# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S1186
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572 INTERSYNODIC
AL AND DOCTRINAL MA‘
TTERS

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Respectfully submitted by

theran Church, Clinton, Iowa. ’s Ev. Lu.

Pau H. Burcporr,

Past ;
Joun G. Wuur, Recording gee ctaitman

ording S ecretary

Revised Standard Version of the Bible
(Memorial 631) .

5 , Boston Pastoral

im Session at Boston, Mass. F astoral Conference,

mit the following memorial: ePruary 10, 1953, 1 respectfully sub.
WHEREAS i

has been carefully said anda Version of the Holy Scriptures

and translations; and ompared with the original languages

Waeneas, There are many

to a closer degree
» and there are
texts which are not indicated,

Boston Pastorar CONFERENCE
H. J. Lincxs, Secretary

Copy of this issue of the

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INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS 573

ACTION .
her unprinted memorials on this matter were Numbers 11,
and 48. After considering all these overtures, Committee 8
ended and Synod resolved:

Resolution 9

;{wrropucTion: During the past triennium several agencies of
have concerned themselves with the problem of Bible
ions. In recent months considerable interest and agitation has
ted from the publication of the Revised Standard Version in
ete form. Committee 8 has reviewed Memorials 630 and 631
Unprinted Memorials 11, 44, 45, and 48 and has heard pres-
tations of a number of interested individuals at this Convention.
“Yarorder to provide for suitable action by this Convention, the
‘action and principle of the synodical agencies in the field is spread
‘on: this record as a preface for recommended resolutions.

‘ac’ At the synodical convention of 1950 the Board for Parish Edu-
cation was instructed to appoint an Advisory Committee on
Modern English Versions of the Bible. It reports to this Con-
vention: ,

The Advisory Committee on Modern English Versions of the
Bible, appointed by the Board for Parish Education, takes leave
to make the following report: ;

1. During the last three years the Advisory Committee held
numerous meetings for consultation and deliberation.

2. In order to comply with the directive: “to give guidance
to the Church in the matter of modern English versions” (synodical
Proceedings, 1950, p. 394), the Committee :

a. adopted the Opinion of the St. Louis faculty on the R.S. V.
as representing the viewpoint of the Committee by which the
Church should be guided in evaluating the R.S. V.;

b. assigned or suggested various articles for publication. in
the Lutheran Witness and the Concordia Theological Monthly:

William F. Arndt, “Revised Standard Version of the New Testa- .

ment,” LW (December 9, 1952); Martin H. Franzmann, “Some
Reactions to New Bible Translation,” LW (December 9, 1952);
George V. Schick, “Revised Standard Version of the Old Testa-
ment,” LW (December 9, 1952); E. J. Saleska, “Our English Bible,”
CTM (January, 1953); George V. Schick, “The Holy Bible, Re-
vised Standard Version, CTM (January, 1953); A. F. Fergin,
“A Critical Review of the Revised Standard Version of the New
Testament,” CTM (March, 1953); Arthur F. Katt, “Thinking
Clearly on the R.S.V.,” CTM (April, 1953); Carl Gaenssle, “An-
other Look at ‘Almah,’ Is. 7:14,” CTM (June, 1953); Alfred von

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