05 August 2004
The Alternative Bible
Very funny piece in this week's Private Eye about famous typos in English editions of the Bible.
The 1631 edition of The King James edition famously printed the commandment 'thou shalt commit adultery'.
Other theo-typos include: 'Go and sin on more' (instead of 'no more'), Mark 7:27
'I will that women adorn themselves in modern apparel' (instead of modest), 1 Timothy 2:9
'Know ye not that the unrighteous shall inherit the kingdom of God (a missing 'not') 1 Corinthians 6:9
Ah, a whole different history opens up, vistas of textually approved behaviours widened and stretched beyond recognition..........
It's just a book, man, just a book............
