BELLINGHAM, WA–October 28, 2010–The Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software announced today the release of The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition (SBLGNT), a critically edited Greek New Testament.

For
the first time ever, students, teachers, pastors and laypeople
throughout the world can access a reliable, critically edited version of
the Greek New Testament for free electronically. And because the SBLGNT has a generous end-user license agreement and doesn’t require proprietary fonts, users can easily interact with and share the text at no cost.

With
the work of textual criticism far from complete, there is a continual
need for fresh research and analysis. The SBLGNT, edited by Michael W.
Holmes, utilizes a wide range of printed editions, all the major
critical apparatuses, and the latest technical resources and manuscript
discoveries to establish the text. The result is a critically edited
text that differs from the Nestle-Aland/United Bible Societies text in
more than 540 variation units.

In addition to the free electronic
edition, the Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software
also offer a reasonably priced, professionally produced print edition of
the SBLGNT, which includes the full apparatus of variant readings from
the NA27 and the four primary editions on which the SBLGNT is based.

To find out more about the SBLGNT or to download a copy, visit http://www.sblgnt.com.

(Kudos to James Foster for this link)