New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

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-The '''New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures''' (''[[NWT]]'') is a modern-language translation of the [[Bible]] published by the cult of the [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] using the not-for-profit corporations [[Legal instruments of Jehovah's Witnesses|Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.]] and the International Bible Students Association of [[Brooklyn, New York]], published in 1961. It is not the first Bible to be published by the group, but is their first original translation of ancient [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[Greek language|Greek]], and [[Aramaic language|Aramaic]] Biblical texts. As of 2008, this Bible translation was available in whole or part in 72 languages with 143 million copies in several editions having been printed.[[Awake!]], November, 2007 p. 30 It is also available in electronic format on the [http://www.watchtower.org/bible/index.htm Watchtower Society official web site]
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 ==See Also==
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 * [[Jehovah's Witnesses publications]]
 * [[Jehovah's Witnesses and child sex abuse]]
-* [[New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures]]
 * [[Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania]]
 * [[The Watchtower]]