CAMBRIDGE — A new theological discovery shook up modern Christianity this week, as Bible scholars revealed evidence that led them to believe that the "P" in "Psalms" was not supposed to be silent.
The realization arrived as part of a deep study into the naming conventions used thousands of years ago for the titles of biblical books, with experts determining that, according to ancient Hebrew texts, the title of the Bible's cherished song book should more properly be pronounced "Puh-salms."
"It gives a whole new reading to the 23rd Puh-salm," said Professor Bryan Purtle, theologian and lead researcher at the Institute for Knowing Biblical Knowledge at the University of Cambridge. "Believers and scholars alike can now glean new understanding and wisdom from a study of everything the Puh-salmist wrote. It hits differently when you read David's account of contriteness and repentance in Puh-salm 51."
Other members of the research group concurred. "It seems so obvious now," said Dr. Josh Christophersen. "The letter ‘P' makes a ‘puh' sound. I don't know how we spent so many years pretending the title of the book was pronounced ‘Salms' with a silent ‘P.' The people who originally called it that evidently didn't know how to read. It just goes to show that God's Word is alive and always showing us new things each time we read it."
At publishing time, the scholars had begun a new study into evidence that the title of the book of Philemon should have been pronounced "Pee-hi-lemon" this entire time.
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