Ronald Knox NT

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Hi,
I just purchased a copy of the New Testament translated by Ronald Knox and there is no Nihil Obstat or Imprimatur why and should I be concerned?
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Jeanne
 
as far as I know, the version I own has these at the front, and I dont think he ever revised his text, so you SHOUld be safe 😉

Matt
 
Hi,
I just purchased a copy of the New Testament translated by Ronald Knox and there is no Nihil Obstat or Imprimatur why and should I be concerned?
Thanks
Jeanne
I got it from Amazon.com and it was used. It came within a few days and it looks like it was never opened. it is a paper back.
 
as far as I know, the version I own has these at the front, and I dont think he ever revised his text, so you SHOUld be safe 😉

Matt
Hi Matt,
Thanks

This is what it has at the front

VIRO EMINENTISSMO
BERNARDO GRIFFIN
S.R.E. CARDINALI
ARCHIEPOSCOPO WESTMONASTERIENSI
HOC OPUS
NEGOTIVM PLENVM VIGLIAVRM ET SVDORIS
DIE FESTO S. HIERONYMI IAM NOVUM
REDEVNTE FELOCOTER ABSOLVTVM
INDIGNVS INTERPRES
 
My first American edition by Sheed & Ward states:
Nihil Obstat: Arthur J. Scanlan, S.T.D. Censor Liborum
Imprimatur: Francis J. Spellman, D.D., Archbishop N.Y.

Tell us more about your book: Publisher, date, place…
 
My first American edition by Sheed & Ward states:
Nihil Obstat: Arthur J. Scanlan, S.T.D. Censor Liborum
Imprimatur: Francis J. Spellman, D.D., Archbishop N.Y.

Tell us more about your book: Publisher, date, place…
Templegate Publishers
Springfield Illinois

then on the next page it has all the Latin, I think. that I put in a previous post. Then it goes right into the text without a preface or anything.
 
Templegate Publishers
Springfield Illinois

then on the next page it has all the Latin, I think. that I put in a previous post. Then it goes right into the text without a preface or anything.
It does make it hard when they omit such information. However it has the approbation of the Cardinal Primate of England, Bernard Griffin. My own first uniform English edition published by Burns Oates and Washbourne, London, in 1948 has the Imprimatur of E. Morrogh Bernard, Vicar General dated, Westminster, Oct. 3 1946.

This tells me that the approbation must have changed, as the first English edition was published in 1945. My 1948 English edition is dated with a 1946 Imprimatur.

Your edition is furnished with yet another approbation, by the Cardinal himself. The Imprimatur of E. Morrogh Bernard, would have been Vicar General under Cardinal Griffin.

In fine, your edition has, in effect, so many Imprimaturs, Nihil Obstats, and Approbations, that various editions used whichever one seemed opportune, I suppose.

As far as I know, Ronald Knox never revised his own text, nor did anyone else, so other than printer errors, I would think you have exactly the same text as was used since 1944. I would be interested to know if anyone has any evidence to the contrary though. 😃
 
It does make it hard when they omit such information. However it has the approbation of the Cardinal Primate of England, Bernard Griffin. My own first uniform English edition published by Burns Oates and Washbourne, London, in 1948 has the Imprimatur of E. Morrogh Bernard, Vicar General dated, Westminster, Oct. 3 1946.

This tells me that the approbation must have changed, as the first English edition was published in 1945. My 1948 English edition is dated with a 1946 Imprimatur.

Your edition is furnished with yet another approbation, by the Cardinal himself. The Imprimatur of E. Morrogh Bernard, would have been Vicar General under Cardinal Griffin.

In fine, your edition has, in effect, so many Imprimaturs, Nihil Obstats, and Approbations, that various editions used whichever one seemed opportune, I suppose.

As far as I know, Ronald Knox never revised his own text, nor did anyone else, so other than printer errors, I would think you have exactly the same text as was used since 1944. I would be interested to know if anyone has any evidence to the contrary though. 😃
Thanks for the (name removed by moderator)ut. I will feel safe reading it now. I too like old bibles and look for them at church sales and used book stores.
Happy Easter
Jeanne
 
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