The article “He Lives! All Glory to His Name!” from the March issue of the Ensign magazine features this stunning artwork of the Savior Jesus Christ. Download a PDF.
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” —Isaiah 9:6(see also 2 Nephi 19:6)
There is something that allowed this article to
include one more art piece than it otherwise would have. What something do we owe this to? A comma!
To some, it’s a pet peeve. It was either contributed or continued by the KJV translators and seemingly cemented into our consciences by Handel.
For those who glaze over it, consider the following, relative to the mechanics of English:
Does a comma belong between an adjective and a noun, thus between “Wonderful Counsellor”?
Does it make sense that this phrase is separated into two words, thus into two names?
Avraham Gilieadi didn’t think so for his translation (at IsaiahExplained dotcom).
There is something that inspired the Ensign article to
include one more art piece than it otherwise would have. What something do we owe this to? A comma!
To some, it’s a pet peeve. It was either contributed or continued by the KJV translators and seemingly cemented into our consciences by Handel.
For those who glaze over it, consider the following, relative to the mechanics of English:
Does a comma belong between an adjective and a noun, thus between “Wonderful Counsellor”?
Does it make sense that this phrase is separated into two words, thus into two names?
Avraham Gilieadi didn’t think so for his translation (at IsaiahExplained dotcom).