Appendix 4: Calling all pagan gods? One version of the Bible, referred to as a "names Bible", titled *"The Scriptures" (published in South Africa), includes a list of approximately 1,100 words which the authors say should not be used.
The following lists are just a few of those 1,100 words, which the authors say should not be spoken, or written, because they were once used to refer to pagan gods.A few of the common words, which in the authors' opinions, cannot be used, include: actor, money, education, adventure, thing, the, is, car, dad, ma, pa, papa, man, yes, sign, can, sky, die, equality, even, air, ever, hammer, pan, public, full, care, gift, thanks, here, cosmetics, idea, academy, rising, messenger, area, disaster, earth, automated, astrology, baby, bad, beauty, berserk, basil, baton, biceps, brag, brownie, bull, arena, sure, bias, calypso, camp, canopy, capital, capitol, chaos, favor, pleasure, charity, charm, china, chrome, clone, cologne, commotion, accomplices, consent, core, courteous, demo, deuce, produce, product, dictate, dictator, dictation, dictionary, diction, dike, judgment, divide, elated, aquarium, aqua, emblem, equestrian, era, erratic, erotic, error, euphemism, event, evening, famous, fame, familiar, fascinate, fate, infatuate, fetish, force, fortune, fraud, frigidity, frost, fruit, country, land, genius, gigantic, gosh, grammar, grim, halogen, happy, happen, harmony, honor, hydrant, index, infernal, jug, juvenile, evil, malice, wickedness, comedy, comic, master, sir, larva, latin, lethal, luck, majesty, majestic, marathon, mechanic, mechanical, meander, menthol, men, mentor, menu, metro, metropolitan, misery, moderate, silence, necessary, nice, victory, nymph, occasion, olympics, panic, petition, fantastic, phantom, afraid, fear, fright, pure, saga, salute, satirical, secure, security, sig, signature, sirens, scam, smart, terror, terminal, terminate, volume, volcano, violence, wind, hilarious, carnaval (ship).
A few of the personal names and proper names, which the authors also say cannot be spoken or written, include: Alexander, Andrew, Angelo, Angela, Anita, Anna, Arthur, Barbara, Ben, Bill, Borus, Brent, Brian, Bridgit, Cilicia, Claudia, Cora, Cris, Curtis, Sybil, Cynthia, Daphne, Deirdre, Della, Delila, Diana, Di, Diane, Dino, Don, Doris, Elaine, Eric, Eve, Evan, Evander, Felix, Fergus, Finn, Freia, Gabi, Gena, Gertrude, Gloria, Gunther, Gwynn, Hector, Helen, Hercules, Hermann, Hilda, Hyacinth, Ira, Irene, Iris, Ivan, Jan, Jana, Jess, Katharine, Krista, Lara, Leon, Margaret, Maria, Mark, Matilda, Minerva, Moira, Nat, Nike, Paul, Paulina, Phyllis, Regina, Rita, Rolf, Selene, Sylvia, Sigmund, Sylvania, Tod, Ursula, Victor, Vivien.
Some of the religious terms and words from significant scriptures, which the authors say can not be used, include: religion, faith, hope, charity, life, trust, obey, believe, eternity, salvation, amen, angel, messenger, Bible, assurance, sure, grace, thanks, favor, gift, chastity, carnal, time, season, church, consent, judgment, vengeance, divine, divide, dragon, earth, error, godliness, holiness, even or evening, Eve, Andrew, Apollos, Carmel, Cleopatra, Ephesians, Corinthians, Egypt, Arabia, confidence, Gad, God, Galatians, Greek, grave, hell, Hades, harmony, gentile, heave (offering), honor (as in 5th Commandment), hunger, hymn, evil, wickedness, malice, calendar, king, queen, Christ, lord, master, sir, liberty, man, Mark, men, mind, mercy, minister, moderation, music, silence, myrrh, victory, law, night, Numbers, John, oracles, heaven, virgin, maiden, agree, persuade, yield, Philippians, Phoebe, piety, pity, polite, Pontus, quiet, rumor, sacred, consecrate, sanctify, sanctified, sign, Simon, sin, saviour, persuade, success, Tarsus, Tartarus, temple, test, testimony, (new) testament, (old) testament, the, theology, thing, Thomas, trinity, triumph, truth (Norse, var; Dutch, waarheid), vatican, victory, virtue, war, want, we, will, zeal, tabernacle, devotion, educate.
Names, breeds or species of animals, which cannot be used include: Angus, coon, Brahma, hippo (or horse), hybrid, panda, python, Rhesus (monkey), bull, ox, tyrannus, vampire (bat), elephant, and the word, animals.
Many astronomy names and associated terms can not be spoken or written: Aquarius, Aurora Borealis, Apollo, rising, time, aura, aurora, aperture, castor, centaurus, bull, cancer, season, core, corona, space, crater, earth, event, Gemini, Jupiter, calendar, lunar, Mars, Mercury, Nike, Neptune, north, east, west, south, night, numbers, zero, ocean, Orion, air, sky, Pegasus, Pluto, Saturn, solar, sun, Triton, Titan, Venus, Virgo, galaxy, Cassandra, and comet.
Some references to dates, time and seasons would be forbidden: January, February, March, May, June, July, August, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, calendar, month, minute, time, numbers, zero, season, summer, and winter.
Forbidden names of countries, continents, and geographic names and associated words would include: Egypt, Ethiopia, Africa, America, Amazon, Andes, Arabia, Arcadia, Argentina, Asia, China, Columbia, Corinth, Carmel, Cuba, Damascus, Athens, Alta(dena), (San) Andreas, (Los) Angeles, Crete, Ephesus, Europe, land, country, Germany, Italy, Latin, Libya, Memphis, north, east, west, south, ocean, Olympus, Paris, Rhode, Rome, Victoria, volcano, Volta, Luxor, Tempe, and (Penn)sylvania.
Neither could you speak of the inhabitants of these countries: i.e. Americans, Asians, Africans, Chinese, Colombians, Cubans, Europeans, Germans, Italians, Romans, etc..
Some automobiles and related words which one could not mention, include: Austin, Calias, Madza, Cortina, Cressida, Corona, Electra, Lotus, (Checker's) Marathon, Mercury, Mercur, Mercedes, Pantera, Saturn, Taurus, Volvo, (VW's) Thing, Triumph, Heil (trailers), Viper, (Crown) Victoria, Festiva, Triton (motor), Mustang, or a demo (ride), car, oil, mechanic, or license (permit, tag).
Medical, anatomical and associated terms forbidden, include the following or those derived from: hospital, man, wo(man), life, cure, syringe, fever, gram, hygiene, Latin, lethal, narcotic, stimulant, terminal, terminate, test, therapy, thing, venereal, epidemic, arachne, atropos, atrophy, bubona, ammonia, biceps, brevis, calyce, canthus, carpos, cephalus, clitor, colchis, erythras, ether, glaucus, hepat, hermaphrodite, hunger, hybrid, hymen, hypnosis, disaster, kolpia, corona, mania, mature, melaene, memory, mercury, metra, metro, misery, moderate, morpheus, morose, oil, omphale, ophthalmitis, orthus, ortho, ossa, pallor, pandemic, paragoros, penis, priapus, pollux, psyche, rape, rectus, rhesus, saturate, somnia, sperm, staphylus, talus, tarsius, tartar, temper, virile, viscosa, vita(men), vulva, xanthe, numbers, zero, nepenthe.
*Editor's Note: It has been brought to our attention that not all editions of "The Scriptures" contain this list of words. If you have questions about which editions contain this list, please contact the publishers in South Africa. (M.H., Nov. 2002)
In contrast, another "names" Bible, titled, The Hebrew Names Version of the World
English Bible (HNV) seems to use a more random approach, changing even some common nouns to Hebrew, while leaving "God" and "Lord" alone in the New Testament.For example:
King James Version (KJV) "names version" HNV John Yochanan disciples talmidim unleavened bread matzoh Holy Spirit Ruach HaKodesh high priest Kohen Gadol elders Zakenim Damascus Dammesek Jerusalem Yerushalayim Paul Sha'ul Nazareth Natzeret gentiles Goyim earth eretz Jesus Christ Messiah Yeshua Satan HaSatan Isaiah Yeshayahu, Eliyah (OT) God (OT) Yahweh (NT) God (NT) God (NT) Lord (NT) Lord
*Source: http://www.ebible.org/bible/hnv/Names Index / Next
