"If every man's humour were followed, there would be ne no end of translating."Richard Bancroft -Bishop of London(1604)
An Inclusive Translation-New Testament&Psalms
The foreword of this Bible makes reference to
Star Trek, which is very important. This Inclusive Version is a pop(culture)
Bible that is bowing to the fad of political correctness. It has changed
the person of God and it is as fake as Leonard Nimoy's ears, as heartfelt
as an android(Data). It's molecules got scrambled in the transporter beam.
Why? Well let's take a look.
"Ruler" or "Sovereign" is substituted for King
(because that sounds too male).
"Kingdom" is now "Dominion"
Lord is removed(ie...1 Corinthians 6:14)
Sarah is added to John 8:58
"Father" is now "Father-Mother" John 1:18
"homosexuals" changed to "male prostitutes"
1 Corinthians 6:9,10
"Son of Man" is the "Human One" Luke 17:26
I already knew the Trinity was plural, but John
10:30 proves it, "The Father-Mother and I are one."
The Comma Johanneum at 1John 5:7,8(footnote) introduces
to a Quadrinity, "There are three that testify in heaven, the Father-Mother,
the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one."
Will the target groups embrace this version. Probably not. With Scriptures
like Ephesians 5:22,23: "Wives, be subject to your husbands
as you are to the Lord. For the husband is head of the wife..."(NRSV)
I suspect that hardline feminists will stay clear. So why corrupt the
bible we have now.
Another Point
This Inclusive Version is a revision of the New
Revised Standard Version, which is a revision of the Revised Standard Version,
which is a revision of the American Standard Version(an excellent Bible),
which is a revision of the King James Version.What a shameful legacy of
a once grand Bible. Are we looking at the future of Bible Translating?
Most Bible Translations and Versions after 1960 have added at least some
inclusive language. Will they be revised to suit Gloria Steinem as the
New Revised Standard Version was?
The Divine Name
The Divine Name(Jehovah/Yahweh) is completely
ignored(and removed) in the Psalms-and replaced by the title GOD.
This Bible is under copyright protection and
does not permit quoting from it in any manner(unlike most Bibles that allow
up to 500 words). So...exactly what good is this useless version of
the Bible?
Men(I'm sorry, "People!!") may adopt new fads like political correctness and bow to social pressures, but, "I, the LORD, do not change" Malachi 3:6(NRSV)
"I warn everybody who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add that person the plagues described in this book; if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away that person's share in the tree of life..." (Revelation 22:18,19) NRSV
I saw the Light?!
This version also removes the term "darkness"
such as in Psalm 107:10 and substitutes it with "captivity". Why? Because
"darkness" might discriminate against Black people.
The term "Jews" are altered when it is used in
a less than favourable sense.
References to the handicapped are slightly altered
too at Matthew 11:5 and "slaves" changed to "those enslaved to him."
"For the time is coming when people will not
put up with sound doctrine, but having itching ears, they will accumulate
for themselves teachers to suit their own desires, and will turn away from
listening to the truth and wander away to myths." 2 Timothy 4:3,4
NRSV