Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-30
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The HNpVg' referred .i'IOI'H'Il
,o., months ago. 90 the discovery of aH
rryptan manuscript alleged Go Doe m
,r.sfa ram the Apostle Peter Co Roo.
rr,pli.o slnu The writing WAS
translated by Dr spi.esbors ri The
srasbpe University Dr Is schmidt
am eminent German theologIan and
scholar was cited ass ON authority who
hu.rsd tbe sp.s,la 10 Boz genuine We
mentioned the manuscript 600 support of
ta doctrine that The Bible is NOT o.
complete compilation of Scripture as
many writings OF the inspired Prophets
and Apostles Of old are lacking in chat
volume and hence the need of modern
revelation
This induced two of our Elders labor
lt.>iu tAs German mission 90 InretI-
cato the matter further So Elders
MR. Porter arl D. ID seegmilar who
were In stfasburr called on Prof Spice
ec.bsrg and made inquiries TO their
surprise they found him to be not
greybeariad antiquarian. but @ yo1ns
bright man OF about 30 years of age.
With a mustache matching bis black
hair and eyes. tan 90 stature. erect and
quite anable lie received them kindly
and talked freely on the subject which
urompted .he.r visit he affirmed the
truth OF the discovery Of the fragments
of the manuscript which be- said were
In the Copuo language OF the nth Gene
tury This shows Of course that
writing Is, u genuine. a translated copy
only OF the original.
It's known and is a matter Of eccIe-
alstIcal history that the New Tesia-
ment writings were translated into
Cput some time about the third Gene
fury OF The Christian era and this
manuscript therefore IS viewed as a
pot, OF the sacred Scriptures that has
not been included in the present or,ho-
dox compilation regarded as cer-
tain that the fragments recovered are
a portion Of gospel or eplstlo from
one OF the Apostles 90 the Egyptians
bat lt IS nor certain who was the au-
thor AIlusIons IN &C 20 events narrated
ln the New Testament make lt pretty.
certain 10 those who have critically
examined the fragments. that @ was
the work Of Peter. on James or John
the first named being the most proba-
bic Il ls believed that In short time
this point win be- definitely settled
Elder Porter was able 20 obtain pos
session Of a book entitled Elm Neuor
Evangeium Fragment "a New Gospel
Fragment which contains am account
Of the discovery OF the manuscript. n
copy Of the engrayings and of its trans
latIon into German. also the text and
translation OF an alleged prayer Of
Jesus Christ TO the Father found by
Prof Reitzens,ein Zoo the museum Of
Giaeh in Egypt and now iu possession
Of the sTasburg University. Elder
Porter speaks thus of ihe portions Of
the supposed gospel or epIsus 90 the
Egyptians, mentioned u the book.
According TO the account given. the
University of Strashurg through the
efforts of Professors RateuseIu and
spIggelbarE came into possession of
d collection OF papyrus sheets In the
spring of 1889 Among them We're two
fragments iu the C0uuc language.
Nothing is known of their history oy-
cert they came from 'he excavations Of
Cairo. The leaves are Iu "a bad con
diuun. but well enough preserved tl
give the length as % meters and The
breadth as .l1j meters The characters
aIt upon bright yellow raryrus of good
texture. The pages are s0 numbered
as 90 Indicate that they afe parts of "a
book For convenience. / suppose. they
ele designated as SO. g. No. g. and
No
Upon what may be termed the
front of SO. 8 Us % description Of the
scene in the garden OF Gpthsemaue.
Just before the Say.ors arrest The
Other side gives "a prayer of Christ.
Corresponding Co John xvii. so. o. haze
a pra}er upon one side and an account
Of the Ascension upon taa other so
is so iragmentary that very Ittlo can
be obtained from il have translated
0 portion of 80 8 into English. that
the readers mas see the rasam-
hiaute between the style and -IN-
ject matter of these letters and tHus.
Of the New Testament The dots Inc
dlcate words missing from tha urIe.nar
and Iuiia words are those about ut..H
there may Dee "a doubt a CUuuc letter
lefi ont 0r blurred often makes "a
word uncertain to the translator.
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