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will eyuntuallv suparsedN. net the authpr-
5ixed. hut The revised yeraiDn. Ths author
lied yersion shouiu IL supplemented ~ q
translation 81 tho Rihla IN naordern ENGLISH.
propared With the hsln 81 advanced
Hebrew and Gresk scholarship. and iilus-
tYated hv the lieht shed ON the remarkable
book BY ths advances made IN recent years
In The fields OF orisntal history aud
archaeology and the higher sritici. M"
II presume In yisv Of the spes1rnsns Of
the nav version yon have given me and the
psrsonnel OF the ii nnslators that il is super
fluous to INQUIRE "a to their attitude to-
ward this higher criticismY''
snThs higher criticism Of the Dible.' re-
piled DR.. Johnston has resolved much nm
merited abuse from those who do not fully
comprehend lis nature aud scope, II IL.
however, merely the exercise Of the reason
iu9 faculties with which man has been en-
dowsd By ths creator. The Bible 10 not
itsslf the inspired word Of God. but CON
tains that word, and critical investigation
10 necessary in order to determine what was
the original word Of God and what has
bsen added by man. Let any one, Tor ex-,
ample. cut ous from the Nav Testament
the genuine sayings of our Lord, Rejecting
Rll additions OF narrative and commentary,
and he will easily see what in inspired and
what il not.
"A number Of distinguished aehola RI all
over the world are now engaged in the lit
srary study OF the Bible, nj obviously, all
critical investigation becomes an impnssi-
bllity II the book be considered ~ verbally
cism il. therefore. to separate the evsrlast-
ing inspired substance and qulntesaence Of
the Bible from later additions and interpo-
~lations, and TO assign to each book In the
sno1sd writings its proper place in the de-
volopment Of the chosen people,
of archaeological and critical research il is
necessary to supply = historical background.
The propheticsl books, for example, a. we'll
as MOST of the psalms. can hardly bs fully
appreciated without an accurate knowledge
Of THEIR authorship. object and date and the
historical oi, Gu instance which gave rise to
them. The new American Bible proposes
to supply all this information.
It il, OF course, impossible for enc man
to undertake a work of tkis character. Pro
fsssor Haupt therefore decided 10 assign
each book Of the Bible to one distinguished
scholar, 20 the Old Testament, for exam
! pie, has bssn inttusted to twsnty-four Of
the most accomplished specialists in this
branch of research in America, England
and Germany. and = number Of the most
distinguished scholars have agreed to trans
late the German contributions into Eng
lish.
The American Hebraists who have con-
sented to take part in the work are: Pro-
lessor W. II. Harper, president Of the Chi
| caQo university. who will share the burden
of editorial responsibility and translate
Sechnriah; Professor q. F. Moore, the
learned Andover exsRets. who will render
Judges: Professor c., II, JOY, the distin-