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The Name "Jew" more accurate to say that the appearance of the
word "Jew" took place over a period of time,
but in terms of defining a point in history which
We have received comment from some of our marked its general acceptance, its inclusion for
readers regarding the statement included in the the first time in the (Revised) King James Bi-
article of the above title which appeared in our ble of 1775 is the date from which we can say
last issue stating that "the word 'Jew' did not the word "Jew" was stabilized and for the first
exist in any language until 1775," to the effect time existed in a language.
that the word appears in some 17th century
books.
As was pointed out in the article and what is
infinitely more important, is the resultant effect
The history of the origin of the word "Jew" in of the general acceptance of this word which,
the English language leaves no doubt that it is for the ease of pronunciation, has put a false Is-
contracted and corrupted from the Latin "Iu- raelitish veneer over the Jewish folk of today.
daeus" found in St. Jerome's Vulgate Edition The giving of such profound credibility to the
of the New Testament translated in the 4th cen- word "Jew" -- a position in the Inspired Word
tury. The available original manuscripts from of God -- has veiled the eyes of the very elect
the 4th to the 18th century accurately trace the to the Celto-Saxon Israel identity. This disas-
many English equivalents of the Latin, includ- trous error is even now being further com-
ing "Iuw" and "Iewe" which Shakespeare used, pounded by the modern translators of the Bible
pronounced "you" or "hew." who are deliberately replacing the word "Is-
rael" with the word "Jew" for no justifiable
From the 1620s, some printers began to use "J" reason, other than that of concealment of evi-
instead of "I" and the word appeared as "Jew" dence that many do not wish to acknowledge
in some books. However, the pronunciation of lest it destroy their one world dogma.
the word continued in the old form until the
18th century or even later. Thus, it would be -- The Link, Jan./Feb. 1985.

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