--- On Sat, 11/28/09, Bill Crider <macavityabc@gmail.com> wrote:
> Social behavior—such as hitting a woman—that
> would be considered
> totally unacceptable now was quite common sixty years ago.
> Scenes of near
> rape would not sit well with a contemporary audience, we
> were quite
> convinced. We therefore decided to make small adjustments
> to the text, only
> in cases where we felt scenes or phrases would be offensive
> to a 2009
> readership. "
> Bill Crider
Thanks for posting this, Bill, and saving some of us some money. I lurk a lot & post infrequently these days, but just wanted to chime in and recommend the Harlequin Bible: who knew God was such a sweetheart?
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