About the book: This translation was directed by representatives of multiple religions and Biblical societies from multiple countries. Quoting from the book's back cover, Robert M. Grant, the reviewer for the New York Times Book Review wrote, "'The New English Bible' is one of the great translations. It uses fresh, living language to express the religious insights that have meant much and still mean much in the English-speaking world. For our generation this Bible may well become and remain the common version in English."