Evening journal., 1912-11-15
new BIBLE
FOR BAPTTSTS
Modern PhraSeOIOGy Replaces
Text Of the Ancient
Scripture
POPULARITY Is
PURPOSE OF CHANGE

ianeu, hoc caused eenHatlon IN lhe
religioua world, students and others
Interested n religious literature are
busy making comparisons with the
oldor odltioua Of The Sacred Book,
Those who have been long familiar
With the King James version and the
Douay or Catholic Bible, found a
somowhat different Lords Prayer IN
the new version The story Of the
creation OF the world, IA Genesis, n
told IA modern phraseology and even
that pearl OF llieraiuro-the 28d
Psalm appears In new verbal cloth
Ing,
The Sermon on the Mount IA trane-
lated into English more IA accord
with the 20th century, and through
out the old and New Tosiamenta, the
touch of the modern scholar Is APP
parent. Tho Psalms, following the
method OF the recent revised version.
arc printed IN motricnl form, which
IS pleasing TO The eye and accent
uatos their poetic quality, Nor have
the Ten Commandments escaped un-
Bcathod. Jehovah Is translated "Jeho-
vah God" instead OF the Lord God,
but all these changes arc mere mat
ters OF phraseOlogy, and nowhere liz
the meaning of the text altered. In
many passages, however, the moan
in< is clarified.
Tho Baptist Bible is based upon
the highest modern scholarship. un-
felterod Dy tradition or schools OF
theological thought The sole object
OF the translators was fidelity TO the
text OF the original Greek and Heb
rev.
The world now has tour standard
Bibles: The Douay, or Catholic, ver-
sion; the st. James Version, which
was completed IN 1911; the Revised
Version. prepared by a joint commit
tee Of English and American scholars
about 80 years ago designed TO elim-
mate some OF the Inaccuracies Of the
King James Versionl, aud, finally the
Baptist Bible. the highest product Of
Church scholarship and modern
thought.
A comparison Of the Lords Prayer
as presented In the sixth chapter Of
Matthew in the four Bibles Is inter-
esting The prayer In the Douay
Bible follows.
"Our father who art in heaven, hall
lowed be thy name. Thy kingdom
come. Thy viii be done on earth as
4 Is i'm heaven. Give us this day out
suporsubstantial bread And forgive
us our debts, as we also forgive our
debtors And lead us not into temp
tatlon But deliver Us from evil.
Amen"
The prayer in the King James Yer
Mon Is a trihe longer, as follows:
"Our Father which art I'm heaven
hanowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom
come. Thy will be done IN earth az
il IS in Heaven Give us this day ou
daily bread And forgive as GU
debts. as we forgive our debtors. Ant
lead us not into temptation, but de
liver us from ,ail For Thine is thl
kingdom, and the power, and th'
glory. forever Amen"
The Revised Version of the Baptis
Bible gives the Lords Prayer In thil
manner:
"Our Father who art in heaven
hallowed be Thy name. Thy king
dom come Thy viii be done, as n
heaven, 80 on earth Give us thi
day our daily bread. And forgive u
our debts, as we also have forgiyei
our debtors. And bring us not int
temptation, but deliver us from tn
evil one"
The beautiful 2Sd Psalm has ne,
aspect under the touch Of moder
scholarship. In the King James VeI
sion il is rendered.
"The Lord is my shepherd ] shal
not want He maketh me TO lie dow
I'm green pastures. He leadeth me be
a. . "a
soul He leadeth me IN the paths q
righteousness for His names sake
Yea, though ] walk through the val
ley Of the shadow Of death, ] will fea
no evil. for Thou art with me; TIL
rod and Thy stan they comfort me.
Thou prcparest a table before m
in the presence OF mine enemies
Thou anointest my head with oil m
cup runheth over. Surely goodnes
49, aud mercy shall follow me all tn
days Of my life: and I win dwell
the house of the Lord forever
Tn the Baptist Bible the famou
song of David appears in thi
fashion.
Jehovah is my shepherd; I sha
not want
He makes me lie down in gree
pastures
"He leads me beside the still wat
ers,
He restores my soul:
'He guides me in paths Of righ
eousness for His names sake
YEA, though ! walk through th
valley Of the shadow Of death,
"I viii fear no evil, for Thou al
with me:
"Thy rod and Thy staff they con
fort me
Thou preparest a table for me.
the presence Of my adversaries;
"Thou anointest my head with oil
my cup runs over
surely goodness and mercy wi
follow me an the days of my life
And ! shall dwell in the house
Jehovah forever
IN the Baptist Bible the nan
Adam does not appear The fathl
Of The human race is called "a
man" The Lord God" Of the Xii
James version becomes "Jehoy'
God" in the Baptist Bible II is q
feresting to note that God create
great sea monsters" I'm the mode
version, instead Of great whales
as heretofore. One passage FRO
Genesis Will serve 70 set forth q
modern phraseology Of the new va
sion. II is the eighth verse OF Cha
ter III after "the man and Eve 81
ned by tasting the forbidden fru
The St James version says;
"And they heard The voice Of I
Lord God walking in fbe garden
A i