Masters, the National Geographic Magazine of December, 2011, has an extensive history of the Bible and its many translations. This begs the question, Does the Bible as it now stands reflect the truth of creation and the spiritual directions for humankind in a correct manner? MASTERS: “Taken at face value, the intent of the Bible has remained as the way human beings should act towards each other and honor themselves as children of God. Those who worked on these translations inserted their own concepts of what should or should not remain in the pages and were vastly different in their ideals. To many different races and religions the Bible became a reference library, and each reacted to the words according to their own situations in life. The Jamaican sect of Rastafarians accepted what they wished to believe, yet rejected the concept of a higher power, rather worshipping a renowned leader. Through the centuries, the ideals and concepts have been us...