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vid · 07-10-2008, 01:27 PM

Hi... I have just hit upon copy of "Jerusalem Bible" (from Israel), with notice "Not to be sold in USA or Canada". I haven't yet had time to look at it.

Does someone know what is the reason for this? Any key theological differences, or what?

Clivedurdle · 07-10-2008, 02:32 PM

It means that Israeli edition is not to be sold in US or Canada. It is standard publishing practice, probably because of some trade laws.

I hope people are beginning to understand how misunderstandings like this are very common and their ripple effects? This could still turn into an urban myth and a new religion based on US and Israeli versions of the Jerusalem Bible.

Will spellings be different? Which is then the true word of god? Swords and plowshares?

mg01 · 07-10-2008, 03:12 PM

Is it the Jerusalem Bible that leaves YHWH as YHWH instead of translating to "Lord"? Or was it Elohim instead of God?

Toto · 07-10-2008, 03:25 PM

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You can find the New Jerusalem Bible (or via: amazon.co.uk) and The Jerusalem Bible - Reader's Edition (or via: amazon.co.uk) on the internet.

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The literary quality of this version is admirable. Among the English stylists who worked with the translators was J.R.R. Tolkien, the famous English novelist and literary critic, and his influence is plain to see in many places. Unfortunately, the Hebrew tetragrammaton or divine name (represented as "Lord" in the New Testament) is everywhere rendered "Yahweh," which spoils the literary effect of many passages, especially in the Psalms.

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Clivedurdle Contributor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: London UK Posts: 16,024	It means that Israeli edition is not to be sold in US or Canada. It is standard publishing practice, probably because of some trade laws. I hope people are beginning to understand how misunderstandings like this are very common and their ripple effects? This could still turn into an urban myth and a new religion based on US and Israeli versions of the Jerusalem Bible. Will spellings be different? Which is then the true word of god? Swords and plowshares?

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mg01 Regular Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 197	Is it the Jerusalem Bible that leaves YHWH as YHWH instead of translating to "Lord"? Or was it Elohim instead of God?

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