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Gustav Gottheil

1827-05-28 – 1903-04-15

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Identifier: worldsparliament01barr (find matches) Title: The World's Parliament of Religions : an illustrated and popular story of the World's First Parliament of Religions, held in Chicago in connection with the Columbian exposition of 1893 Year: 1893 (1890s) Authors: Barrows, John Henry, 1847-1902 Subjects: World's Parliament of Religions, Chicago, 1893 Religions Publisher: Chicago : Parliament Pub. Co. Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library Digitizing Sponsor: MSN View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: f the Truth. (i Tim. iii. 15)- THE VULGATE. The Holy Scriptures have been translated into every language, butamong these almost innumerable versions one only, which is called the Vul-gate, is authorized and declared to be authentic by the church. Thebelief of the faithful being that the doctrinal authority of the church extendsto positive truths and dogmatic facts, which although not revealed, arenecessary for the exposition or defense of revelation, they accept withouthesitancy the decree of the Council of Trent which is as follows : Con-sidering that no small utility may accrue to the Church of God, if it be madeknown which out of all the Latin editions, now in circulation, of the sacredbooks, is to be held as authentic, (the Synod) ordains and declares, that thesaid old and vulgate edition, which, by the lengthened use of so many cen-turies, has been approved of in the church, be, in public lectures, disputa-tions, sermons, and expositions, held as authentic ; and that no one is tg Text Appearing After Image: RABIU G. GOTTHKIL. NKW YORK. * I FF.KI. INCI.INRD AI.MoST TO SAV NOW LKT TUV SERVANT GO,* THAT KKOM THK JKWISHSYNAGOGUK I COULD COMK MKRK AMONG VOU, KOU-OWKKS OK OTHKK MASTKKS, mSCIIl.KS OFCyrilKR TKACMKKS, IlUlKIMS KKi)M MANY LANDS: THAT I COll.O STAND IT IN VOtR MIDST AND,KKKI.ISG THAT VoUK MHART AND VOUR SOUL AND VOUR SVMIATHY IS WITH MK, SIMJ-LV RKTCAT,THIS IS THE LAW THAT MOSES HAS LAID BEFORE US ISRAELITES. 6/2 PARLIAMENT PAPERS: SIXTH DAY. dare, or presume to reject it under any pretext whatever. An authenticversion must fairly represent the original, and therefore we believe that theVulgate does not substantially, or in anything of moment, depart from thetrue sense of the Scripture. The Vulgate has an interesting history. It isthe common opinion that from the first age of Christianity one j3articularversion made from the Septuagint was received and sanctioned by thechurch in Rome and used throughout the West. Among individual Chris-tians almost innumerable Latin translations w Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.Credit: Internet Archive Book Images

Life & Legacy

Gustav Gottheil (May 28, 1827, Pinne/Pniewy, Grand Duchy of Posen, Prussia – April 15, 1903, New York City) was a Prussian-born American rabbi. Gottheil eventually became one of the most influential, well-known and controversial Reform Jewish leaders of his time. He was the father of Richard Gottheil.

Occupation & Career

rabbi, teacher, preacher

Education

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Faith & Community

Judaism

Legacy Highlights

Church

Judaism

Education & Institutions

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

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  1. Wikidata population candidate Q1555866 — wikidata View source

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