Word: gignac
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...eradicate both mistakes and colloquialisms. A notable NAB error occurred in Luke 1: 17, where antecedents got mixed up and "God himself" went before John the Baptist "in the spirit and power of Elijah," instead of John going before God. That was "practically blasphemous," says Jesuit Father Francis T. Gignac, chairman of the board of editors...
...dignified language and following the word order in the Greek manuscripts more closely, the NAB comes out sounding rather close to the Revised Standard Version. Since the RSV is available in an approved Catholic edition, why not, in the spirit of ecumenism, simply adopt that Protestant- produced version? Responds Gignac: "That would be nice, but we think ours is slightly better...