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GOODSPEED
Bible, Goodspeed — The Junior Bible
University of Chicago Press
First published 1936
TranslationGOODSPEED
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
First Published1936
Canon Proximity9.0 / 10 — Very High
GOODSPEED
Bible, Goodspeed — The Junior Bible
Edgar J. Goodspeed's translation presented in a junior edition for young readers, featuring the clear American English of his landmark early-modern translation adapted for accessibility.
History & Background
Edgar J. Goodspeed (1871–1962) was a pioneering NT scholar at the University of Chicago who produced the first major American colloquial translation of the NT (1923) and later the complete Bible with J.M.P. Smith (1931). The Junior Bible adapted this translation for younger audiences.
Canon Proximity Rating
Canon Proximity9.0 / 10 — Very High
Based on the standard 66-book Protestant canon with dynamic equivalence translation philosophy.
Rating Scale
9–10: Formally equivalent, 66 books
7–8: Dynamic equiv., 66 books
5–6: Includes Apocrypha
1–4: Major departures / additions