For ten years, Thomas Nelson & Sons has held exclusive publishing rights to the Revised Standard Version of the Bible. This privilege is roughly like having the right to print greenbacks, for lately the RSV has been selling a million copies a year. Last week the Nelson monopoly ran out, and five more publishers jumped into the RSV field after being blessed in a special service at Manhattan's Riverside Church.
Water Buffalo Hide. The Revised Standard Version was not considered a likely source of profit in 1936 when Nelson decided to help the National Council of Churches finance the revision in return...
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