Show Cl 2 — The Herald Journal Lbgari Utah Thursday April 22 2004 ' i SonaBDermi Baptises New International Version (NIV Zondcrvan 1978) an evangelical best seller Is this Bible necessary? English Standard Version (ESV That is the qucstionas the HolCrossway 2001 ) a slight reworking of the 1952 Revised Standard Verman Christian Standard Bible sion (itself a reworking of the (HCSB) enters the cluttered and King James Version) with competitive market for English “corrections" and updating (no more translations “thees" and “thous") The HCSB is a $10 million project Other options include the simpliof the Southern Baptist Convention's e publishing arm (The New Testament fied New Living Translation News Bible Good and in 1996) 2(XX)) portion appeared Holman says things change so (American Bible Society 1976) The HCSB ESV and NIV all quickly that new Bibles are continu-' claim to he accurate yet readable al!) needed calling this “the first e and were translated by large teams of translation major conservative scholars The NIV in more than 30 years" That’s a surfib versions the group was committed to “the author- -' Among prising " ity and infallibility of the Bible'1' and appearing within the past 30 years ESV translators to “the truth of the I IC’BS’s the main competitors-maGod's Word and to historic Christian he these two similarly pitched to the orthodoxy" huge evangelical Protestant audi- The HCSB says its people uphold ence: strict “biblical Inerrancy" signifying By Richard A Ostling AP Religion Writer the Scriptures are totally free of errors in historical details as well as doctrine morality and spiritual guidance One HCSB distinction is militant lanrejection of guage to “safeguard the Scriptures from trends toward cultural pluralism political correctness and drifting ve gender-inclusi- still-popul- ar ' theology" That's a strike against a competitor due next year: an “inclusive" recasting of the NIV called Today's New International Version Its New Testament section issued in 2002 was savaged by conservative Southern Baptists and other sticklers on this issue but endorsed by prominent evangelicals Despite the HCSB's denominational sponsorship only half its translators were Baptists and their version isn't particularly baptistic But there's a Southern Baptist Convention scruple worth noting t (Tyn-dal- English-languag- veirsionii paabDisDn owbd ISiibDe bands and wives The HCSB aims for dignity as lingo is opposed to street-levunafraid of using fancy theological terms such as “propitiation" and transfollows literal lation rather than the looser approach' of some modem translators One useful HCSB trait is the numerous footnotes listing important alternate wordings and differences among major ancient manuscripts For instance Hosea a difficult book for translators gets 84 footnotes in In 20(X) the denomination added to its official statement of faith the belief that “a wife is to submit herself graciously to the servant leadership of her husband" Conservatives cite Ephesians 5:22: “Wives suhinil to your own el word-for-wo- hus- - rd thought-for-thoug- bands as to the Lord" But the pre- ceding verse 21 directs alL Christians to submit to each other and modcr-ate evangelicals say that overall prin- ciple binds husbands as well as wives The NIV ESV and now HCSB all a typographical give hard-lineboost by dividing verse 21 from verse 22 through white space and a new section heading (such divisions are not part of the biblical text ) However the Harper Study Bfible by Harold Lindsell now deceased a ' staunch Southern Baptist inerrancy champion puts his section division before Ephesians 5:21 and makes that the topic sentence covering hus- rs ht 10 pages Pious touches include introductions to books that take conservative stands on authorship and dates capitalization of pronouns referring to ' God and Jesus and a “plan of salva- tiori” chart in the front A surprise: The beloved Psalm 23 ends “as long as I live" rather than the familiar translation “forever" Happenings Genealogy class 9 information call wwwlogahnatureorg Creative Anachronism The Society for Creative Anachronism will present a Renaissance Fair from 10 am to 6 pm! Saturday at the Whittier Center 300 North and 400 East All proceeds will benefit the Whittier Center There will be activities demonstrations1 food and crafts for children and adults Tickets available at the door Matt Firth genealogist will teach an advanced class on internet genealogy tonight and April 27 at tie Brigham City Library To register ' call 435-792-58- 50 Parent conferences North Cache 9 Center is having parent teacher conferences from 4 to 7:30 tonight at lheschool Parents and students are invited to attend 8-- 'I s Dairy Princess The 2004 Cache County Dairy Princess Scholarship Pageant is at 7:30 pm Saturday at Mt Logan Middle School Admission is $5 per person or $20a family Everyone is 'welcome to attend i Lace ‘N Levis Volleyball tournament The Lace N Levis Square Dance Club will dance from 7:30 to 10 pm Saturday 'at the Cache County Senior Citizens Center- 240 N i 00 East Logan Wayne Crawford will call and Russ Francis will cue All are 4 welcome Call 6 or Spaghetti dinner A women's volleyball tournament is at 9 am Saturday in the Logan High School gymnasium The cost is $90 per team For information call Treva McUne at 563-357- 3 or - The Logan South Stake Center is spaghetti having an dinner from 5:30 to 8 pm Friday at the Logan I l th1 3th Ward 195 S' 753-020- tmcunel0hotmailc6m 752-759- Cooking contest 1 00 East Cost is $ 1 5 family $3 adult and $2 children 5 to 11 The North Logan Green Canyon Stake is having a cooking contest at 6 pm Saturday at 850 N 400 East North Logan For more information 0 call Kay Moser at or Mary 6 Fellows at Nature Center The Stokes Nature Center’s “After the Fire — Fire Ecology in Cache Valley" program is from 2 to 4 pm Saturday at the Center Two recent bum sites will be explored This program is for all ages Transportation provided Preregistration is required Program fee: $5 for nonmembers half price for SNC members For ‘Almost Broadway’ The First Presbyterian Church presents “Almost Broadway! The Roaring Twenties" at 730 pm Friday in the Caine Lyric Theatre 28 W Center Logan Donations are accepted and will go toward the Church 1 752-923- 755-603- Band plays Post-Mormo- The Cache Valley Support Group is a nonsectarian group of Conner Mormons that meets regularly at Tony Roma’s for dinner MHR 3 0 class are collecting old cell phones and used ink cartridges Bring your donations to the Women’s Center Taggart Student Center Room 310 during April Phones will be donated to CAPS A There are collection boxes around the community For the nearest location and more information call 8 1 ns Post-Mormo- ns ' Class reunion Logan High School Class of 1944 is rounding up classmates for its 60th reunion to be held at 1 pm June 24 at the Copper Mill Restaurant All 770-426- Family conference A family conference is Sunday through Wednesday at Grace Baptist Church 475 W 600 North Logan Sessions are available at 10 am am and 6 pm Sunday and at 7 pm Monday through Wednesday Every service will focus on a different subd ject of family life This is a program For information call 1 Bible-base- 1 Cell phones wanted For Sexual Assault Awareness ' 1 797-172- andsocializing All former Mormons are encouraged to attend The group meets at 6:30 pm every Sunday For 3 information Call Jeff at or to go wwwpostmormoncon) ' The Crimson Rose Band with Jeremy Threlfall will play at 6:45 pm Month Utah State University Women’s Center along with the Saturday at Pioneer Valley Lodge 2351 N 400 East North Logan This is part of their Saturday Nile Live' community entertainment series: For more information call 792-035- 3 753-687- Books who attended are invited it's not necessary to be a graduate For more information call Ross at 4 or 1 Bybee " 752-048- 1 752-600- Conservation Corps : The Utah Conservation Corps is looking for new members to construct trails remove invasive weeds andrcstore habitat in National Parks and Forests Applications are due by 4 ext 2 April 26 Call 797-096- LET THE BIDDING BEGIN! The Auction Mania website is available on April 25th at 9:00 am Phone lines will be available April 25th at 5pm Watch for Continued from Cl - or visit 755-323- be countered because it misleads credulous readers' Brown is declining interviews The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has issued an adult education guide warning against Brown's plot about Christianity founded the Auction Mania Guide in the Sunday April 25th issue of The Herald Journal rrs TIME TO BID ON HUNDREDS OF GREAT ITEMS & GET FANTASTIC BARGAINS FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES! and upon “lies cover-up- s But one of political intrigues" that denomination's Bible pro- -' lessors the Rev Barbara Rossing believes (he "Left Behind" novels arc a far worse threat and explains why in “The Rapture : Exposed!" Brown's assertions' are easi- :'ly checked and refuted Ross- V ingsays - Meanwhile the "Left Behind" authors think their series depicts events of the sort predicted in the Bible for Jesus’ Second Com- ing in the near future ( "Glori- ous Appearing" centers on : Jcsiis return) " vv 'Hv'w Rossing charges that the ' series preaches dcspair and 12-ho- love for disaster films arid plot lines" and in eral “attacks the heart of HEREARE sur-yivirl- isl Christianity:” ! Rossing notes that the' ‘‘Left Behind" books rely oh what’s implex sequence i End Times events It's a mod- em innovation rejected by many Protestant dennmina- lions Eastern Orthodoxy and - Catholicism whose US hier-- " archy just issued a publication that assails the novels as “sub-ty and overtlv Jcnki'nv Ucvcr diMnisM if 5'"' m :ri ' ’’' - Sr wavs Behind readers have become new! followers of Jesus hased on the books' this "AJot Of people-knoit are and jhelievc 'story 'encouraged by':it" he says x-ft ' f f - ' '4 ?'(- IC3 ci!3 cza£ v1V ' ! ''Ayv-v'!- : f ' : v ‘ Musl be 1C y1 s c--r c' ' fto‘ fcid cn any - 3 |