 the new jerusalem bible (njb) is an english-language translation of the bible published in 1985 by darton, longman & todd and les editions du cerf, and edited by the reverend henry wansbrough and approved for use by roman catholics. == contents == the new jerusalem bible includes the deuterocanonical books and sections. the text of these is included where they occur in the context of the complete septuagint, rather than being grouped together in an appendix. deuterocanonical sections of books in the hebrew canon are identified by the use of italics. == sources == this version of scripture is translated "directly from the hebrew, greek or aramaic". the 1973 french translation, the bible de jÃ©rusalem, is followed only "where the text admits to more than one interpretation." the introductions and notes, with some modifications, are taken from the bible de jÃ©rusalem. the njb's new testament is translated from the novum testamentum graece 25th ed., with occasional parallels to codex bezae. its old testament is drawn from the biblia hebraica stuttgartensia with septuagint, and the deuterocanon from the septuagint with vulgate influence. == overview == the new jerusalem bible is an update to the jerusalem bible, an english version of the french bible de jÃ©rusalem. it is commonly held that the jerusalem bible was not a translation from the french; rather, it was an original translation heavily influenced by the french. this view is not shar
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