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1. Spring Bible Lands Cruise—M arch 2. Summ er Bible Lands Cruise—June 3. Europe and Scandinavia—Ju ly 4. South Am erica—Ju ly

by Dr. S. H. Sutherland

Dally lectures by tour leader. Fine Christian fellowship. Write today for FREE BULLETIN. Specify which tour. Addles*: Dr. Joseph P. Free W H E A T O N T O U R S BOX 468 Dept. K-91 WHEATON, ILLINOIS ALSO TOURS TO YELLOWSTONE PARK, GRAND CANYON AND CANADIAN ROCKIES

The E n g l i s h - s p e a k i n g w o r ld h a s b e en p r e s e n t e d , w i t h i n t h e p a s t few y e a r s , w ith an u n u s u a ll y l a r g e number o f E n g li s h t r a n s ­ l a t i o n s o f th e New T estam en t a n d , in d e e d , o f th e e n t i r e B i b l e . Two o f t h e s e t r a n s l a ­ t i o n s h a v e b e e n w i d e l y d i s c u s s e d . The p r o s and c o n s o f t h e i r v a lu e h a v e b e e n p r e s e n t e d and many p e o p l e h a v e come t o v e r y d e f i n i t e c o n c l u s i o n s r e g a r d i n g th e r e l a t i v e m e r it s o f t h e s e t r a n s l a t i o n s . I r e f e r , o f c o u r s e , t o t h e R e v i s e d S ta n d a rd V e r s io n w h ich ap ­ p e a r e d i n 1 9 5 2 , and t o t h e New E n g li s h B i ­ b l e , New T e s tam en t, w h ich a p p e a r e d i n 1 9 6 1 . T h is i s n o t t h e p l a c e t o b e g i n t o enum era te i n s t a n c e s i n th e New E n g li s h B i b l e o r th e R e v i s e d S ta n d a rd V e r s i o n w h ich l e a d t o t h e s e c o n c l u s i o n s . Such p a s s a g e s h a v e b e e n c i t e d i n many w o r th w h ile p am p h le ts and a r t i c l e s d e a l i n g w it h th e s u b j e c t . The e x p r e s s e d p u r p o s e o f e a ch t r a n s l a ­ t i o n was t o p r o v i d e a new t r a n s l a t i o n o f th e B i b l e i n c o n tem p o r a r y E n g l i s h . In t h e Re­ v i s e d S ta n d a rd V e r s io n p r e f a c e i t i s s t a t e d , "A m a jo r r e a s o n f o r r e v i s i o n o f th e K ing James V e r s io n i s th e ch an g e s i n c e 1 6 1 1 , i n E n g li s h u s a g e . Many fo rm s o f e x p r e s s i o n h a v e b ecom e a r c h a i c . " F u r th e rm o r e , "Eng­ l i s h w o rd s w h ich a r e s t i l l i n c o n s t a n t u s e now c o n v e y a d i f f e r e n t m ean ing fr om t h a t w h ich t h e y had i n th e K in g James V e r s i o n . " In th e New E n g li s h B i b l e th e t r a n s l a t o r s h a v e n o t a t t em p te d i n t h e l e a s t t o r e v i s e th e K in g James V e r s io n b u t a s t h e y th em s e lv e s e x p r e s s i t , t h e y e n d e a v o r t o p r o v i d e a " g e n u i n e l y new t r a n s l a t i o n i n w h ich an a t ­ tem p t s h o u ld b e made c o n s i s t e n t l y t o u s e t h e id iom o f c o n tem p o r a r y E n g li s h t o c o n v e y th e m ean ing o f th e G r e e k ." I t seems t o be q u i t e g e n e r a l l y a g r e e d , h ow e v e r , t h a t i n m aking t h e s e t r a n s l a t i o n s a s w e l l a s o t h e r modern t r a n s l a t i o n s w h ich h a v e f o r s a k e n i n l a r g e m easu re th e la n g u a g e o f th e A u t h o r iz e d V e r s i o n , s om e th in g o f a v e r y s e r i o u s n a t u r e h a s b e e n l o s t s o f a r a s m a je s t y o f e x p r e s ­ s i o n i s c o n c e r n e d . F u r t h e r , i t must b e r e ­ membered t h a t t h e p u r p o s e o f w r i t i n g th e B i b l e i n th e f i r s t p l a c e was t o p r e s e n t G o d 's p la n o f s a l v a t i o n t o a l o s t h um a n ity . T h is r e d em p t iv e p la n was w rou gh t o u t b y t h e L o rd J e s u s C h r i s t on C a l v a r y 's c r o s s . T h is f a c t i s c l e a r l y r e v e a l e d b o t h i n th e G reek and th e

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