Officially known as the New Japanese Bible (NJB), the Shinkaiyaku first appeared in 1970. It was a landmark project: one of the first complete Japanese Bibles translated wholly from the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, bypassing older English or European translations.
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+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SHINKAIYAKU VERSION COMPARISON | +------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Legacy Versions (1970 / 2003) | Modern Shinkaiyaku 2017 Edition | +------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Highly formal, archaic verb forms | Natural, clear conversational flow | | Stiff phrasing hard for reciting | Optimized for oral reading & syntax | | Older manuscript scholarship base | Integrates latest textual findings | | Limited mobile-first structures | Built for screen & app reflow | +------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 1. Natural Syntax and Speech Patterns Officially known as the New Japanese Bible (NJB),