NSRV Translation Going Away June 1, 2025

Ted Weis

This announcement from Augsburg Fortress Press:

Will the NRSV be going away? When? 

Yes. The NRSV will not be available after June 30, 2025. Note that this is an eight-week grace period from the previously announced date of May 1, 2005. All publishers of the NRSV Bible (including Augsburg Fortress) are contractually obligated to discontinue selling print NRSV pew and gift Bibles or making the text available in a digital format. 

Friendship Press writes:

The NRSV Updated Edition is the result of rigorous biblical scholarship to give readers access to the most inclusive, informed, and reliable text available. As new manuscripts came to light following the 1989 introduction of the NRSV, an improvement was undertaken to ensure the accuracy, clarity, and modernity of the updated translation.

Two thoughts:

If you really like the NSRV translation, or its reverse inner-linear, but haven't purchased it, better do it soon.

What ancient manuscripts have been discovered beyond 1989 that warrant a new translation? I'm not aware of any.

EastTN

I hate that publishers are pulling older editions of translations. When reading, it's helpful to be able to reference the specific edition that an author cites.

I get that a publisher will want to promote their newest edition to increase sales, but when a consumer wants to buy a copy of an older edition, that is a new sale. I can see how publishers might not want to keep physical copies of older editions in stock, but that's not an issue with digital platforms.

It feels like they're leaving money on the table. Maybe not a lot, but money nonetheless.