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This is an interfaith interpretation with notes from Catholic,Protestant and Jewish traditions, and references to art, literature, historyand the social problems of modern man. It was prepared by Walter M. Abbott,S. J.; Rabbi Arthur Gilbert; Rolfe Lanier Hunt; and J. Carter Swaim.

The editors of this work came together in the early 1960'sin a conviction that the preparation of citizens for life today requiresan acquaintance with the Bible. Before starting their work, they askedthemselves a number of questions regarding which passsages to include.Then they selected the ones most associated with their respective religiousobservances and beliefs. Attention was called to passages that have producedvaried denominational emphases.

While they were working, two things happened to confirmand widen their efforts. The first was that the role of the public schoolin dealing with religion was clarified by the Supreme Court in 1963 inits decision in the cases of Abington vs. Schempp. The secondwas that pronouncements from the Vatican Council reflected and furthereda climate encouraging people of different faiths to intensify their studiesin cooperation with each other. The notes of this work recognize that atthis time scholars in Ugaritic, Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek and Latin are reachingan increasing agreement as to the exact wording and meaning of the earlytexts.

Bruce Publishing Company and Geoffrey Chapman Ltd. (1969)

[Tyndale House, Cambridge, UnitedKingdom]

Genesis1: 1, 2

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the faceof the deep. And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. (KJV)

When God began to create the heaven and the earth -- theearth being unformed and void, with darkness over the surface of the deepand a wind from God sweeping over the water -- ... . (Torah)

 
 

Wisdom ofSolomon 1: 1

Love righteousness, you rulers of the earth,
think of the Lord with uprightness,
and seek him with sincerity of heart;

 
 

John1: 1 - 3

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God; all things weremade through him, and without him was not anything made that was made.

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