The Septuagint and other versions were compared for interpretation of textual differences. Cognate languages, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and other Greek works were also consulted. It is based on the American Standard Version of 1901, Rudolph Kittel's Biblia Hebraica, the Greek text of Westcott and Hort, and the 23rd edition of the Nestle Greek New Testament as well as the best Hebrew and Greek lexicons available at the time. It is a translation from the accepted Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek manuscripts into literary English. The Amplified Bible is free of personal interpretation and is independent of denominational prejudice. Through multiple expressions, fuller and more revealing appreciation is given to the divine message as the original text legitimately permits. The Amplified Bible is a translation that, by using synonyms and definitions, both explains and expands the meaning of words in the text by placing amplification in parentheses and brackets after key words or phrases.This unique system of translation allows the reader to more completely grasp the meaning of the words as they were understood in the original languages. The first complete Bible produced by The Lockman Foundation was the Amplified Bible.
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