Bible Versions

Jerusalem Bible  (JB)
Date: 1966
Creators: Alexander Jones, general editor, and a team of British Catholic scholars
Translation- Language: English, Type: Mediating
Source Texts: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts, with influence from the French Bible de Jerusalem

A literary Catholic translation accompanied by extensive scholarly notes.

Popularity: Low ( Used mainly in historical Catholic study; largely succeeded by the New Jerusalem Bible.)
Denominational Context: Roman Catholic
Copyright Status: Copyrighted
Publisher: Darton, Longman and Todd
Significance: It was the first widely used English Catholic Bible translated principally from the original languages.