translators maintained to the Greek texts.{{Fact|date=March 2009}} Concern was raised after Robert Bratcher made public statements questioning the inerrancy and inspiration of scripture in March 1981, as well as deriding those who hold to such views as dishonest or wilfully ignorant. Many people believe that Bratcher's viewpoints unduly influenced what was written into the GNB. His speech so outraged many churches that they withheld monetary donations to the American Bible Society, a move that nearly bankrupted the ABS. The ABS requested Bratcher's resignation later that year.<ref>[http://www.bible-researcher.com/tev.html Bible Researcher: Good News Bible]</ref>

Further statements from Bratcher and subsequent investigation of the GNB cause some to believe that it weakens or undermines other key doctrines, such as the virgin birth of Christ; it failed the "Isaiah 7.14 litmus test" that had been used by conservative Christians since the publication of the [[Revised Standard Version]] in 1952 (see [[Revised Standard Version#Reception and controversy]]). Others emphasize that Bratcher was only part of a committee of translators, and that this attack is simply an attempt to support the view held by some that "literal translations, especially the King James Version, are God's word, and all dynamic translations are evil", typified by the [[King-James-Only Movement]].

The GNB has also come under heavy criticism from the [[Ethiopian Orthodox Church]] for substituting the inaccurate and anachronistic designation "[[Sudan]]" (originally referring to Western Africa) in place of the original word ''Kush'' in Hebrew, ''Ethiopia'' in the Septuagint<ref>[http://ethiopianorthodox.org/english/ethiopian/antiquity.html Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church website]</ref>.

== See also ==
* [[American Bible Society]]
* ''[[The Gospel of John (film)|The Gospel of John]]'' - a movie based word-for-word on the Good News Bible.
* [[New Living Translation]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
* Metzger, Bruce. ''The Bible in Translation'', pp. 167–168.
* Sheeley, Steven M. and Nash, Jr., Robert N. ''Choosing A Bible'', pp. 38, 52-53.

== External links ==
* [http://www.biblija.net/biblija.cgi?lang=en2 Good News Bible text]
* [http://www.biblesociety.org.uk/l3.php?id=206 Good News Bible] Bible Society page describing 2004 editions
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3501430.stm The best-selling artist of all time?] BBC News article highlighting the illustrations of Annie Vallotton in the Good News Bible
* [http://www.av1611.org/kjv/gnb.html Good News Babel] An anti-GNB review by Terry Watkins, who also advocates exclusive use of the King James Version

{{English Bible translation navbox}}

[[Category:1966 books]]
[[Category:Bible versions and translations]]

[[nl:Groot Nieuws Bijbel]]

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	~~{{Bible translation infobox \| translation_title=Good News Bible~~
	~~\| full_name=Good News Bible~~
	~~\| image=[[Image:GNB Logo.png\|thumb\|center\|222px\|Good News Bible logo, as used in editions published outside the US since 2004.]]~~
	~~\| other_names=Good News Translation, Today's English Version~~
	~~\| abbreviation=GNB (or GNT/TEV)~~
	~~\| NT_published=1966~~
	~~\| OT_published=1976~~
	~~\| complete_bible_published=1976~~
	~~\| author_info=~~
	~~\| textual_basis = Medium Correspondence to Nestle-Aland [[Novum Testamentum Graece]] 27th edition.~~
	~~\| translation_type = [[Dynamic equivalence]].~~
	~~\| version_revised=~~
	~~\| publisher= Bible Societies, [[HarperCollins]]~~
	~~\| copyright= © [[American Bible Society]] 1966, 1971, 1976, 1979 (Deuterocanonicals/Apocrypha), 1992; Anglicizations © [[British and Foreign Bible Society]] 1994~~
	~~\| copies_printed=~~
	~~\| religious_affiliation=~~
	~~\| online_address=~~
	\| genesis_1:1-3=In the beginning, when God created the universe, the earth was formless and desolate. The raging ocean that covered everything was engulfed in total darkness, and the Spirit of God was moving over the water. Then God commanded, "Let there be light" — and light appeared.
	~~\| john_3:16=For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life.~~
	~~\|}}~~

	The '''Good News Bible''' ('''GNB''') as it is known, or sometimes in the United States as the '''Good News Translation''' ('''GNT'''), is an [[English language]] translation of the [[Bible]] by the [[American Bible Society]], first published as the New Testament under the name ''Good News for Modern Man'' in 1966. It was anglicized into British English by the [[British and Foreign Bible Society]] with the use of metric measurements for the Commonwealth market. It was formerly known as '''Today's English Version (TEV)''', but in 2001 was renamed the ''Good News Translation'' because of misconceptions that it was merely a paraphrase and not a genuine translation [http://www.biblesociety.org/wr_361/361_37.htm]. In fact, despite the official terminology, it was and is often referred to as the Good News Bible in America as well as elsewhere.		The '''Good News Bible''' ('''GNB''') as it is known, or sometimes in the United States as the '''Good News Translation''' ('''GNT'''), is an [[English language]] translation of the [[Bible]] by the [[American Bible Society]], first published as the New Testament under the name ''Good News for Modern Man'' in 1966. It was anglicized into British English by the [[British and Foreign Bible Society]] with the use of metric measurements for the Commonwealth market. It was formerly known as '''Today's English Version (TEV)''', but in 2001 was renamed the ''Good News Translation'' because of misconceptions that it was merely a paraphrase and not a genuine translation [http://www.biblesociety.org/wr_361/361_37.htm]. In fact, despite the official terminology, it was and is often referred to as the Good News Bible in America as well as elsewhere.