Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-04-13
"The Bible Union Reporter"

We are indebted to the Rev. Mir. Edmonds of Louisville, Kentucky, secretary of the B- ble Revision Assocation,' for copy of the |" Bible Union Reporter for March, 1858. It contains part of the ninth chapter, the whole of the tenth and eleventh chapters and part of the twelfth chapter of the Gospel according to Mark. The Greek text, the present received translation, and the proposed revision are given in parallel columns, the Greek in the centre, the received translation on the left hand, and the proposed revision on the right.
 The word 'di1askalos,' is in the revision translated teacher" instead of master" as ln the common translation; and "baptisnaa'' is every where rendered immersion.'
 In the 38th of the 9th chapter the word "daimonia,' is rendered "demons," in stead of ''devils' as in the received translation.
 The word skandalise," which occurs several times in the 9th chapter and which in. the re- ceived translation is rendered ''shall offend :" is, in the proposed revision, rendered |" cause to sin,"-"Anl whosoever shal cause one of the little ones who believe in me to sin,'' etc, etc.
 We should prefer " cause to stumble" as given in the context.
 The other alterations are, for the most part, matters of taste, as immediately instead of "straightways,' ," wonderful" insteal of "mar- vellous,'" drew near" instead of 'come nigh" etc, etc. As the Bte is A very ancient book, it Is, in our eyes, no objection to the received .l>o q. people differ in their tastes.
 The word geennan" which occurs several times in the 9th chapter, t, in the proposed re- vision, as in the ancient translation, rendered "hell." Whatever may be here imp1jel, th, primary reference is to a valley called Geheu- na,' without the walls of Jerusalem Where the Jews used to consume the filth of their city. Into Gehenna' or into the Gehenna of fire," as given in the notes, is to be pre- ferred to the word "hell,'' which the revis1rs have placed in the text.
 In the original Greek of the New Testament. three words are used in different places. hAdeS Tartaros, , and "Gehenna, Tail which the authors of the received translation have rendered by one word, namely " hell" The distinction which is male in the original. ought to be preserved in revised version.
 "'rhe Bible Union Reporter" is in quarto form, and well printed on good paper. Que number contanns20 luar-o page-, neatly done up in paper cover, is Fuhii- heI in ea-h month, and the subscription price $ one dollar year.
 4 little more than the fourth part of each page of the number for Mlrch, is filled with notes. which consist, for the most part, of yer bal criticisms. As we have ourselves considera- ble affection for vertr, nouns, and participles, we read the notes with interest; but we cannot believe that they will prove interesting to the great body of English readers
 We are further indebted to Mr. timonds for a neatly bound volume containing the book of Job, the two Epistes to the Thessalonians, and the Epistle to the Hebrews Herein. as we'll as in the " Bible Reporter" the original text, the received translation, and the proposed revision are given in parallel columns.
 Of this volume we hope to be able to give a more extended notice.