Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-17

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/. Tue history OF the text and respce.
tive books OF the New Testament
II. The distinctive doctrines oil New
Ttstams ut teaching.
III Exegcsis. exposition and inter.
probation OF the New Testament
~ Modern criticisms ami the SO.
called O' jections nj modern sciences 10
the genuinness and authenticity Of the
New Testament.
There are Sky i've students In the
class. The class meets twice a week.
Monday and Wednesday.
We approach our study Of the n
Testament as an integral fourth ol tue
Bible. which we as Larerdiy Saints.
br,isve to be "rhe Word OF God. as
tar It Is eoyyeeiiy i,iEiisfed:" aud We
are devouly tnanslul to live IN the lgnt
and freedom Of this confession. IL IS
because the spirit OF revelation has been
restored and The Keys Of Divine run
have been given once mJie intO the
hands Of LIVING teachers, prophets and
apostles, that We eau enter the temple
Of inspiration without let or hndmucg
from the errors and trahmeIs Of TIA
didon Under the guidance Of the sure
wcrd Of li.ing prophecy, we investigate
the matches treasures OF the New
Testament record,
We FIRST OF all endeivor to make our
selves acquainted with the history Of the
places aud persons mentioned In the
New Testament, ayailiug ourselves oi
the accumulatiye evidence OF modern
researches and explorations aud which
are daily Strengthening the proof Of the
Divinity Of the New Testament Scrip.
lures.
In illustfaton-we read the words Of
Chtist- THE city Of the Great King, ="
and We lingcr TO take view OF lcusa
lem. One Of the students will take this
city as his thcme-icruss vetlc.
hrd stay Of all history sea, the very
backbone OF Chronology city con-
NAA0Hsly Inhabited tor period Of three
thousand years. So that II our young
men and maldcns OF this generation join
not IN the song Of Hosana to the Sou Of
David aud they historically enter Jeru.
SALEM. the vcfy stones Of its streets and
the ruins Of It's Temple would burst forth
in a song Of irtelutable testimony to
the truth Of the Gospel
The ltcTa ufc OF Greece, which goes
~ like incense from that land OF temples
and heroic deeds has not 1.-THE Vt the
influence Of the New Testament; aud
flr the reason that here alone stands the
unique prronaliiy Jesus Christ whose
divinity aud whose spotless humanity
illumine every page. To study HIS lite,
His work and His distinctive teaching,
we hold to be a study all supteme-the
one basic study-on which alone can
rise perfect type o. highest culture.
In the work oi ESegesis and general
exposition, our aim IS to help the stu
dents TO an accurate understanding Of
tic text OF the New Testament bntn by
references TO the original Greek and by
the resu lls OF the most riprned scholar
ship as applied to Biblical criticism.
As with the Old, so with the New
Testament, I'VE believe Il to be the
word OF God as far as Il Is correctly
translated" Accordingly we are not
slaves to the so,called "Plenary inspita
tion" OF either the revised" or author
ICED version. We thank our young
prophet Joseph lOr his courage m max
ing tue stat, ment. AS Tar a. u O.
correctly translated II I, highly graft
tying to a l.alter.day SAINT to know that
the best scholarship OF the old and The
new world rs tNvfc sed IN the Anglican
and American revision Commlttc 8, mas
abundauily proved the uulh ui what lh'
Prophet Iusrpn said years be ore u wa,
possible to get the sanction ui ChUsirn
dom Tor the appointment Of a revision
committee. Nov there Is not a scholar
IN either Eur, p ur America, but wha
acknowledges tuat kug James edit .
was not correctly translated, but be-
yund this We endrayor to lead IN,
students to the light aud warmth ma
turn upon the altar ui the text. Ih'
shirt Of the n " Testament IS the lie
giving spirit ui the Gospel aud We iulll
feclsnis IN truth that II Is an aD'oiutt
n crssily mat luf the right interpretation
ut the language, there must be meas
ure OF the sane inspiration as IN the
Inst days oi Gospel eNper euee.
In the ministry OF Christ and Ills
apostles the letter aud spirit wer,
one; the broad result OF the aposlaeJ
was to separate the two, so that thet,
might be form OF Gudliuess after th'
power thereof had been taken away.
The keys OF Divine knowledge are re-
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ton i the solid rock on which IN,
Church OF lesus Christ is built. WA
this and IN this liant We approach tnt
Temple OF Holy Scripture aud though
we welcome every aid OF scholarship
ancient and modetn-we do not res
upon this as the interpretive means Ia
get az the hfe Of gladdenug JOY Of the
Gospel. We know too well that In III,
sphere OF scholarships there endlessl,
conf citing opinions concerning the tex
OF the New Testament, as well also II
respect to the theological and ethica
bearings OF is teachings
Those who have grown with growing
years OF rich experience In the lie
power Of the Gospel are safe from tn
attacks OF adverse criticisms; but It /
wise to loitliy our youth, to encourage
their study VI the DIVINE Word ina
they may the better be able TO give
rational account OF the hope that is d
them as heirs Of the promises Of God.
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