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  • Spanish edition of Roman Catholic Bible to change 'fishers of men' to 'fishers of persons'

    05/23/2022 7:34:44 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 40 replies
    Christian Post ^ | 05/22/2022 | Ian M. Giatti
    A new Spanish version of the Roman Catholic Bible is ditching the word "man" for "person." The Jerusalem Bible from publishing house Desclée de Brouwer updated the word used for "man" ("hombre") to "person" ("persona") in its latest Spanish edition. The move changes the iconic call of Jesus to His disciples to become "fishers of men" in Matthew 4:19 to the more gender-neutral "fishers of persons." In Greek, the word for "man" is "anthropos," which is used more than 500 times in the New Testament, including multiple instances where Jesus refers to Himself as the "Son of Man." Published in...