| Resolution Number: | 2022-A144 |
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| Title: | Amend Canon II.2.1 [Of Translations of the Bible] |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That Canon II.2.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1. The Lessons prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer shall be
read from the translation of the Holy Scriptures commonly known as the
King James or Authorized Version (which is the historic Bible of this
Church) together with the Marginal Readings authorized for use by the
General Convention of 1901; or from one of the three translations known
as Revised Versions, including the English Revision of 1881, the
American Revision of 1901, and the Revised Standard Version of 1952;
from the Jerusalem Bible of 1966; from the New English Bible with the
Apocrypha of 1970; or from The 1976 Good News Bible (Today’s English
Version); or from The New American Bible (1970); or from The Revised
Standard Version, an Ecumenical Edition, commonly known as the “R.S.V.
Common Bible” (1973); or from The New International Version (1978); or
from The New Jerusalem Bible (1987); or from the Revised English Bible
(1989); or from the New Revised Standard Version (19901989, 2022);
or from the Contemporary English Version (1995); or from the
Contemporary English Version Global (2005); or Common English Bible
(2011); from The Revised New Jerusalem Bible (2019); or from
translations, authorized by the diocesan bishop, of those approved
versions published in any other language; or from other versions of the
Bible, including those in languages other than English, which shall be
authorized by diocesan bishops for specific use in congregations or
ministries within their dioceses.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Baltimore, 2022 (New York: General Convention, 2023), pp. 473-474. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Legislative Committee on Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music |
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music |
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music presented its Report #63 on Resolution A144 (Add Updated Editions of NRSV and New Jerusalem Bible to Canon II.2) and moved adoption.
Original Text of Resolution:
(A144)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring,
That Canon II.2.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1. The Lessons prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer shall be
read from the translation of the Holy Scriptures commonly known as the
King James or Authorized Version (which is the historic Bible of this
Church) together with the Marginal Readings authorized for use by the
General Convention of 1901; or from one of the three translations known
as Revised Versions, including the English Revision of 1881, the
American Revision of 1901, and the Revised Standard Version of 1952;
from the Jerusalem Bible of 1966; from the New English Bible with the
Apocrypha of 1970; or from The 1976 Good News Bible (Today’s English
Version); or from The New American Bible (1970); or from The Revised
Standard Version, an Ecumenical Edition, commonly known as the “R.S.V.
Common Bible” (1973); or from The New International Version (1978); or
from The New Jerusalem Bible (1987); or from the Revised English Bible
(1989); or from the New Revised Standard Version (19901989, 2022);
or from the Contemporary English Version (1995); or from the
Contemporary English Version Global (2005); or Common English Bible
(2011); from The Revised New Jerusalem Bible (2019); or from
translations, authorized by the diocesan bishop, of those approved
versions published in any other language; or from other versions of the
Bible, including those in languages other than English, which shall be
authorized by diocesan bishops for specific use in congregations or
ministries within their dioceses.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #101)
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music presented its Report #79 on HB Message #101 on Resolution A144 (Add Updated Editions of NRSV and New Jerusalem Bible to Canon II.2) and moved concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #217)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 10.
| Abstract: | The 80th General Convention amends Canon II.2.1 to include the Revised New Jerusalem Bible (2019) and New Revised Standard Version (2022) among the authorized versions of the Bible. |
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