JB

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JB is the standard abbreviation for the Jerusalem Bible, a widely used English translation of the Catholic Bible first published in the 1960s.

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JB canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bible translation
Bible translation
Catholic Bible translation
English Bible translation
English Bible translation
abbreviationFor Jerusalem Bible
approvedBy Catholic bishops
basedOn French Bible de Jérusalem
linked to: Jerusalem Bible
contains Deuterocanonical books
New Testament
Old Testament
linked to: Bible
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
era 20th century
firstPublished 1966
hasAbbreviation JB
influenced Catholic liturgical use in English
New Jerusalem Bible
linked to: Jerusalem Bible
language English
notableFeature Cross-references
Extensive study notes
Introductions to biblical books
publisher Darton, Longman & Todd
Doubleday
religiousTradition Catholicism
scripturalCanon Catholic biblical canon
targetAudience English-speaking Catholics
translationFrom Aramaic
French
Greek
Hebrew
translationType dynamic equivalence
usesDivineName Yahweh
linked to: YHWH

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jerusalem Bible hasAbbreviation JB
subject linked to: JB