At 12/20/2010 02:51 PM, John Howell wrote:
>At 7:27 AM -0800 12/20/10, Dean M. Estabrook wrote:
>>I have an ex student F.B. friend, who wants to know if the last line
>>of this Old English version means "deliver us from evil," or from
>>"Yule." Any experts?
>>
>>Dean
>
>What's "F.B."? Fullback?
Wow! You are behind the times!! They have even made a movie about FaceBook.
>It's also interesting to note that this version uses debts ("dettys")
>rather than the opposing translation "trespasses." I've always
>wondered where THAT difference in translations came from, since it's
>a rather different meaning.
Only liberal churches use that versions, like Unitarians and UCC.
> And it's also missing the modern ending,
>which makes me wonder when THAT was added. Linguistics and semantics
>are fascinating subjects, which I have studied much too little.
Yes, the Catholic church still uses the short version. Protestants use the
newer long version.
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