Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 edition. Excerpt: ... by its own enactments, from the discharge of this duty; therefore " Resolved, That it is our duty to form a voluntary association for the purpose of procuring and circulating the most faithful versions of the Sacred Scriptures in all languages. " Resolved, That in such an association we will welcome all persons to cooperate with us, who embrace the principle upon which we purpose to organize, without regard to their denominational positions in other respects." May 31, another meeting, and June 10, 1850--or fourteen days after the action of the Society--in the Baptist Tabernacle, Mulberry Street, New York, the American Bible Union was formed. "Its object shall be," said its Constitution, " to procure and circulate the most faithful versions of the Sacred Scriptures, in all languages throughout the world." The rules for translating, adopted June 16, 1850, were: " 1. The exact meaning of the inspired text, as that text expressed it to those who understood the original Scriptures at the time they were first written, must be translated by corresponding words and phrases, so far as they can be found in the vernacular tongue of those for whom the version is designed, with the least possible obscurity or indefi-niteness. " 2. Whenever there is a version in common use it shall be made the basis of revision, and all unnecessary interference with the established phraseology shall be avoided, and only such alteration shall be made as the exact meaning of the inspired text and the existing state of the language may require." The Greek text adopted was that of Bagster & Sons' 8vo. Edition of 1851. October 2, 1851, the Committee on Versions reported a plan for the revision of the Scriptures, which was adopted by the Society and work on revisions was...
