New Revised Standard Version Bible updated with consideration for ‘modern sensibilities’
RNS An updated edition of the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible includes thousands of changes in language, reflecting the research of a wide range of scholars who spent four years reviewing its contents as well as taking into consideration “modern sensibilities”. A verse in the New Testament Book of Galatians that previously referred […]
US National Council of Churches elects all-female officers, approves NRSV update
RNS The National Council of Churches has elected an all-female slate of officers for the first time in the ecumenical organisation’s 71-year history. Bishop Teresa Jefferson-Snorton, leader of the Fifth Episcopal District of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, on Wednesday became chair of the organisation, starting a two-year term along with the other officers. She […]