[2] The translation, sponsored by an alliance of American mainline Protestant denomination publishers, was begun in late 2008 and was finished in 2011.
[4] The Common English Bible is sponsored by an alliance of several denominational publishers in the United States operating under an umbrella group called the Christian Resources Development Corporation (CRDC), incorporated in 2009 and based in Nashville, Tennessee.
However, as with many modern Bibles, the Old Testament was occasionally emended using readings from the Dead Sea Scrolls, the ancient Septuagint Greek translation, and other sources.
Ease of comprehension was measured using the standard Dale-Chall Readability Formula so a seventh grade reading level could be attained.
Green, Brent A. Strawn, Melody D. Knowles, Beverly Gaventa, Gail O'Day, Cynthia Westfall, and Emerson B.
"[15] The maps of biblical lands in the Common English Bible are produced by the National Geographic Society.
[16] The full Common English Bible, both Old and New Testaments and the Apocrypha, can be accessed for passage lookup online at the CEB website.
[19] In April 2011 Fuller Theological Seminary, an evangelical school catering to many denominations,[20] selected the CEB as one of two approved Bible translations for Biblical studies courses, replacing the discontinued Today's New International Version.