Irreverent Modern Versions

Irreverent Modern Versions I read with interest Mr. VanderWoude's contribution in favor of vernacular language or common speech (Standard Bearer, April 1, 2004). I disagree with the arguments in favor of it. The common people in the time of the Reformation did not even have the Bible to read for themselves personally. This was the "high" and "reverent" responsibility of Romish bishops and priests to the wee, simple folk, said Rome. This is quite different from just mere language problems. You...