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...told that the New English Biblemen wanted to change the accurate and acceptable "den of thieves" to "gangsters hideout" but were afraid the phrase lacked permanency; they settled instead for "robbers' cave." Such a re-reading is undoubtedly a conscious break with the past; it is also wanton destruction...

Author: By Anthony Hiss, | Title: The New English Bible: Truth in Bureaucratese | 5/5/1961 | See Source »

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