Show A NEW VERSION OF VERSIN nOOK BOOK OF JOSHUA I I Manuscript Discovered by Dr Moses Gaster Differs in inMany inMany inMany Many Points From Bible London Aug 8 S. Dr Moses Caster chief chic rabbi of or the tho Spanish and ant Portuguese SU guese gueso gO JC Jews 8 in En England land recently discovered discovered dis dis- covered while traveling In Samaria a anew anew anew new book boole of or Joshua which furnishes a novel noyel version of or the fall fan of oC tho the walls wals of or J Jerico According to this account Johua Joshua was attacked b by King KinG and his arm army trapped or encircled b by seven walls walla als of ot Iron made mado mato b by the wizards and enchanters enchanter In the tho service of or Sho Sho- to bach Joshua prayed to God Got A dove dovo came cam to him ho bo tied ted a letter letter let let- ter tr to Its Is wings Ing and amI It born a nU mes- mes 98 9 8 sago sage O to King who with wih his hla tribes came ramo to Joshua's rescue rOue Tho The priest blow blew a a trumpet once tho the walls valls wals fell tel down ant and Joshua Joshua defeated defeated de do- This new book starts with wih a definite date of or the tho era of creation th time the year ar 27 2794 H from the tho creation being belne given as l th the tho date of ot the tho death bath of Moses and from the year starts the tho new calculation tion ton of the Juble Jubilee That Dr GaMer Gaster explains was vas omitted from tha tho tho Bible Dible Command to Tol tim It I th then n describes how Joshua was a commanded to proceed to the entry of tho Promised Land Joshua ordered ordred tho the counting of or the people which also als did not appear In tho the Bible Then Therm It I states that that tho the spies went to Jerico and on their return s' s gave a n report to Joshua Joshua and tho the High Priest Elcazar Elear Thc They crossed crossel the Jordan preceded by bythe bythe bythe the ark and put up tip tho the stones In Gilgal Gilgal Gil- Gil GI- GI gal nl but there thero was no mention menton of tho the reproach of ot E EgyptA Egypt pL pLA A beautiful story Is given Iven of the tho lio sin of or Achan This differs from Crom rota the Bible blo I account In tho the latter later Achan Is stated to have havo stolen a n mantle mante According I Ito to the tho now new book he ho stole a golden Idol from tho the temple and his guilt gull was discovered by tho the stones on the breastplate of or tho the high priest getting dim dim and losing osing their luster when tho the name namo of tho guilty ull man was pro pro- flounced The story of at the tho strata stratagem em of ot the capture of AI Al Is related but no mention mention menton men men- tion ton Is mado made of or Joshua Joshua holding up the lance The Bible by tho this wa way says that Joshua sent lent men against AI Al whereas the now new book says sava sS s'S that he sent ent only In an acc account of or orthe the ruse of or tho the however howver the tho language which thich Is ver very d tl cul agrees In every evor minute detail with wih the canonical text says SS S'S Dr GaMer Castor Gator In Inthe Inthe Inthe the light fight with wih tho the combined forces of or ortho tho the kings king there was wa nothing told of Joshua's Invocation to thes un to stand standstill standstill still on and tho moon In the valley valey of or AJalon jalon Professor Profesor Harnack has thrown some doubt doubt on tho the scientific Importance of or orthis this Samaritan which Dr Gaster Garter believes to bo be an authentic copy of or the Hebrew original Professor Harnack Harnak argues arGles that tho the Samaritan priests from whom Dr Gaster Caster obtained tho Ito book are arc learned men men and ant that they would have havo known If It It It possessed any value and would not have given It I away If Ir It did Dr Gasters Gaster's reply Is that tho the Samaritan priests are arc b by byno byno no means learned men and quite unable unable un un- un- un able ablo to realize realie tho historical or literary literary lerat liter liter- ler- ler ary at worth of or the manuscript manuscript in their possession |