The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-24
NO ADAM AND
EVE IN LATEST
BAPTIST BIBLE
ria WHALE is ELIMINATED As
AN rMposslBlLlTV AND oRE~T
FIsH THAT SWALLOWED JONAH
Is sUBsrtTUTEp--MucH DIS.
cussloN CAUSED By MODERN
BOOK.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 21.--That TIE new
Improved Bible" recently published
- The American Baptist Publication
Society. VIA eventually ria pulpit
pravnr ~ tha sixteenth century diction,
phloh characteriron modern Eupplica-
zion. 3 the belief of Dr. O.. Kingsley
Rowland. secretary ~ the aaciety.
a'rha scholars who have prepared
ffle translation Tor the Baptist Bible
salH Doctor Rowland have aimed, -
Gar az h vas consistent with strict In
terrrefationa 81 the thought. % eiimin-
ele obaoietc EiiEAbothan words and GO
replace tsom with those IN general
modern use. The substitution % the
monoHylabiea. loves" and lead Tor
the archaic forma "ioveth' and
sieadeth." marks but one instance
where the English % the King James
version hla Eiven way 20 that In cur
rencg to-day.
eii i my belief that the new edition
VM cgeatuauy eliminate antiquated
language from modern pulpit aupplica-
tlan. Prayer has always been modelled
a1er Hbhcal expression of thought
aad q ehanee ln the former J believe
wiu follow the change Ca The latter
Wlfa na modern phraaeology and
new verbal clothing. designed 20 give
fha Word wider dissemination. through
more popular presentation. the hap-
tst nlh.n has aroused much comment
ln ere world a. thought and religion.
Since ltf appearance few days awU.
thnuaaueH lors familiar with the King
Jf1as version or ne pauny Catholic
mhle have been buay comparing che
uew translation with the older edi-
t.ons.
What . Great Fish,
Tire story 90 me whale and thr
prophet ~ Nlnevoh has Cor years been
bone co contention among Christian
nrrumentatlVelv inclined. and has been
responsible Cor she hiackslidhg q
many doubling Thonaaes Meu 81
science have long admitted that whales
~ least modern whales. would chok,
ta death on q whole ioaf % bread. ant
therefore. when deiIherating upon a.,
abnormal csophagus credited 90 Jon.
ah'H whale. have been forced 40 ac
cert with consideration the nurmur.
of fhe increduioua The baptist Bible
however. follows ths lead az the rg
NlarI version and has substituted th
Indefinite great hsh' for the Hpecin
-whaie" a. nearer Interpretation q
abe ancient Hebrew.
tn The effort to Eivc the new oiitloi
Rreater lucidiy % expression. not etei
che cen commandments have escapes
unacathed. Lord nv God ~ replace,
~ Jehovah thy Cod and Htlli NOR
ntartunn alterations have been mad
in enc working ~ the aacond law. tn
nreat commandments defining man
duty to God rcatr or follows ln CO.,
translation prepared foF king James
Thou shalt NOT made unto tnee an
Eraven Image or the likeness 90 any
thlnE that e. On heaven above. or TIA
is in earth below, or chat h in th
water under che earth. thnu shalt ~
huu dowu tn them. nor serve them
SER the Lord thy God ana a loalou
Cod visiting tnc iniguiiv ~ the faith
rra uFou enc children uEto tha thlr
and fourth genofation 20 them tba
hatr mr and showing mercy uat
thousands of them that love me. an
taep ma commandments
Tha same passage tu ere Rgpus
edition reads as follows.
rhou shalt not make 90 thee
carried image. or any likeness of vha
ln the heavens above. o. % what
u ihe earth beneath. or ~ what H
thr waters beneath thc earth. tha
shalt not bow myself down o. then
mor serve thems FOR q Jehovah. On
God ann Jealous Cod. visiting tt
uiguiu ~ fathers uron sens upon Oh
fhird geuarution ana upon the fouri
generation. ~ them that hate mes an
rhuW.ug mercy to the thousanath ger
eraf.uu. of them that love me nnG kee
mf commandments"
Doctor Rowland pointed out th.
"thc taousandth generation" la "a MOI
comprehensive expressive for the a
vine love. and. extendinE over ages
slime. Includes in its meuacinr countie.
h0rdes more than q thousand
Genesis. uith Sc outline 90 Chri.
tian coamognny. has also suffered SON
change. in the Baptist Bible the can
~ Adam does NOS appear The fathl
uf tho human race h. called man
which ia the Ola Hebrew meaning
Adam. Eve becomes the woman
since tha Hebrew Interpretation % r.,
was simply woman
Worn Out