Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-20
SAYINGS OF JESUS.

Some remarkable finds are made at
an Arab village standing on the site
Of the ancient city OF oxyrhynchus, In
Egypt. This was once one OF the chief
cities Of Upper Egypt, and many relies
have been unearthed there. In the ruins
Among these were fragments OF a man
uscript containing what purported to
be Sayings OF Jesus recorded In the
Greek language. Dr. Grenfell Is the
lucky dscoverer OF this literary treas
ure, which is believed to have been
written about 100 A. d., earlier than
any now extant manuscript OF the b.
BILE. II the Sayings" are genuine, they
certainly bring US nearer 10 the time
OF the Savior than any remains so far
discovered.
The following will give an idea OF the
character Of the recently unearthed
Logia, or Sayings. One relates to the
subject OF perseverance,:
Jesus says, Let not him that seek
eth cease from his search until he md,
and when ne finds he shall wonder,
wondering. he shall reach the Kingdom.
and when he reaches the Kingdom he
shall have rest.
Another deals with the question OF
fasting and Sabbath Observance;
Says Jesus Except ye fast to the
world We shall In no wise find the King
dom OF God. and except ye keep the
Sabbath ye shall not see the Father,
The following is not found In the
canonlcal writings, but IL the others
are genuine. this Isl.
Jesus saith: I stood In the midst
OF the world and In the flesh | was
seen Of them, and / found all men
drunken and none found l athirst
among them, and my soul grleveth over
the sons Of man because they are bllnd
In their heart and see not poor and
know not their poverty"
Another interesting literary fragment
was found last winter supposed to be
part OF q non-canonical Gospel from
the third century. The discoyerer says
II contained first, part OF discourse
by our Lord, which was closely related
to certain passages In the Sermon on
the Mount, and. secondly. part Of a
| conversation between Christ and His
| disciples. This consists Of an answer
to question which was put In the Cos
pei according TO the Egyptians into the
mouth OF Salome, In the Gospel quoted
| by Clement into that OF some one UNI
named, and In the papyrus into the
mouth OF the disciples when will
be the Millennium
The answer, we are told. as recorded
In the Gospel according to the Egyps
tlans is, when ye shall trample on the
garment OF shame. when the two shall
be one. and the male as the female,
neither male nor female" From this
the papyrus differs somewhat, and in
cidentally shows that the Interpretation
which Is generally given to when ye
shall trampIe on the garment Of shame
is incorrect. This has usually been con-
sldered to be equivalent to when We
die" but the papyrus shows that the
phrase meant, when ye return to the
state OF innocence which existed before
the fall being thus closely parallel to
the following clause, when the two
shall be one"
This is the Interpretation given TO
that mystical saying, but II is not i'm
possible that closer study OF the text
would reveal new meanings TO It. 1t 10
certainly significant that, in this an
Client manuscript, the condition
described as one In which due regard
for sexual differences no longer exists,
Immediately precedes the Millennium.
That saying may not be genuine, but 1t
certainly carries with II great truth.
When human beings disregard their
mission upon earth and become UNI
faithful, their institutions Will be over
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conditions established History Is full
OF illustrations OF that truth.
In later years many discoveries have
been made confirming the Divine word,
and these Egyptian finds must be
cassed among them. The story Of the
burning bush that Moses saw burn foi
some time without being consumed, has
been regarded as product OF the
Imagination, by the unbelievers, Now
we are told by contributor TO VII
Cartoons Magazine. plant has beer
discovered in the Arabian desert, tina
has this seemingly strange power OF
burning without being set aiire," ant
OF continuing to burn without being
consumed This strange vegetable
grows to q height OF fve or six feet
and has leaves Of duh, sage. greer
color, and pale pink blossoms, Anc
these blossoms exhale an lnhammabl,
gas, which when set upon by the fierce
rays Of the sun, takes fire. On account
Of the sap that flows In the structure o.
the leaves, they are left unlnJured by
the flames,
Soeptcs have for long time giyeI
II out In their learned way that tn
Book OF Daniel is not history, but iic
ton, intended TO strengthen the plou
Jews who were struggling to defend tn
faith about the year 1853 b. G, Re
Gently, however an Aram@an manu-
! script has been found which was writ
; ten at the very time In which DAME
: lived, and which makes reference t
some Of the pcrsonages referred to 4
p that supposed book OF fiction,
II Is but TO be expected that sue
e combinations Of the Divine Word wi
: multiply; for the world will not be let
! without testimony Of every kind, 1t
I rejection of the Gospel viii be wlthou
e excuse, and therefore justly condemned
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