A N ew Bible For
A n Apostate Age
A n Examination of “ The Shorter Bible” gotten out by Prof. Kent and endorsed by Y . M . C . A . and Y . W . C . A . BY REV. T. C. HORTON
Genesis alone contains between thirty and forty such repetitions. Seven- eighths of Mark is quoted in Matthew and three-fourths in Luke. The reader is often confused by these different ver sions of the same incidents and-teach ings. It is quite natural that Paul, even with his astounding versatility, should repeat certain teachings in his letters. About one-third of the Old Testament and about two-thirds of the New, represent what is most frequently read or used by the average Bible stu dent. These passages contain the true heart of the Bible that has proved the inspiration of past generations and will prove in increasing measure the guide of those to come.” They do not like the chapter and verse divisions, but the dear people do. No revised version has ever taken the, place of the King James’ version (al though it was prophesied that it would do so), and we do not think that any version-ever will take its place. We felt sure that there must he some special reason for this, and at once looked for the evidence, which we easily found. Turning to the Epistles we discovered that the second and third Epistles of John were missing, And were sure we were on the right track. Then we found that the first three verses of Revelation were omitted: “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which m ust shortly come to pass; an d ’he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John. ^ * Who bare the record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things th at he saw. Blessed is he th at readeth and they th at hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are w ritten therein; for the time is at hand.”
E have it. It is called “Thd Shorter Bible”. It is real short; man-made; made to order by the compilers; made, also, to fit into their opinions of what they think their readers ought to have. They have evi
dently had their instructions from some source other than the Holy Spirit who Himself is the author of the Word of God. The name of the translator is Charles Foster Kent. He is from Yale, as is also one of his aides, Charles Cut ler Torrey, besides whom he was as sisted by Henry A. Sherman, of the Scribner Publishing Co., Frederick Har ris, of the Publication Department of the Y. M. C. A., and Ethel Cutler, a Religious Work Director of the Y. W. C. A. The editors in the preface modestly state that “if they have in any measure succeeded in doing for the present gener- tion what the earlier translators did so admirably for their own, it will be due to the generous and enthusiastic coop eration of hundreds of scholars and lay men who have joined in this labor of love.” They also state in the preface: “The Shorter Bible does not aim to take the place of the complete text or of the time-honored versions, but simply to single out and set in logical and as far as possible in chronological order those parts of the Bible which are of ' vital interest and practical value to the present age. * * * In the Bible, ac counts of the same events or teachings are frequently repeated. The Book of
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