  There exists some confusion, as evidenced in the literature, regarding the
nature of the gravitational field in Einstein's General Theory of Relativity.
It is argued here the this confusion is a result of a change in interpretation
of the gravitational field. Einstein identified the existence of gravity with
the inertial motion of accelerating bodies (i.e. bodies in free-fall) whereas
contemporary physicists identify the existence of gravity with space-time
curvature (i.e. tidal forces). The interpretation of gravity as a curvature in
space-time is an interpretation Einstein did not agree with.
