The growth of information makes for an ever changing world. However, the importance of Scripture remains unchanged. To ensure the enduring value of inspired sacred text, Friendship press, together with the National Council of Churches and in partnership with the Society of Biblical Literature, has undertaken the careful task of updating the NRSV version of the Bible. Recent scholarship is applied to ancient texts to help readers explore the meanings of ancient texts in light of the cultures that produced them. The NRSV Updated Edition is intended to be as literal as possible so that the meaning of Scripture can be as clear as possible to the fervent lay reader as it is to the dedicated biblical scholar.