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 Beatles: The Authorised Biography that Davies provides a "fascinating essay" in the 2002 revised edition. Writing in "New Statesman" in 2012, Davies said he was hurt at the time by Lennon's dismissal of the book as "bullshit", and that he was still being asked to respond to Lennon's critique over 40 years later. Davies' official history remained the only authorised book about the Beatles' career until Harrison's 1980 autobiography, "I, Me, Mine", and McCartney's authorised biography, "Many Years from Now", written by Barry Miles and published in 1997. Miles, who says he regularly used "The Beatles" as a reference work for "Many Years from