likewise in 1978. Before the final release in 1978, there were consultations among ministers, theologians and linguists, and some changes were made to test editions. The final approval was made by the Bible Society's central board, which consisted of, among others, all the bishops in The Norwegian Church and representatives of the Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Norway. The translation was very well received; Swedish bishop Bo Giertz asserted that it was the best Bible translation. This edition had a great influence on Bible translation in the other Nordic countries, and was important when Sweden and Denmark got new Bible translations, in 2000 and 1992 respectively. The 1978 translation was also one of the first in the world to use gender-inclusive language in places, for example, where the original text had used masculine language like "brother" despite referring to both sexes that translation used "brothers and sisters." In 1985, there was another revised edition of this translation that is referred to as 1978/85-utgaven. The newest translation, Bible 2011, called Bibelen 2011 bokmål in Norway, was released on 19 October 2011. The first part of this translation, NT05, was published in 2005 when the Bible Society released its new translation of the New Testament. This translation uses a more literary language rather than focusing on translating each word. Also, it uses more common terms, such as Mary was called a "virgin" in the 1978 version, but in the newest translation she is referred to instead as a "young" woman. The version was the 2012 top selling book in Norway. Other languages in Norway The Norwegian Bible Society has also produced translations in Sámi languages and other languages. References History of Christianity in Norway Norwegian