  the revised standard version catholic edition (also known as the rsv-ce) is an english-language adaptation of the revised standard version (rsv) of the bible for use by catholics. it is widely used by conservative catholic scholars and theologians, and is accepted as one of the most accurate and literary bible translations suitable for catholic use. the rsv-ce, sometimes called the ignatius bible (after its primary publisher), was published in the following stages: *new testament (1946, originally copyrighted to the international council of religious education) *old testament (1952) *deuterocanonical books (1957) *catholic edition of the new testament (1965) *catholic edition of the old testament incorporating the deuterocanonicals (1966) *second catholic edition (ignatius edition) (2006) == background == the revised standard version stands within the tradition of the authorized king james version, which was updated in 1885 in the uk as the revised version, with an american edition known as the american standard version published in 1901. the latter version was revised in 1952 by a standard bible committee authorized by the national council of churches; this was known as the revised standard version. a revision of the apocrypha was authorized in december of that year, and would be completed in 1957. in 1954, after a year of negotiations, the standard bible committee granted the catholic biblical association of great britain permission to print a catholic rsv bible. originally, the rsv-ce new testament was to have been issued as early as 1956, but cardinal griffin, who had approved the plan, died before he could give it an imprimatur. a delay of nearly a decade ensued before archbishop gray of st. andrews and edinburgh gave the rsv-ce new testament the necessary imprimatur. and so at last, in 1965, the rsv-ce new testament was published.reginald c. fuller, gen. ed. a new catholic commentary on holy scripture. london: nelson, ltd.; 1969 in the following year, 1966, the full rsv-ce bible was published, with the deuterocanonical works incorporated into the old testament text. the prayer of manasseh, 1 esdras, 2 esdras, 3 maccabees, 4 maccabees and psalm 151 were omitted from the rsv-ce, as they are not
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