Arthur Evill Overbury (1875-19??) was a member of the Church of Christ, Scientist until he withdrew his membership in 1915. He self-published a translation of the New Testament in 1925. In the Preface, he says that his version was “based on the premise of ‘Scientific Statement of Being’ as given in Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy. In the extended title, Overbury claims he was “unhampered by so-called ecclesiastical authority.” While this version is not an “official translation” of the Christian Science Church, it does embrace much of that church’s doctrines.
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First Edition - 1925
Title: The People's New Covenant (New Testament) Scriptural Writings Translated from the Meta-physical Standpoint by Arthur E. Overbury. Being a revision unhampered by so-called ecclesiastical authority. This version interprets the New Covenant (New Testament) Scriptural Writings from a spiritual or meta-physical standpoint and recognizes healing as well as teaching as a component part of true Christianity,- together with a Preface setting forth the standpoint of the author on many fundamental questions, which will enable the reader to know somewhat of the author's views in order to rightly judge his work,- also, an Explanatory Index giving a large amount of valuable information and data helpful to a comprehensive study of the Bible.
Publisher: Arthur E. Overbury: Monrovia, California (Didion & Company, New York, Hyatt & Lyon Los Angeles, Printers)
Date: 1925
Contents: New Testament
References: Chamberlin: 572-6, Hills: 2280, Herbert: 2221, Taliaferro-BVE CN00403, Taliaferro-EELBV 7795.100.
Images: Jacket, Cover, Title page
Reprint - 1932
Title: The People's New Testament (New Covenant) Scriptural Writings Translated from the Meta-physical Standpoint by Arthur E. Overbury. Being a revision unhampered by so-called ecclesiastical authority. This version interprets the New Testament (New Covenant) Scriptural Writings from a spiritual or meta-physical standpoint and recognizes healing as well as teaching as a component part of true Christianity,- together with a Preface setting forth the standpoint of the author on many fundamental questions, which will enable the reader to know somewhat of the author's views in order to rightly judge his work,- also, an Explanatory Index giving a large amount of valuable information and data helpful to a comprehensive study of the Bible.
Publisher: Arthur E. Overbury: Monrovia, California (Wolfer Printing Company, Los Angeles, Printer)
Date: 1932
Contents: New Testament
References: Chamberlin: 572-6, Hills: see 2280, Herbert: see 2221, Taliaferro-BVE CN00403, Taliaferro-EELBV 7795.110.
Images: Jacket, Cover, Title page
Comments: There are some minor changes from the 1925 edition including "change" to "deviation" in James 1:7 and some additional articles in the Explanatory Index Notes.
