New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
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The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures is a modern-language Bible produced and published by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, notable for its use by Jehovah’s Witnesses and its distinctive renderings of key theological terms.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures Context triple: [Jehovah's Witnesses, translationUsed, New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures]
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Septuagint
The Septuagint is an ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures that became the primary Old Testament text for early Christians and Greek-speaking Jews.
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B.
Bible
The Bible is the central sacred scripture of Christianity, comprising the Old and New Testaments and serving as the foundational text for Christian belief and practice.
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C.
Reina-Valera
Reina-Valera is a classic and widely used Spanish translation of the Bible, first published in the 16th century and still influential in the Spanish-speaking Christian world.
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New American Bible
The New American Bible is a modern English Catholic translation of the Scriptures widely used in liturgy and personal study in the United States.
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E.
King James Version
The King James Version is a landmark 17th-century English translation of the Christian Bible renowned for its majestic prose and lasting influence on English literature and religious practice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures Target entity description: The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures is a modern-language Bible produced and published by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, notable for its use by Jehovah’s Witnesses and its distinctive renderings of key theological terms.
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A.
Septuagint
The Septuagint is an ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures that became the primary Old Testament text for early Christians and Greek-speaking Jews.
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B.
Bible
The Bible is the central sacred scripture of Christianity, comprising the Old and New Testaments and serving as the foundational text for Christian belief and practice.
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C.
Reina-Valera
Reina-Valera is a classic and widely used Spanish translation of the Bible, first published in the 16th century and still influential in the Spanish-speaking Christian world.
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D.
New American Bible
The New American Bible is a modern English Catholic translation of the Scriptures widely used in liturgy and personal study in the United States.
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E.
King James Version
The King James Version is a landmark 17th-century English translation of the Christian Bible renowned for its majestic prose and lasting influence on English literature and religious practice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible translation
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Christian Bible ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| availableAs |
mobile app
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online text ⓘ printed book ⓘ |
| availableOnWebsite | jw.org ⓘ |
| controversy | criticized by some scholars for doctrinal bias ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses
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surface form:
Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Governing Body
|
| excludes | Deuterocanonical books ⓘ |
| firstCompleteEditionYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| firstHebrewScripturesCompleteYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| firstNewTestamentEditionYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| firstPentateuchEditionYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| formerPublisherLocation |
Brooklyn
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surface form:
Brooklyn, New York
|
| hasAbbreviation |
Northwest Territories
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surface form:
NWT
|
| hasComponent |
New Testament
ⓘ
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| hasEdition |
1961 complete English edition
ⓘ
1984 revised English edition ⓘ 2013 revised English edition ⓘ New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures (1950)
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
New World Translation of the Hebrew Scriptures (1953–1960)
digital edition ⓘ large-print editions ⓘ pocket-size edition ⓘ study edition ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cross-references
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footnotes explaining translation choices ⓘ maps and appendices in some editions ⓘ section headings ⓘ |
| hasLanguageEdition |
Chinese
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English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Japanese ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ hundreds of languages ⓘ |
| language | Modern English ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
consistent rendering of certain theological terms according to Jehovah’s Witnesses’ doctrine
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distinctive renderings of key Christological texts ⓘ extensive marginal references and footnotes in some editions ⓘ frequent use of the divine name “Jehovah” in the Old Testament ⓘ use of modern, idiomatic English ⓘ use of the name “Jehovah” in many New Testament passages ⓘ |
| notableRendering |
John 1:1 translated as “the Word was a god”
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use of “torture stake” instead of “cross” for Jesus’ execution ⓘ |
| originalLanguageSources |
Aramaic
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Biblical Hebrew ⓘ Koine Greek ⓘ |
| primaryUsers |
JehovahsWitnesses
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surface form:
Jehovah’s Witnesses
|
| producedBy |
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
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surface form:
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
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| publishedBy |
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
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Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York ⓘ |
| publisherLocation | Warwick, New York ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide a clear, modern-language Bible consistent with Jehovah’s Witnesses’ beliefs ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
JehovahsWitnesses
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surface form:
Jehovah’s Witnesses
|
| targetAudience | Jehovah’s Witnesses and interested public ⓘ |
| translationMethod | committee translation ⓘ |
| translationPhilosophy | formal equivalence with some dynamic elements ⓘ |
| usesCanon | Protestant 66-book canon ⓘ |
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Subject: New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures Description of subject: The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures is a modern-language Bible produced and published by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, notable for its use by Jehovah’s Witnesses and its distinctive renderings of key theological terms.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jehovah's Witnesses
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
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hasEdition
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New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures (1950)
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
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hasEdition
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New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
New World Translation of the Hebrew Scriptures (1953–1960)
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
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publishes
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New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
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Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York
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publishes
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New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
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this entity surface form:
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—Study Edition