Claim: The roots of the HCSB can be traced to 1984 when Arthur Farstad began a new translation project, then in 1998, Farstad and LifeWay Christian Resources came to an agreement that would allow LifeWay to fund and publish the completed work.
Evidence: The roots of the HCSB can be traced to 1984, when Arthur Farstad, general editor of the New King James Version of the Bible, began a new translation project. In 1998, Farstad and LifeWay Christian Resources (the publishing arm of the Southern Baptist Convention) came to an agreement that would allow LifeWay to fund and publish the completed work.