| Show church Group roup Plans Edition Of Bible in Modern English COLUMBUS O. O 0 The division of Christian education of the Nation Nation- National al Council of Churches of Christ reported recently that a new edition I of the Bible will be ready for dis dis- distribution distribution by September 20 1952 The new version will be in mod mod- modern modern modern ern English with modern words substituted for words which long ago ag lost their meaning For instance in 1611 date of the King James version one of the pop pop- popular popular ular meanings of the word pre prevent prevent prevent vent was to go before Psalms verse reads I prevented the dawning of the morning I A modern youth reading this verse would interpret it to mean I r stopped the dawn It doesn't mean that at all church spokes spokesmen I men said but I got up before dawn J i I The new revised standard ver- ver version verI version I sion of the Bible r in 1937 will will go to press when scholars fin fin- finish finish ish translating the Old Testament Translation of the New Testament was completed in 1946 Dr Luther A. A Weigle executive secretary of the translation com committee committee of 20 2 scholars explained the f new translation was designed to tomake tomake tomake I make the Bible more understand understand- understandable able to young people more appropriate j for family reading and more I 1 usable for teachers of religion Another example Ile of word chang chang- changing changing ing in the Old Testament was cited in the word let used in many manyI passages to mean m an hinder rather I than the accepted modern usage of I allow I |
