Editing Revised Standard Version (section)

== Revisions ==
=== New Revised Standard Version ===
{{Main|New Revised Standard Version}}

In 1989, the [[National Council of Churches]] released a full-scale revision to the RSV called the [[New Revised Standard Version]] (NRSV). It was the first major version to use [[gender-neutral language]] and thus drew more criticism and ire from conservative Christians than did its 1952 predecessor. This criticism largely stemmed from concerns that the modified language obscured phrases in the [[Old Testament]] that could be read as messianic prophecies.

=== English Standard Version ===
{{Main|English Standard Version}}

In 2001, [[Crossway]] published the [[English Standard Version]] (ESV), its revision of the 1971 text edition of the RSV.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Joe |date=September 30, 2016 |title=9 Things You Should Know About the ESV Bible |url=https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/9-things-you-should-know-about-the-esv-bible/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531051802/https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/9-things-you-should-know-about-the-esv-bible/ |archive-date=May 31, 2020 |access-date=February 14, 2023 |website=The Gospel Coalition |language=en}}</ref> In comparison to the RSV, the ESV reverts certain disputed passages to their prior rendering as found in the ASV.{{Efn|For example, in Isaiah 7:14, "young woman"<ref>{{Bibleverse|Isaiah|7:14|RSV}}</ref> was reverted to "virgin".<ref>{{Bibleverse|Isaiah|7:14|ESV}}</ref>}} Unlike the NRSV, the ESV, depending on the context, prefers to use gender-inclusive language sparingly.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Grudem |first=Wayne |date=July 6, 2015 |title=The Advantages of the English Standard Version (ESV) Translation |url=http://www.waynegrudem.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/The-advantages-of-the-ESV.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328065706/http://www.waynegrudem.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/The-advantages-of-the-ESV.pdf |archive-date=March 28, 2022 |access-date=February 14, 2023 |website=}}</ref>