The Revised Standard Version (RSV) is a revision of the American Revised Version (1901) which was itself a revision of the King James Version (1611). The RSV was translated by 32 scholars along with 50 representatives of cooperating denominational bodies. The translation committee attempted to stay as close as possible to its rich Tyndale-King James heritage. Schuyler has published the RSV in the Quentel format with the 1977 expanded Apocrypha. (1 Esdras 2 Esdras Tobit, Judith, Esther (Greek), Wisdom Of Solomon, Sirach, Baruch, Letter Of Jeremiah, Prayer Of Azariah, Susanna, Bel And The Dragon, Prayer Of Manasseh, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, 3 Maccabees, 4 Maccabees, Psalm 151). Here is a PDF of this edition.
Full Yapp Black Natural Grain Goatskin Cover with Red Calfskin Lining
10 point Milo font
Line Matching
28 GSM Paper
Page size: 6.1″ x 9.13″ x ~1″ (155 mm x 232 mm x ~25 mm)
3 x 1 cm Red Ribbons
Art-Gilt edging (red under gold) with gilt line (gold line inside the cover)
Gold embossing on the Spine.
Raised Spine Ribs
Smyth Sewn
Ornamental drop caps
Black letter text (chapter numbers, headers and page numbers in red)
Cross references
Glossary concordance
Presentation pages
Extensive Schuyler Bible Maps
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- The RSV is an exceedingly accurate and elegant translation. It had long been considered among the most accurate and scholarly translations.
- The RSV is the “father” of both the NRSV and ESV. Many people used this translation for ~ 40-50 years before arrival of the NRSV or ESV.
- There are very few current publications of the RSV.
- There are no RSV Bibles in print with a reference system or concordance/glossary.
- The RSV uses thee, thou, lest, art, thy and other classical English expressions no longer found in modern translations. It provides a unique “bridge” between the KJV and modern English translations.
- The RSV predates gender modification of nouns/pronouns which are found in most modern translations.
- This RSV will be available with the expanded 1977 Apocrypha.