The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-01
NEW SAYINGS OF
CHRIST ARE FOUND
EGYPTIAN EXPLORERS CLAIM TO
HAVE MADE GREAT
DISCOVERY.

BOSTON. MASS, July 3f.--A new
uncanon!Cal gospel containing many
utterances of Jesus which are to-
day unknown to the world, is be-
lioved TO have been discovered in
Egypt, according to an official an
nouncement from the Boston head
quarters OF the Egyptian exploration
fund
In this work in Egypt enough an
rient writings relative to the Egyp-
tiaus and Romans has been dug up
Ia furnish material for twenty large
printed volumes
Prof Bernard r. Grenfell and Prof.
Arthur s. Hunt. who are engaged
in the work of translating and is-
suing the volumes. expressed conf
dence that possibly enough sayings
Of Christ may he reasonably expect
ed to constitute a complete new gos-
pei
one Of the more recent transia-
tons Of purported "sayings Of Christ
is issued by Professors Grenfell and
Hunt. 1t IS concerned with con-
yersation between Jesus aud a chief
priest in the temple at Jerusalem.
the episode which is of dramatic
character, being preserved pretty
nearly complete, according to the
translators.
/ The translation Is given as follows:
And certain Pharisee. chief
priest whose name WAS Levi, met
/ them and said to the Saviour:
/ Who gave thee leave to walk
/ in this place OF publication and to
see these holy vessels. when thou
hast not washed. nor yet have thy
disciples bathed their feet?
But. denied thou hast walked
in this temple, which Is pure place,
wherein no other man walks except
he has washed himself and changed
his garments. Neither does he VEN
ture TO sec these holy vessels
And the Saviour stratghtway stood
still with his disciples and answered
| him.
art thou then. being here in this
temple, clean
He said unto him. am clean; for
] washed In the pool of David. and hay
ing descended by one staircase | as
cended by another, and / put on white
and clean garments Then ! came and
looked upon these holy vessels
The Saviour answered and said
unto him,
Woe We blind. who see not. Thou
hast washed in these running waters
! wherein dogs and swine have been ca st
night and day and hast cleansed and
+ wiped the outside stain But ! and
/ my QlsClrIeS, who thoi saNeSt nave not
/ bathed. have been dipped in the waters
of eternal life which come from. but
woe unto thee"
Here ends the translation
THE chief point OF interest lies In
the reference to Jewish ceremonies of
! publications" declare the transla tors
/ "tn connection with the temple wor
ship about which the author at first
sight shows an intimate knowledge"
Thus Jcsephus states that no Jew
I who was unclean had the right to be
admitted TO the inner court Of the tenn
pie l. e. that known as The Court
of the Men OF Israel"
Earlier made translations Of other
fragments OF so-called sayings OF
! Christ are given as follows
/. And then thou shalt see clearly
TO cast out the mote that is In thy
brothers eye"
2. Jesus saith, except We fast TO the
world. We shall In no wise find the
kingdom OF God. and except We keep
/ the sabbath, We shall not see the
7 Father
/ 3. Jesus saith, ] stood in the midst
OF the world, and in the flesh was /
eeen OF them. and / found all men
! drunken, and none found / athrst
j among them, and by soul grieveth over
! the sons of men. because they are
blind in their heart"