Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-17
The Revised Bible-Progress of the
Work in England.

A London correspondent Of the
Now York Tribune says
Tho new edition Of the Bible, long
talked of, with what is called the
speakers Commentary, is under way,
anu tAe prospectus of it has been pnt
i na If one may judge from the
advertisement, this is to be an effort
10 counterfeit the kind of influence
which scientific teaching has hadsnn-
on the Biblical cosmoponv mon
some of its historical narratives and
so on. 1t used to be the distinguish
ing claim of Professionalism that il
dared put the Bible in the hands of
the people without note or comment
Of any Kind. Now we are told the
want of q plain explanatory common
tary has long been felt and "the
great object OF such commentary
must be to put the general reader in
full possession Of whatever informa-
may be requisite to enable him to
understand tho Word Of God to
give him, IS far as possible, the same
advantageous the scholar, and supply
him with satisfactory answers to OBJ
Jections resting upon misrepresenta-
tons OF it's contents" The key-note
of the new commentary will, mag
inc, be found il the clause above.
The present attempt grew out of a
suggestion of the honorable and pious
Speaker OF the House Of Commons in
1868. In conjunction with q number
of the principle Bishops, he has or
ganized the work,
The authorized version is to be re-
printed without alteration "but the
notes forming this Commentary will
give amended translations of all
passages proved incorrect in our YER
sion" We are further assured that
''the Commentary will be chiefly ex-
planatory, presenting, in a concise
and readable form, the results OF
learned Investigations, carried on in
this and other countries during the
last half century" Much of the
most celebrated Investigations car
ried on in this countay, during the
last half century, have been those Of
Bishop Colenso, but on returning to
the list of editors for the Pentateuch
! do not find Bishop Colenso among
them, nor yet any OF the German
writers, on whose labors those of
Colenso We're founded. The general
editor is the Rev Canon Cook, Of
Exeter, under kind offs supervision
by the Archbishop of York (Dr.
thompson, in consultation with the
Regius Professors of Divinity OF Ok
ford and Cambridge. The whole
work is divided into eight sections,
as follows: ]. The Pentateuch.
2. The Historical Books. 3. The
Poetcal Books. /. Tho Four Great
Prophets. ). The Twelve Minor
Prophets. 6. The Gospels and Acts.
z. The Epistles OF st. Paul. 6. Cath
Ollie Epistles and Revelation. 70
each section special editors are as
signed, each taking some book or
books, or portions Of book. Ex-
IRENE men seem to be shut out
that is, extremely high or extremely
low churchmen, the result Of which
is naturally to exclude somo of the
ablest Biblical critics. The names
of Dean Stanley, Jowett, Colenso,
and Pusey are conspicuous by their
absence. Safety seems to have been
the ruling motive in selection, and
the most eminent mon among this
safe party are perhaps Archbishop
Thomson himself, Professor Rawlin-
son, Professor PIumptreo, Bishop
Thirlwall, and Dean Mansel. The
Pontateuch is announced as in the
press, and promised for this year.