New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13

OF the Vulgate. officially recognized by the Triden-
tine Council in 154e''
The errors which crept into the original text
OF Jerome were caused by the laborious copying by
hand Of one manuscript from another, in the days
prior to the printing press 1t for this reason
mat Pope SiItus issued a revised edition Of the
Nusate text in 1880, which he decreed to be the
authorized edition. Clement VIII had still an
otner edition OF the Latin text prepared which
issued in 1888. and which is still the standard
Roman Catholic Bible. Thus the Douai Bible is a
translation OF revision Of JeroIne's translation
from ancient Hebrew Greek and Latin manu-
scripts
Modern editions Of the Douai version differ widely
rom the original text issued from the printing
presses az Rheims and Douai. ITO call the Roman
Catholic version now in use the version Of Douai
and Rheims says Cardinal Wiseman, SIS an
abuse OF terms. 1t has been altered and modified
un scarcely any verse remains it was originally
published"
forty-seyen scholars who were engaged In the
"ork went direct to the Hebrew. Greek and Latin
manuscripts, besides consulting English Bibles al
ready IN existence, the latest OF which was the
Bishops Bible. Little is known of the methods
Whlcn Were employed by these translators. except
that they deviated from former versions in many
instances Where they considered these TO be at
Lau!C- Inc work was divided between several
1HlteeS- Cne read the translation" says John
Se!den IN his account of the proceedings THE rest
learned tongues or French Spanish. Italian and
so forth. II they found any fault. they spoke; II
not he read on"
Although the printing OF the work was con-
quoted with great care, and two OF the conclave
watched II as the paper went through the press
yet the first editions contained striking errors
me LfSt edlllon, because OF its translation OF
huth III, 10, was called the He Bible" 1t read
ana When she held IL. he measured SIX
measures OF barley, and laid il on her: and he
went to the city The correction to She Went to
the city caused the next edition TO be called the
Nouo toLOIe ETTCTS IN several other versions
Dotn preceding and following the King James
6IbIe nave also made them celebrated Thus, the
bug Bloie' won its name because of its rendering
OF FsaLnls Xcl, ., afraid OF bugs Oy night" which
Is now rendered terror by night The ''TreacIe
Ueacle in Gtead?' The ''Rosin Bible" was an
edition OF the Douai Bible which translated this
translated Genesis ill., Z t'Maklng themselves
breeches out of tg leaves" The Place Makers
Bible" printed Matthew V. g. Blessed are the
place makers, for they shall be called the children
OF God" Tho Wicked Bible" its fame from
the ract that the negative omitted from the
seventh commandment The printer was fined 200
The Bishops Bible. which preceded the King
James version, got this name because il the
work Of Matthew Parker, Archbishop OF Canter-
bury, together with fifteen other OF learning.
most Of whom were bishops. newly completed
copy was presented to Queen Elizabeth in 1868. or
the DouaI Bible Although the Bishops Bible
among the clergy supplanted the Great Bible Of
Coverdale which printed in 1888. il did de-
crease the popularity Of the Genevan Bible Of 1850
among the common people. The Cfenevan version
had been printed in Geneva, Switzerland, by Prot
estant refugees from England in the time Of Queen
We're CoverdaIe. Goodman. Knox. Nottingham and
Cole. Three years before the Geneva Bible, the
Geneva New Testament was printed, which was
the result Of the labOrs Of William Nottingham
The Great Bible won its name from It's size for
its pea es measured fourteen by nine inches. II
preceded by the CovsrdaIe Bible. the work Of the