MEV

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MEV is a modern English Bible translation that updates the language of the King James tradition while aiming to preserve its literary style and accuracy.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
MEV canonical 3

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Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bible translation ⓘ
abbreviation MEV ⓘ
aim preserve literary style of King James Version ⓘ
preserve perceived accuracy of King James tradition ⓘ
update archaic language of King James tradition ⓘ
contains Book of Genesis ⓘ
Book of Psalms ⓘ
linked to: Psalms

Book of Revelation ⓘ
Gospel of John ⓘ
Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
feature retains much of the cadence of the King James Version ⓘ
seeks to balance readability and literalness ⓘ
uses contemporary English vocabulary ⓘ
fullName Modern English Version ⓘ
genre Christian scripture translation ⓘ
religious text ⓘ
language English ⓘ
religiousTradition Protestant Christianity ⓘ
script Latin alphabet ⓘ
sourceText Masoretic Text for Old Testament ⓘ
linked to: Masoretic Text

Textus Receptus for New Testament ⓘ
linked to: Textus Receptus
targetAudience modern English readers ⓘ
testamentIncluded New Testament ⓘ
Old Testament ⓘ
textType complete Bible ⓘ
translationOf Christian Bible ⓘ
linked to: Bible
translationPhilosophy formal equivalence ⓘ
translationTradition King James Version tradition ⓘ

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

Modern English Version → abbreviation → MEV ⓘ
subject linked to: MEV