The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-11-06
New Revised Bible
Result of Discoveries
In Post 34l Years

Next September 30th, in about
5000 cities, towns and villages
throughout the United States and
Canada, congregations from approx
imately 100 different denominations
will parade to neighborhood COM
munity centers to join in celebra-
tion ceremonies hailing the publ
cation of Book-the Revised
Standard Version of the Bible
After Is years Of labor by schol.
lars representing 40 denominations.
the completion of the Revised
Standard Version is one of the
most significant religious events
since the publication Of the King
James Version 34l years ago.
While the authorized English and
American revisions Of the King
James Version in 1881 and 1901
corrected many Of the errors and
inaccuracies brought to light with
the passing centuries. the veritable
flood of archaeological and manu-
script discoveries during the pas
60 years made new revision nee
essary.
In 1929. a committee appointed By
the International Council Of Re
ligious Education was authorized t.
undertake the task of revision eli
the light Of the results Of moderr
scholarship to be designed to-
use in public and private worship
and to be in the direction of the
simple classic style Of the Kni
James Version" The ICRE ha.
since become the Division Of Chris
tian Education Of the National Coun
Gil Of Churches Of Christ in tht
U.S.A.. an organization constituted
by 20 Protestant and Eastern Orth
odox cornmunions with more thar
80. 900. 900 church members.
New knowledge, discovered since
the King James Version and it:
successors were prepared reveal
ed that the New Testament alcnt
contained more than 5000 errors
resulting from the poor texts avail
able to the early translatorS.
II also was found that old Greel
was really two separate languages
the classical of the great writer'
and dramatists. and the common
everyday speech of the people Th'
discovery. after 1890. Of old bills
letters and other documents show
the New Testament was original
" spoken and written In this com
mon language.
To correct errors and misconcep
tions was. Of course. the first tasl
OF the Standard Bible Committee
But, more apparent to the averag'
reader. will be the replacement O
more than 300 words which hav'
changed their meaning through tn
years. The Qualification OF thes'
and other words which have los
their meaning completely bring
wonderful new understanding T.
adults as we'll as children.
What modern reader. for in
stance. wou'd lima zine that tn
"carriagee" Paul took on his tri'
to Jerusa'om were in fact "ba o
eage?" acts 21.'sN We still use tn
word "let Z" but that Dies not hel'
us understand that "he who let
teth" reallv means lone who re
strains q TAess 2:T We MAJ
speak of a "chnrrnr." hut we thinl
of a prancing hcrse rather than ;
platter on which the head o
John the par''et MIGHT be laid
MARK Cps We nay refer to {
mans "conversaticn but We
never mean by that his conduct
tJames 3:13 Yet that is the wa,
these words are used over and over
in the Kino Janas Version y
The following comparisons iron
the Old Tosta,nent will illustrate
further the significance of revision;
which have brought new clarity Il
the Bible without sacrificing the
classic beauty of the King James
style. They show the use of modern
para graphing. the verse form OF
poetry and the elimination of the
oll fonopa fuyi cfind xxord onSinOs