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2004-06-02 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Church of England Revises Bible, Tim Blair Derises Revision

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Posted by ed 2004-06-02 00:12|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The 23rd Psalm, rewritten by Pastor Kameeta, of Namibia, is included in the book Pocket Prayers For Justice And Peace, which has been compiled by the charity Christian Aid . The words: "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil" are replaced by: "Even if a full-scale violent confrontation breaks out I will not be afraid, Lord." The new version shares with the traditional one the opening line "The Lord is my shepherd", but the psalmist goes on: "He lets me see a country of justice and peace and directs me towards this land" and that His "shepherd's power and love protect me" - instead of "thy rod and thy staff they comfort me" All the prayers are focused on issues such as debt, the developing world and fair trade

Nonsense like this is why the Church of England is fading away into irrelevance. If you're going to rewrite the Bible for Africans, it better be more "Onward Christian Soldiers" to defend your people against marauding Moslem armies and less anti-imperialism social justice claptrap. Living in California maybe I missed it, but has the Church of England taken a position against the continuing slaughter of Christians in Africa by militant muslims?

Posted by RWV 2004-06-02 12:53:34 AM|| 2004-06-02 12:53:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 This piece of trash has ceased to be a Bible. Its not even a close translation. THey are basically writing crap that is nowhere close to the original Hebrew (in this case), nor in the Greek (for the New Testament books).

Try the New Jerusalem Bible for the most accurate translation for every day use (ther are other much more ecating ones for scholarship - they have all the possible meanings in annotation). The New Jerusalem comes deep from the oldest and best available verified sources, including the Dead Sea scrolls.

What were they thinking? This reads more like Che Guevera or Mao's Little Red Book - its socialist claptrap.

The writers of this crap in the Anglican "church" should be ashamed - and damned for leading people astray in the name of God.

Posted by OldSpook 2004-06-02 1:14:23 AM|| 2004-06-02 1:14:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 (After reading the web site)...

Gotta give the posters there credit: They pegged it. The Anglicans outsourced the translation to save money but were not too careful about the subcontractor - this version was done by the North Korean News Agency Translators!

Posted by OldSpook 2004-06-02 1:21:48 AM|| 2004-06-02 1:21:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I think an important part of the original story has been overlooked:

"A Church House spokesman said: 'It is not the Church's new official version of the 23rd Psalm. All the prayers are focused on issues such as debt, the developing world and fair trade. 'The publishers hope people will take a fresh look at some of these issues.' He said the King James version of the psalm 'stands for all time and will still be used in churches'."

It's a one-off fringe/experimental/progressive version, "rewritten by Pastor Kameeta, of Namibia, [and] included in the book Pocket Prayers For Justice And Peace."

Posted by Bulldog 2004-06-02 6:25:55 AM|| 2004-06-02 6:25:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 The Church of England, the world's first religion to succesfully dispense with the notion of God.

Posted by Phil B 2004-06-02 6:26:39 AM|| 2004-06-02 6:26:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Especially strange since the African Bishops of the Anglican Communion are about has conservative has they come.

Posted by Shipman 2004-06-02 9:56:42 AM|| 2004-06-02 9:56:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 well Ship, they had to look long and hard to find one compatible with their agenda

Posted by Frank G 2004-06-02 10:10:08 AM|| 2004-06-02 10:10:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Did the Arch-Druid sign off on the changes?

And Fred, do we have the bandwidth this week to honor Hizzonor?

Posted by Steve White 2004-06-02 12:06:49 PM|| 2004-06-02 12:06:49 PM|| Front Page Top

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