Enjoying The Bible
By Dr. Abraham E. Millgram, Educational Director Of The United Synagogue Of America
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"To be admired by everyone and read by bo one" bas been the fata of tba class! es, and with aqoal Justice it eaa be said that this has been the fate of the Bible too. Bible societies have made valiant efforts to distribute the Book of Books. Younf eonflrmants carry it proudly oh Confirmation day; �. brides walk with it to their wed-ivft'dinf canopies; witnesses swear to ^Tthe truth on it in courta-oMaw.
Even hotel rooms offer it as read-sifif matter for the lonely of heart >.Annually, the newspapers report that the Bible is still a Mbest sell-*'m*. Nevertheless, knowledge of its contents may be assumed, regret-ffolly, to be as rare as ever.
Tht reason for this ignorance of the Bible may be found in the fact that The Holy Scriptures in a difficult book to read. Archaic expressions, no matter in what language, '�(range imagery, and unfamiliar backgrounds upon which biblical events and thoughts are based pre-seat obviously too many obstacles lor the average person to hurdle, 'fa former days, when Bible read-1 was part of the necessary re-ioua discipline leading to salva-a, the Jews called this reading '+Y mitsrah, men and women gladly .^irnde the strenuous effort to con ^tt pages and, by dint of repetition, iisjmnaged to absorb some of its re-glfapous values. Nowadays, however, p: when Bible reading is urged mere-ty as a religious exercise, as liter-" example for the acquisition of ' English style, or as part of cultural heritage, the dimin-reeulta, so far as knowledge i Bible is concerned, have catastrophic /Lovers of the Bible have tried Fvercome the inherent difficul-of reading it by condensing it, rewritine: H, by dramatizing its stories, and by providing its more frerptadAs; passages with elabor-:�te iajgodoctions. Numerous such keeka have come from the pens of Christians, Now one has come from a Tswjtli pen, and ia published by a Jewiah organization.
The Jewish Publication Sqciety ef America has, of course, always ^ been fartereated in the Bible. It has xV, 4|ieii tte Kngiish-speakin^ world a traoeietioa made by Jewish schol-an. It baa published a number of StarJet on several biblical U he* prodnced an abridge-* * raoasii. Tt has ef Bible tales
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relevancy of the book's message to the present or to his personal interests." The paragraphs preceding the subdivisions of each book also serve as enlightening commentaries. Thus, we read in the paragraph introducing the section "The Cleansing Flood'7: Men multiplied and spread over the earth, and evil increased with them. So heartless did they become that, according to our sages, they put clothes on their, marble statues to protect them against the winter's storms, but neglected the poor who died of the bitter cold....
In organizing his material, the author follows for the most part the order of The Holy Scriptures, and adheres to the diction of the accepted version except where he occasionally substitutes modern English words and phrases for obscure archaic ones. He also takes some liberties in rearranging or transposing a few verses and a few hooks. In the latter category, the first to meet the eye is the placing of the Book of Ruth after the Book of Judges. The Psalms, too, are rearranged and placed under the following headings: 1) Sweet Singer of Israel; 2) Psalms About Nature and Man; 3) Psalms About Man's Pilgrimage Through Life; and 4) Psalms About Israel and Zion. The Book of Job is edited and presented as a drama.
Because of its approach, its contents, its thorough Jewishneas of spirit, the charm of its style, and its beautiful form, this volume should prove highly popular among those adults and young people who want to become acquainted with the Bible, the first and most fundamental source of the Jewish people's spiritual heritage and contribution to mankind.
The Jewish Publication Society is equally fortunate in its choice of artist. In Arthur Sayk, the publishers commissioned a great artist who is at the same time imbued thoroughly with the Jewish spirit Szyk broke with the old tradition of Bible illustrations which make the Bible heroes and heroines look either like other-worldly, languid, non-Jewish-looking actors on a stage, or wild and brutal warriors engaged in striking down and destroying an enemy. He portrays the Bible's characters as human beings, aa Jews. His twenty-six illustrations are therefore novel and ^^^^ypsj^ai^B^KB ej^s^ist^^si � to
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J. Cohen, the enacts out to Jews "a simpU-of The Holy Scriptures be readable, easy to sad even enjoyable." is marked by a con-em! the sacred nature of For ita part. The Jewish " * * did not follow of placing the . of publication on its fta Publication Commit-$t appointed a special and, what ia more It chose a group of and educators, re-various shades of Amer-
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Publication Society in its choice of author, tatroduction, Dr. Cohen st the book "seeks to hew through the richly said forestuke complexi-Bibk literature, so that 1/a Teller may tad his it with ease and with Ting a kind of road-is prepared to discover the religious truths, the and the inspir-uties that lurk on and in every line and * masterpiece.'* This task the author carries fashion. His eharm-styie and bis literary sjd taste are evident on ge. Even the numerous vsflect depth of discem-$mi sUH In planning. The at Judges, to cite one exam-settled under the following 1) Disloyalty � � Peace; 2) Deborah in Israel; 8) Gideon � Who B �fused To Be I liisaaiei h � The Little Would Be King; and 5) � A Brave Man Who IBs Strength PooUsbiy.
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Nazis burned alive, Tfcs volume is enriched also with eleven new maps, done in the manner of modern cartographers.
Rabbi Alexander Rosenberg, religious liaison representative between the U.S. Army and refugees, expects to remain in Germany for a year to help in the restoration of Jewish religious life; plana to establish, with sid of 25 DP rabbis, a rabbinical and teachers' seminary to provide religious leadership for displaced Jews.
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