NIV Compact Reference Bible - Red letter edition NIV Holy Bible / Pocket size / Holy Bible New International Version with cross-references / Zondervan / Burgundy imitation cover

Softcover 1990

ISBN: 9780310908074  /  978-0310908074

ISBN-10: 0310908078

PAGES: 1472

PUBLISHER: Zondervan

LANGUAGE: English

The Bible for people on-the-go in the perfect size for pocket or purse. Features: - Center-column reference system. - 14 in-text maps and charts. - Bible Verses for Daily Life. - Dictionary-concordance. - Printed on high-quality Bible paper.

The New International Version (NIV) is an English translation of the Bible first published in 1978 by Biblica (formerly the International Bible Society). The NIV was created as a modern translation, by Bible scholars using the earliest and highest quality source manuscripts available, into broadly understood modern English.

A team of 15 biblical scholars, representing a variety of evangelical denominations, worked from the oldest copies of reliable texts, variously written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. Each section was subjected to multiple translations and revisions, and those assessed in detail to produce the best option. Everyday Bible readers were used to provide feedback on ease of understanding and comprehensibility. Finally, plans were made to continue revision of the Bible as new discoveries were made and as changes in the use of the English language occurred.

The NIV is published by Zondervan in the United States and Hodder & Stoughton in the UK. The NIV was updated in 1984 and 2011 and has become the best-selling modern translation