Updated Bible Version (UPDV) The UPDV Bible is based on the American Standard Version of 1901 (ASV). The ASV was used as the starting point for this Bible. However, a significant amount of new research is now available regarding ancient manuscripts (such as the Dead Sea Scrolls) and word meanings. This has been integrated into the UPDV Bible to improve accuracy. For this reason, the following authoritative texts were used for further refinement of the translation: Old Testament: Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia; United Bible Societies' Preliminary and Interim Report on the Hebrew Old Testament Text Project; and the final report in Critique Textuelle De L'Ancien Testament. New Testament (Greek): United Bible Societies--The Greek New Testament, Fourth Edition; and Nestle-Aland-- in Online Bible Translations > Online readingwith asvbibleenglishyahwehyhwhby 2 users