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''The Clear Word'', originally published in March 1994 as the ''Clear Word Bible'', is an English-language "devotional paraphrase of the Bible expanded for clarity".〔preface to the Clear Word〕 〔So Many Versions by William G. Johnsson, March 16, 2006 issue of Adventist Review, page 5, "The Clear Word is an 'Adventist' paraphrase, incorporating insights from Ellen White."〕 It is an interpretive text of the Bible written as a personal devotional exercise by Jack Blanco, former dean of the School of Religion at Southern Adventist University, to be an additional study tool and devotional alongside the Bible. Major portions of the translation are material added by the author. 〔 http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_vers2.htm〕 It is printed in chapter-and-verse format, two columns to a page. The free paraphrase 〔Choosing a Bible Translation by Michael Zwaagstra, http://www.adventist.org/spirituality/bible-study/article/go/0/choosing-a-bible-translation/〕 was initially printed at the school by the Southern College Press of Southern Adventist University and sold in Church-owned Adventist Book Centers. Though ''The Clear Word'' is not officially endorsed by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, it is now being printed by the Review and Herald Publishing Association. ==History and reception== Blanco originally wrote ''The Clear Word'' as a devotional exercise for himself. After friends and family saw what he did, they encouraged him to publish it. The New Testament part was first published and readers widely received and encouraged him to do the whole Bible. It is considered a free paraphrase of the Bible: In the preface Blanco explains precisely what he did in producing the paraphrase. A former President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Pastor Robert S. Folkenberg read it and endorsed it. It was also advertised on more than one occasion in the ''Adventist Review''.〔(Folkenberg endorsement and Adventist Review advertisement, reproduced by SDAnet.org )〕 Blanco himself states in the preface of the book, "Those who are better qualified have given readers of the Holy Scriptures excellent translations for such purposes and undoubtedly will continue to do so as additional manuscripts come to light." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Clear Word」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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