Holy Bible: English Revised Version

The English Revised Version (ERV) of the Bible, published between 1881 (New Testament) and 1885 (Old Testament), represents the first major, officially authorized revision of the King James Version (KJV).

Initiated by the Church of England, the revision was undertaken by two committees comprising over fifty British scholars. A key aim was to incorporate advancements in biblical scholarship and textual criticism, particularly the study of older, more reliable Greek manuscripts discovered sinc...