Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-09
THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1901.
ANOTHER REVISION.

Another revision OF the Bible
has recently been made, this time
under tie authority Of the Estab
lished Church of England and by
The long and patient labors of ,
some OF the most learned and
pious 1acn i'll that ecclesiastical
body. The purpose seems to
have been 10 produce bible ,,
which, being TIE work of her
own best qualified scholars, would
be acceptable to the adherents of
that church and possibly to the
English people. 1t is evidently
intended to give it the badge of
authority as in the case of the
"Bishops' Bible" published in
1868, OF Of king James Bible"
published in 1911. This last, as
every one knows, is the present
Common English Bible.
A few years since eminent En-
gllsll ard American scholars gave
us as nearly a perfect version of
the Bible as modern scholarship
tan produce. This is known as
the "Revised Version" So far
It has attained a comparatively
limited use and it may be many
years before it supp1ants the
~'Authorized Version of King
James.
It is most remarkable how the
people cling to this version.
Had it not been prepared and
published by kingly authority
1t would not now receive
any greater veneration by En-
glish speaking protestants than
does the Bishops Bible. Con.
Vlcted of containing theus-
nnds of errors and showing mark
ed complaisance to the notions of
the King yet it is accepted as
coming direct from God. 1t is
in fact not a translation but re.
vision of the versions then in use.
These versions are proved to have
been only translations of the Vul-
gate Latin. Speaking Of the
New Testament, the Greek text
with which it was compared was
a compilation of eight manu-.
scripts only, all of which were
written after the tenth century,
and which are now regarded by
the aDlest scholars as having but
slight authority. The Received
Greek Text, or "Textus Recep.
tus'' was made up frem these
manuscripts and is now admitted
to be the very worst Greek text
existing in a printed form. The
number of Greek manuscript:
now known and which have beer
examined is about seven hundred
Some of these are very ancient,
being of the fourth century. O1
course they are very valuable and
afford far better means of obtain.
ing correct Greek text thar
King James translators possessed.
These manuscripts have beer
very carefully and laboriously
edited by a number of critical
scholars who have given the re-
suit of their labors to the world.
DR.. J. J. Griesbach, who devoted
over thirty years to this work,
has given US. perhaps, the most
desirable Greek text Of the New
Testament. Scholz and Tischen.
dorf are also recognized as critics
of the highest authority.
In at least one remarkable in
stance the revisers of this new
English version seem to have fol
lowed Tisckendorf. We refer te
the last twelve verses of Mark
gospel. These they reject a:
spurious. The whole passage is
wanting in the Vatican manu-
script and III many other ancient
copies. Griesbach regards it as Of
very doubtful authority but re.
tains it in his text. It is retain.
ed in ournew or Revised Version.
Tischendorf rejects it.
Of course Greek scholars will
not be disturbed by this action,
but it is not at all improbable il
will meet the opposition of many
adherents to the English church.
Here the testimony of one of the
Eynoptic gospels and the most cir
cumstantial account of Jesus
resurrection, His promise of spec.
ial powers and immunities and
His command to go forth into
all the world, and preach the gos,
pei to every creature" are declar'
ed to be spurious and are excised.
These have been favorits
and much quoted passages te
prove the truth of all thest
things. For many years they
have been regarded as "the Tin
.,r+ir1cr word of Cod ,, tt rnay