Open American Standard Version: Holy Bible

by Anonymous, Joshua Dickey (Editor)

The Open American Standard Version (OASV) is an open-source update to the venerable 1901 American Standard Version (ASV).

The 1901 ASV is a truly classic Bible, long considered to be one of the most accurate translations in the English language. It is currently in the Public Domain, which means it is free to quote, reprint, copy and use for any purpose. Unfortunately, the language of the ASV is archaic and outdated, making it nearly inaccessible to the modern reader.

The OASV is nearly identical to the ASV in every way, including word order, punctuation and capitalization, but with modernized language. This ensures that the OASV retains full literal fidelity to the ancient scriptures without the ancient verbiage... bringing this classic Bible to a new generation.

Importantly, the OASV is completely open-source. Not only is the full text is free to use, free to copy and free to print, but the entire methodology for producing the text can be duplicated by anyone, with just a few lines of code. For a free, unlimited use copy of the text and code,

3537 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 21, 2025

About the author

Books can be attributed to "Anonymous" for several reasons:

* They are officially published under that name
* They are traditional stories not attributed to a specific author
* They are religious texts not generally attributed to a specific author

Books whose authorship is merely uncertain should be attributed to Unknown.

See also: Anonymous