Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1882 — The New Testament. [ARTICLE]

The New Testament.

N. A, Trueblood, In Christian Worker, The books of the New Testament were orginally written in the Greek language, and at different periods of time, ranging from 55 A. D. to 98 A. D. They were of course in manuscript form, writtenon parchment or vellum; and of the most ancient manuscripts only five are known to be in existence at this time. ' . The Alexandrian Manuscript, named from the place where it was found, anti written in the fifth century, and uityffi in the British Museum. 1 The Vatican Manuscript, named after the Pope’s palace, and written id the fourth century. It was taker! from Rome to Paris by the Finn Napoleon, but, having been returned! it is now very zealously guarded in the Vatican Library. 1 The Ephraem Manuscript, written! by a Syrian divine named Ephraem in the fourth century, and now in the! National Library at Paris. | The Beza Manuscript, named aftea its discoverer and owner, and written! in the sixth century. I The Sinaitic Manuscript, named! from being discovered in-the Convent! of St. Catharine on Mount Sinai. la was written in the fourth century, ana is now in the Imperial Library at St! Petersburg, the capital of Russia. I From tnese manuscripts, none ol them, however, being complete, differ! ent versions were made, at different! times, such as the Syriac, Egyptian! Mempbitic, Thebaic, Gothic, Ari menian, Persian, Ethiopian, Greek! and Latin, so named on account of tha language into which, or the placa where they were translated. I All of the Bible, including the Ola and New Teetamens, was translated into the Latin Vulgate in the year 4051 this being the only authentic version! according to the Roman CatholiJ Church, and from this and other ver-l sions the English versions were made!