[sword-devel] English Bible Versions

[Kahunapule Michael Johnson]

Troy A. Griffitts wrote:
> Steve DeRose has started to compile a comprehensive list of English 
> Bible.  If anyone has time to review and comment, it would be most 
> appreciated:
>
> http://derose.net/steve/Bible/EnglishBibleTranslations.html
>   

Some additional details for the World English Bible are:
Translators: a very large team (too many to name) of collaborators via 
the Internet, with Michael Paul Johnson as the senior editor.
Date: still working on it. Various drafts started as early as 1995, with 
the most recent in 2008. The New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs were 
finished and committed to print in 2000, with a revision published in 2003.
Copyright: not copyrighted (i. e. dedicated to the Public Domain, except 
for the title, with is a trademark, reserved only to avoid confusion 
with modified copies)
Additional URIs: WEBible.org, WorldEnglishBible.org
Affiliation: The sponsoring organization (Rainbow Missions, Inc.) is not 
affiliated with any particular denomination. Team members come from a 
wide variety of Christian backgrounds. All proclaim that Jesus Christ is 
Lord and believe in the reliability and Divine Inspiration of the Holy 
Scriptures.

Some additional details for the World English Bible: Messianic Edition 
(also called the Hebrew Names Version):
Translators: a very large team (too many to name) of collaborators via 
the Internet, with Wayne Mitchell as the primary editor of the 
distinctives of this translation.
Date: New Covenant, Psalms, and Proverbs committed to print in 2003 
under the title of "Besorat Hamashiach (Good News of the Messiah)". 
Revisions of the Old Covenant continue, with the most recent in 2008.
Copyright: not copyrighted (i. e. dedicated to the Public Domain, except 
for the "World English Bible: Messianic Edition" title, with is a 
trademark, reserved only to avoid confusion with modified copies)
Additional URI: HNVBible.org
Affiliation: Messianic Jewish, with input from many other Christians of 
various backgrounds