NASB stands for “New American Standard” version of the Bible. The NASB was produced through the Lockman Foundation in 1960 and its translation is based on the Hebrew text and the Alexandrian Text type of the Greek New TestamentThe New Testament is a collection of 27 books, all written in Greek within the first century A.D. Twenty three of these books were written by the Apostles of Jesus Christ, two were written by Dr. Luke a Christian medical doctor who traveled with the Apostle Paul, and two books were written by James ..., with NT copies dating as early as the second century A.D.