Hugh J. Schonfield, an eminent Jewish scholar, workedfor thirty years on his version of the original Greek text. He is alsothe translator of a later version, The Original NewTestament. He was a historian, not a theologian. Thus, this is anon-ecclesiastical version. He avoids ecclesiastical terms, using suchwords as immersion, community, envoy, supervisor, andadministrator instead of baptism, church, apostle, bishop,and deacon, respectively. In general, modern speech has been used,but with some exceptions.

The order of books does not follow that of theKing James Version. Also, the chapters are divided intoparagraphs, not numbered verses. Thus, at the beginning is a section entitled"Table for Comparison with the Authorized (King James) Version," whichwill aid the reader in locating specific passages. Also at the beginning is anextensive introduction which includes history. At the end are two indexes:one of persons and places and one of references.

New American Library (1958)

[Tyndale House, Cambridge, UnitedKingdom]

Comparisons which include this version:

The Authenticity of the Second Epistle of Peter
Bishops, Overseers, Presbyters, and Elders
Commandments or Clean Robes?
God So Loved the World
Let No Man Judge You
The Miracle at Cana
Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread
Sabbaths and Sundown
Scripture Inspired by God
Those Who Work Iniquity
Words with Heathen Origins in the Scriptures