American Standard Version be known by its present name, the American Standard Version. Because of its prominence in seminaries, it was in America sometimes simply called the "Standard Bible". The American Standard Version, which was also known as The American Revision of 1901, is rooted in the work begun in 1870 to revise the Authorized Version/King James Bible of 1611. This revision project eventually produced the Revised Version (RV). An invitation was extended to American religious leaders for scholars to work on the RV project. In 1871, thirty scholars were chosen by Philip Schaff. The denominations represented on the American committee were the
The Holy Bible (album) cut deeper." Upon its re-release ten years later, Dan Martin of "NME" described "The Holy Bible" as "a work of genuine genius". Joe Tangari of Pitchfork wrote: "In a way, the story of Edwards' spiral into some unknown oblivion is tied to the experience of "The Holy Bible", which in retrospect has become a sort of horror-show eulogy for a man who couldn't live with the world around him." David Fricke of "Rolling Stone" wrote that "even the pall of [Edwards'] absence can't cancel out the life-affirming force that hits you with the very first song". Mark Edwards of "Stylus