The U.S. Supreme Court decision this week ruling that certain public displays of the Ten Commandments are unconstitutional has again pulled the debate over historical significance of the writing out of the pulpit and parked it squarely on the front page of newspapers across the country. As a means of showcasing the commandments, the Ink & Blood exhibit will\u00a0 turn Bibles and scrolls to display Exodus 20\u2014the book and chapter where the Ten Commandments appear in the Old Testament\u2014in five languages (Hebrew, Greek , Latin, English, and Spanish).<\/p>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cBy doing this, visitors to the exhibit can see how this one passage has been represented over time from the early Hebrew writings to the first edition King James Bible of 1611,\u201d said Dr. Bill Noah, curator for the museum exhibit on display now at the\n \n <\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The display includes a number of different English translations, including the Geneva Bible, which came across the ocean with the Pilgrims and the first edition King James Bible.\u00a0 Also on display in the exhibit is the \u201cWicked Bible,\u201d so named because of a misprint that left out the \u201cnot\u201d in the eighth commandment reading \u201cThou shalt commit adultery.\u201d <\/p>\n