New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-26

few by some at a still later date. In all, Tschen-
ton of the manuscript was printed in 1852 The
given to T,schendorf. while the remainder were
sn, as presents by the Russian Govern
IT The next manuscript in the order of antiquity e
the British Museum at It's formation in i75s cyril
Lucar Patriarch of Constantinoplef probably got
England It daao 3 chars f
Of ll3 leaves, Of which 639 belong 10 the Old Testa-
of Which ss as @ on IN critics.
assign ASS 1t to the nth century 1t contains nearly
a part of the Second. The Codex vaticanus. so
It was probably placed by Pope Nicholas V. at the
, foundation Of the library in lais; is a quarto
OF which belong to the New Testament There
are no intervals between the words except at the
Testament. the Books Of Maccabees and the New
Testament to Hebrews ix u! breaking OF IN the
also there corrections by various hands. The
last editor, robably in the tenth or eleventh
and supplied accents and breathings. Tregeles.
Westcott Hort Lightfoot and Weiss give this
view. ranking the Sinaltc next to IT, Others regard
II as vicious and corrupt.
THE CODEX EPHRAEMI.
The Codex Ebhraemi. in the National Library OF
Paris IL a palimpses containing portions of the
Old Testament sixty-four leaves and Of the New
Testament l45 leaves In the twelfth century
the old writing OF the Scriptures the manuscript
efraced TO receive certain Greek works of
Ephraem the Greek Father II was an act of stu
pid though, perhaps exousabe vandalism. But
though Ephraem was great enough man in his
day 10 take the place OF the Bible. his only claim
TO Immortality to-day is due the fact that by the
use of chemicals the sacred words that were rubbed
The manuscript brought from the. East to
in the M % ana to FTSnss
the middle OF the Nth century, and it has been
corrected by two hands. one in the sixth and one
The Codex Bezae, in the. University, Library at
to the library by Theodore Beza in ISL 1t Is a
e ef having the to
and the righ-hand the corresponding Latin II has
original scribe. extending over several centuries
h ssf says % anap Sne
tains SO many bold and extensive interpretations.
nanced. when they are not absolutely unsupported,
chiefly by the old Latin aud Curetonan versions"
Scrivener published an excellent edition of In
There are other uncia manuscripts, but these four
the Oldest. The cursve manuscripts are many
% them m are of great ve But neither he neas
nor the Ourselves agree in the text and contain many
xrap namsy AM Mark Sn go SG ohS VII &
will II. wanting in some OF the best manuscripts.
from the margin. as. for instance / John '. IS
and John '. Words are sometimes mistaken one
one Gospel which belong in another. Occasionally
tS e od aSd last Of ALL ps
OF the and variations In the use of synonymous
words.
From all this 1t will be seen that there is wide
margin for the exercise Of critical judgment in de-
what Is the true text Of the Bible Under such cir
cumstances. textual criticism cannot be an exact
science since there original autographs IN
existence settle the question.
Biblical study by American scholars but. owing to
the lack OF original manuscripts, they are weak IN
in this field. much more yet remains to be done
there are thousands of manuscripts nncoiated
broker of this city, has made an anay-
sis of the Egerton manuscript 2So IN the British
day the great English Biblical CRITIC says that it
Work. pch T NAV ye By coun for the future AMONG
the really trustworthy materials for the criticism OF
the New This shows , IN sirKns way
for success in this line OF inquiry. which may be
made to- p yied Valuable results While at the same
time II may become fascinating recreation 10 the
investigator
SOURCES OF AMERICAN COLLECTIONS.
Most of the Biblical manuscripts in this coun-
try were obtained through the generosity of aymen.
Those IN Harvard came chiefly from Edward Ever
EFT Charles Sumner and Lewis Cass. The Haver-
ford collection came from Walter Wood and j.
Rendel Harris The Lenox Library manuscripts
were presented by Mr. Lenox. the founder OF the
library and by Robert L. Stuart. OF this city. 8.
Brainard Pratt. OF Boston, and Robert s. Williams.
Of Utica. " Y. the owners OF manuscripts, one
Of Armenian and one of Syriac origin The famous
Latin manuscript. sometimes called the Golden
Gospel Of Henry vII is the property Of Theodore
hs S Of cex Of the pres
scented to It by Mrs. Caroline s. Reid.
The library OF the American Bible Society has
fine copy OF the Bible in Latin which Is said 70
have belonged to Charles OF England Its date is
supposed TO be the fourteenth century II was pre-
scented the society by Charles J. Baker. OF Bati
more. The society also has a Lectionary Of the
ury and Slavic Gospel OF Matthew, ending at
chapter xii which is assigned TO the fifteenth
the Apostles. probably of the fifteenth or sixteenth
century; an Evangelistary in Latin, dated A. d;
So and large folio entitled "Bblia Sacra Latina"
dated A. d. 1850 1t is in perfec, condition, beauti-
fully written ard contains many superb miniatures
Among the other Biblical manuscripts OF note in
this country those in the Boston Athen@um,
Brown University, Colgate University. Cornell Uni
versity, Drew Theological Seminary. which has no
less than twelve: The Metropolitan Museum. of this
city; in the possession of DR.. l. H. Hall. Harvard
University the George Liyermore collection Haver-
Princeton and Union Seminary. OF this city While
most of these are Of a late date. many OF them are
OF great value. and careful study OF them would
undoubtedly add something TO the sum Of Biblical
knowledge.
the Sinatc Palimpsest OF the four Gospels. dscov-
cred by Mrs. Agnes Smith Lewis in ST. Catharines
Tonwen on Mount sinai In @ The text s OF this
published by 9 j. Clay & Sons. of London and
the Biblical scholars of the world now making
woman enter this field, but Mrs Lewis has shown
that she Is fully competent 10 do and her story
of how she found the volume and how she overcame
the difficulty OF transcribng the palimpsest. some
times almost undecpherable. is OF the most In
teresting chronicles OF modern scholarship. She
much assisted in her work by the late Professor
Bensly j. Rendel Harris and f. c. Burkitt
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