Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-08-09
CLAIM NEW SAYINGS OF CHRIST.
Egyptian Explorers Think That They
Have Made Il Great Discovery.


Boston, Mass, Aug. "A new un-
canonicai gospel, containing many ut
terances Of Jesus, which are to-day
unknown to the world, is believed to
have been discovered in Egypt ac-
cording to an official announcement
from the Boston headquarters Of the
Egyptian Exploration Fund.
In this work in Egypt enough an
clent writings relative to the Egyp-
tians and Romans has been dug up to
furnish materiGl for twenty large
printed volumes.
Prof. Bernard p. Grenfcll and Prof
Arthur S. Hunt, who are engaged in
the work Of translating and issuing
the volumes, expressed confidence
that possibly enough sayings Of
Christ may reasonably be expected
to constitute complete i.o~ gospel.
One Of the more recent transla-
tions Of purported sayings Of
Christ" is issued by Profs. Grenfell
and Hunt. 1t is concerned with q
conversation between Jesus and a
chief priest in the temple at Jerusa-
| lem, the episode, which is of a dra-
matte character. being preserved
pretty nearly complete, according to
the translators
The translation is given as follows:
And certain Pharisee, a 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 dis
ciples bathed their feet?
But, defiled, thou hast walked
In this temple, which is Il pure place,
wherein no other man walks except
he has washed himself and changed
his garments. Neither does he VEN
ture to see these holy vessels
And the Saviour straightway
stood still with his disciples and an
swered him.
" Art thou then, being here in this
temple, clean
He said unto him, 4 am clean :;
for | washed in the pool of David,
and having descended by one stair
case | ascended by another, and |
put on white and clean garments.
Then | came ana looked upon these
holy vessels
"The Saviour answered and said
unto him:
Woe ye blind, who see not Thou
hast washed in these running waters
wherein dogs and swine have been
cast night and day, and hast cleansed
and wiped the outside stain. But |
and my disciples, who thou sayest
have not bathed, have been dipped in
the waters Of eternal life. which come
from God, but woe unto them"
Here ends the translation.
'The chief point Of interest lies in
the reference to Jewish ceremonies
OF publications" declare the trans
lators, 'in connection with the tenn
pie worship about which the author
at first sight shows an intimate
knowledge"
Thus Josephus states that no Jew
who was unclean had the right to be
admitted to the inner court Of the
temple, /. e., that known as "Thc
Court Of the Men of Israel"
Earlier made translations Of other
fragments Of so-called sayings of
Christ are given as follows:
l. "And then thou shalt see clear
ly to cast out the mote that is in thy
brothers eye"
2. Jesus saith, except We fast to
the world, ye shall in no wise find
the kingdom of God, and except We
keep the Sabbath. We shall not see
the Father
3. Jesus saith stood in the midst
OF the world, and in the flesh was |
seen of them, and l found all men
drunken, and none found I athirst
among them, and my soul grieveth
over the sons of men, because they
are blind in their heart"
| Passing Of amer;nop Noon,