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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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