Vatican scholars are looking to release a new edition of the Bible, incorporating information from the Dead Sea Scrolls.
The influence of radical Jewish groups who wanted to overthrow Roman rule is likely to feature in the new Bible, bolstering those who interpret Christ as a revolutionary who fought political oppression.
This story is from the Guardian, datelined 11 September. Not sure why it didn’t get more attention at the time …
It’s all being painted as an effort to “rewrite” the Bible. It’s not clear exactly what that means, since the Bible is hardly a seamless storyline that could be tweaked. Are we talking a additional book? Some footnotes or sidebars (annotated Bibles are hardly new), or what? Anyway, I haven’t been able to find anything else after that (including any reference to the predicted 26 September official announcement).
(Actually, I’m absolutely certain that somebody’s going to note the coincidence in dates as a basis for condeming this effort. Probably the same sorts who are convinced that the King James Version is the only valid rendition of the Bible, in any translation.)