"The Bible"

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This paper examines how "The Bible", the most translated manuscript in history, is as subject as any other written work to the limitations of the language, culture and popular views of the translator's culture. The author points out that, by changing the word "man" in the "King James Version" to "humans" in the "Stephen Mitchell Version", one word can determine the level of equality between the sexes. The paper relates that when the "King James Version" was written, woman held a position beneath men and how, today with the Stephen Mitchell version, women have achieved a greater level of equality to men.

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"The roles of the sexes are also addressed by both versions. In the "King James Version", man is to be dominant (to have dominion) over all the other species on earth, including woman and subdue them. This is not only alluding to man's role of dominance, but also, reinforcing the belief that woman is the weaker sex and is beings to be subdued. The words dominion and subdue are stereotypically attributed to men. In the second account, man is to be responsible for and be in charge of Eden. Woman was placed with Adam as a helper or "helpmate". It is as if a woman cannot be responsible or achieves equality with man and can only serve as a helper."

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