THE BIBLE

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 7 November 1924, Page 7

THE BIBLE

EXTRA EDITION.

PLAIN TO ALL MEN. TOPICAL TRANSLATION. [After many years the ordinary “man in, the street” will how have an opportunity of reading his Bible in the plain language of his newspaper. The Rev. James Moffatt set hinaself ;the task of translating the Great Book into topical English, and it is anticipated there will be pro- : voked a world-wade controversy.] BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT, (Received Nov. 7, 3:5 p.m. ; %. LONDON, Nov. 6. Rev. James Moffatt has completed his eight, years’ task of. retranslating the Bible in vivid, topical English, the freedom of which is ' likely to provoke a World-Wide controversy.- Mr. Moffat describes Eden as a park. Noah’s Ark becomes a bridge iii dimensions Of feet and inches. The replacement of obsolete idioms rind hietaphbrs makes the creation read like a magazine story. — Sydney Siih Cable. D.Litt.. was born at Glasgow on July 4, 1870. “ He was educated at the Academy, University and Free Church College, Glasgow, M.A. (classical honours) and John Clark' Fellow (classics), Glasgow University; Stevensoii Scholar, Freeland Scholai (Hebrew); Joshua Paterson Fellow, F.C. College, . Glasgow. He was ordained in 1896, and was Jowett Lecturer, London, in 1907. Mr. Moffatt’s publications include: The ■Historical New Testament; English edition and translation of Ha.rnack’s Ausbreitung de? Christentus; The Golden Book of Owen.; Literary Illustrations of the Bible; Primer to'. Novels of George Meredith ; Editions of Thessalonians and Revelation in Expositor’s Greriy .Testament; Paul and .Paxilinism; Critical Introduction ft) Nfeiv Testament Literature. Mr Moffatt was appointed. Yates Professor of Greek and New Testament Eregesis. Mansfield College, Oxford, in 2911.'