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{{Short description|Eastern Orthodox Bible in English that includes the Septuagint}}{{Primary sources|date=April 2024}}
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| abbreviation=OSB
| NT_published=1993
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| complete_bible_published=2008
| author_info= St. Athanasius Academy
| textual_basis = {{ubl|'''OT:''' [[Alfred Rahlfs' edition of the Septuagint]]|'''NT:''' ''[[Textus Receptus]]''}}
| translation_type=[[Dynamic and formal equivalence|Formal Equivalence]]
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| publisher=[[Thomas Nelson (publisher)|Thomas Nelson]], Inc.
| copyright=Copyright 2008 [[Thomas Nelson (publisher)|Thomas Nelson]], Inc.
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| religious_affiliation=[[Eastern Orthodoxy]]
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The '''''Orthodox Study Bible''''' ('''OSB''') is an [[Eastern Orthodox]] [[study Bible]] published by [[Thomas Nelson (publisher)|Thomas Nelson]] in 2008. It uses an English translation of the [[Septuagint]] by St. Athanasius Academy for the Old Testament and the [[New King James Version]] (NKJV) for the New Testament.

==Translation==
The original edition of the OSB, released in 1993, included only the [[New Testament]] and [[Psalms]], both taken from the NKJV, {{sfn |St. Athanasius Academy |2008 |p=XI}} which was chosen because the NKJV translation is based on the Greek ''[[Textus Receptus]]'' used by the Eastern Orthodox Church.{{sfn |St. Athanasius Academy |2008 |p=XII}}

The 2008 edition of the OSB includes the full Orthodox canon. It retains the NKJV for the New Testament.{{sfn |St. Athanasius Academy |2008 |p=XI}} The Old Testament is a translation of the [[Septuagint]] developed by St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology. The translation uses the NKJV Old Testament as the base text, but alters it where it differs from the Septuagint, with [[Alfred Rahlfs' edition of the Septuagint]] used and [[The Septuagint version of the Old Testament (Brenton)|Brenton's English translation]] serving as additional reference material.{{sfn|St. Athanasius Academy|2008|p=XI}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-06-07 |title=Old Testament Project |url=http://www.lxx.org/qa_d1.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607130328/http://www.lxx.org/qa_d1.htm |archive-date=2008-06-07 |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=OSB}}</ref> One feature therefore is that New Testament quotations of the Old Testament are identical in wording between the Old and New Testaments (e.g. {{abbr|Gen|Genesis}} 1:27; {{abbr|Matt|Matthew}} 19:5; Mark 10:7-8; {{abbr|1 Cor|1 Corinthians}} 6:16; {{abbr|Eph|Ephesians}} 5:31).{{sfn |St. Athanasius Academy |2008 |pp=5, 1305, 1345, 1558, 1608}}  

The overview committee included fourteen archbishops, metropolitans, and bishops from various Orthodox jurisdictions, as well as eight priests and seven lay scholars.{{sfn |St. Athanasius Academy |2008 |p=V}}

==Study materials==
The translations of the Old Testament and New Testament are accompanied by [[Exegesis|commentary]] from the Orthodox viewpoint.{{sfn |St. Athanasius Academy |2008 |p=XII}} Articles provide guidance and support for many facets of the Orthodox faith which can be confusing or unknown to those unacquainted with the Church. There is a comparative of list of contents, side-by-side with the [[Canon of Trent|Roman Catholic canon]] and the [[Christian biblical canons#Protestant confessions|generally accepted Protestant canon]].{{sfn |St. Athanasius Academy |2008 |p=XIII}} The OSB addresses such questions as: "Why is the [[Theotokos|Mother of God]] essential to the Faith?",{{sfn |St. Athanasius Academy |2008 |p=1321}} "Who were the [[Seventy Disciples]]?",{{sfn |St. Athanasius Academy |2008 |pp=1386, 1822}} "How is an Orthodox understanding of the Bible different from a Roman Catholic or Protestant understanding?".{{sfn |St. Athanasius Academy |2008 |pp=1753-1766}} In addition, the OSB provides basic daily prayers,{{sfn |St. Athanasius Academy |2008 |pp=1791-1795}} a [[lectionary]] for personal use,{{sfn |St. Athanasius Academy |2008 |pp=1767-1774}} and reproductions of [[icons]] in its pages.{{sfn |St. Athanasius Academy |2008 |loc=pl. 1–12}}

==Response==
Although not an official text of the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]], the publication has received positive endorsements from such prominent bishops as [[Metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan]] Maximos of Pittsburgh ([[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]]), [[Philip (Saliba)|Metropolitan Phillip]] [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America|(Antiochian Orthodox Church)]] and [[Theodosius (Lazor)|Metropolitan Theodosius]] ([[Orthodox Church in America]]).<ref>[http://www.lxx.org/heirarch_quotes.htm Endorsements of the OSB by Orthodox hierarchs]</ref>

==See also==
* {{section link|Septuagint#English translations}}
<!-- This is the New Testament, not the LXX An alternative attempt to provide a traditional Orthodox study bible is ''The Orthodox New Testament'' by Holy Apostles Convent<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.holyapostlesconvent.org|title=Holy Apostles Convent}}</ref> in Buena Vista, Colorado (under the "Genuine Orthodox Church of Greece"). This work is currently printed in two volumes (Vol. I: The Gospels, Vol. II: Acts, Epistles, and Revelation). The same publisher also provides a New Testament study software. However, this version is published by a [[Greek Old Calendarists|Greek Old Calendarist]] group that is outside the boundaries of the worldwide Orthodox communion.
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==References==
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'''Bibliography'''

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