Bible Version Detail — Phillip's New Testament (Phil)
Abbreviation:
Phil
Name:
Phillip's New Testament
Functional Translation (1-10):
7
Formal Translation (1-10):
1
Ease of Reading (1-10):
8
Public Reading (1-10):
6
Serious Study (1-10):
3
Gender Neutral Language (1-10):
1
Capitalization of pronouns referring to God (Yes/No):
No
Extensive Translation of cultural terms (Yes/No):
No
Translated by Committee (Yes/No):
No
Interdenominational Participation (Yes/No):
No
Interfaith Participation (Yes/No):
No
Committee Note:
Individual translator
An old standard that sort of started the idea of paraphrases. It is not properly called a paraphrase, because the translator, J. B. Phillips, worked from the source language texts.