Show REWRITING THE BIBLE the stupendous task tak belaef undertaken by an englishman because the bible in its present form Is not as lucid as it might be to him an english enthusiast has determined to rewrite it all the greek and hebrew idioms and names in the two testaments will be replaced with pure english words and names the person who has undertaken this stupendous ous task is howard swan of howard I 1 house arundel street london W C he thinks after the bible has beeri been transformed and rewritten At it will be more beautiful and instructive and more mom widely read in regard to the work he has commenced he said recently 1 I expect that the rewritten version will give enormous stimulus to spiritual energy throughout the land it may take a little time to become popular but I 1 believe there are thousands and thousands who only require to be shown the proper road my version of the bible will I 1 hope point the way what I 1 propose is to produce quite a different effect by the employment of pure english and I 1 am convinced that a reunion of the higher thought of the various religions will be attained by the reduction of all foreign idioms to english in my version the book of job will be headed afflicted and isaiah will be known as the ne spirit is safe I 1 need hardly tell you that I 1 have been moved to undertake the work by very serious considerations erat ions considerations which involve indol ve deep and important theological problems but irao into the philosophical basis baals of my argument in favor of a bible in a new and as I 1 venture to think improved form it is not necessary to go and yet there is no reason why anything should be withheld tor for these very questions of religion at which I 1 am now hinting w ia be in the mouth of every everybody bod y before another ye year ar has gone the effect upon international questions will be of immense importance now as to my work on the bible it is simply this the bible at present is written in three languages english words greek idioms hebrew proper names what I 1 propose to do is rewrite it in pure english idiom which be as vigorous in sion as the original and shall at the same time have deeper and more lating effect upon the minds of those who read it then there are the hebrew names how many people do you suppose understand the meaning of these names namest do you know what barabas Barr bas meanzy means you dont perhaps acm can tell me what ezekiel signifies you cant there are lots ot others in the same fix |