The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11
Startling Deductions of Prof Camden NJ Cobern Based
Upon His Recent Remarkable Finds..Eleva.
tors, an Oil Trust and Labor
Unions in Neros Day

. man who appealed 10 . foreign sod
in those days was . traitor. and
traitors then. ~ now. were condemned
to death. Hence the Mosaic law
against witches and wizards.
Prof. Cobern's Investigations have
been demorAlixing to sceptical scholars.
A volume Of literature has been I'm.
earthed bearing upon the HittitD and
Amorites and Philistines. Prof. Co
bern says:
I'm q former edition Of the Ency.
Oxford had an article ON the Hitties,
and this account was punctuated with
illusions to the mistakes Of the
Bible But the MAS Of literature
that has been unearthed within recent
years proves that the Biblical stories
are accurate. and the last edition Of
the Britannica contains no mention
Of a mistake in the Bible"
According to Prof. Cobern the Phil
istines were q highly civilized people.
blood relatives Of the Greeks" and
masters Of military tactics. The
achievements Of the Jews in over
coming this martial nation IL one Of
the greatest tributes to the genius Of
Moses. the nation builder. I'VE
know now" says Prof. Cobern. that
the massive fortifcations Of medieval
times were copies OF the Notifications
OF the Philistines and lsraelites in the
days Of Moses"
Moses said the arch@oiogist. "did
not come at the beginning Of things:
he Carna in TIM ynthdla
great creative epochs Of the worlds
history three were passed and gone
before Moses was BORN" which 10
another slap at Bible critics who have
been contending that the early bools
of the Bible were written in an age
OF myth, when people were accus-
toned to place the stamp OF truth
upon fairy stories.
Prof. Cobern told OF his visit to an
ancient Jewish city--an expedition at
tended by considerable danger, as he
was alone and the Arabs were hostile
to white men. The ancient city was
surrounded by brick walls fifteen feet
high, and the arch4ologist began rub
bling one OF the bricks. taken from
near tho base, between his hands. He
found 1t was made Of straw. as the
Israelites made bricks during their
bondage in Egypt. Halfway up the
wall he found a brick made Of stubble.
which surprised him. and at the top
was the greatest surprise Of all. The
bricks were Of clay.
And then Prof Cobern knew he was
in the ancient city of Pithom. a city
built by the Israelites, where. we learn
~
and stubble gave out" while the city
was being erected. At every turn the
archRologist found evidence OF brick
and stone and manuscript to bear out
the truth OF the Book Of Books.
! Matthew, Mark. Luke and John
used the vernacular OF the first CEN
fury in writing their contributions to
the New Testament" said Prof CO.
bern. Jesus used the vernacular of
the common people. Scholars used to
tell us the New Testament was writ
ten in heavenly Greek; in inspired
language, The mass OF papyri
uhearthed curing the past twenty
years proves the contrary Is true
inese men wrote as the people OF
'nelr oay taiKed' occaslohalIy using
slang phrases az biiiy sunday does
nu' 'leIr lahsuase was never iacKihe
Ia uecoru" wren oeahhs Win d'Vine
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Won. rns,a So, ~" ., IN.
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90 IN. ,n.n,r.a 49, IT. 10 e.
has aiwavs heer ahi. % ,1v. ,nr,u,h,.
revelation through fa,,,h,s n.on,a IT,
day the Rible NAV he laugh, IN pu..
sian in French in German in Amer,.
can and the teaching viii he ,nsnre,
II the spirit of the message Is prer.
emit"
Prof. Cobern said the men VINO vrot
the New Testament did 80 accordin,
to their viewpoint. Thus In the &C
count Of Jesus's teaching concernIn,
the camel and the eve OF a needl,
Matthew called IL sewing needle
with which he was familiar. whereas
Luke, the physician, made IL a sur
geon's needle. When JesuS com
manded his Disciple. TO take no none,
with them Matthew SAYS Take NJ
money in your glrdle," whereas LUX
saws, Take no money in your purse.
Which Of the two was right :?
sked Prof. Cobern. Both were rirh,
Matthew was writing for Jews. VIII,
carried money In their girdlee. LUX
was writing for the Romano. VIII