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Preliminary Edition
Part I - Gospels & Acts
Title: The Twentieth Century New Testament a translation into Modern English Made from the Original Greek (Westcott and Hort's Text) in three parts - Part I - The Five Historical Books
Date: 1898 (with later editions dated 1900)
Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company: New York
Contents: Gospels and Acts
References: Chamberlin p. 564-4; Herbert 2084, Taliaferro-EELBV 7660.100.
Images: "20th Century" Cover, Title page with "Two Parts"
Images: Jacket, "Twentieth Century" Cover Title page with "Three Parts"
Comments: There were several variations produced of this volume. Some covers have the words "20th Century" while others have "Twentieth Century". Also, on some title pages it says the complete New Testament will appear "In Two Parts" while others say "In Three Parts". Some title pages include a date (1900) while others are undated. There were several editions because some title pages also indicate "Fifth Edition".
Part II - Paul's Epistles
Title: The Twentieth Century New Testament a translation into Modern English Made from the Original Greek (Westcott and Hort's Text) in three parts - Part II - Paul's Letters to the Churches
Date: (1900)
Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company: New York
Contents: Paul's Epistles
References: Chamberlin p. 564-4; Herbert 2098, Taliaferro-EELBV 7660.100.
Images: Cover "20th Century", Cover "Twentieth Century", Title page
Comments: There are (at least) two different cover designs. One uses numbers: "The 20th Century New Testament" while the other uses words: "The Twentieth Century New Testament". The title pages are the same. There are some other minor differences between editions including a note in one soliciting comments that is absent in the other.
Part III - General Letters and Revelation
Title: The Twentieth Century New Testament a translation into Modern English Made from the Original Greek (Westcott and Hort's Text) in three parts - Part III - The Pastoral, Personal, and General Letters; and the Revelation
Date: (1901)
Publisher: PepperPublishing Company: Philadelphia
Contents: General Letters and Revelation
References: Chamberlin p. 564-4; Herbert 2113, Taliaferro-EELBV 7660.100.
Images: Cover, Title page
Comments: Since Part I and Part II have two cover designs (20th vs. Twentieth), Part III probably has such variations as well though I do not have a copy with "20th Century".
Complete New Testament
Title: The Twentieth Century New Testament A Translation into Modern English Made from the original Greek (Westcott and Hort's Text) Complete in One Volume - Subscription Edition
Date: 1902
Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company: New York
Contents: New Testament
References: Chamberlin p. 564-4; Hills 2140, Taliaferro-EELBV 7660.100.
Images: Cover, Title page
Facsimile: A pdf facsimile of this edition is available at archive.org.
Comments: This edition collects all the separately printed portions into one volume. It appears that this is the three previous volumes bound into one because the pagination matches exactly that of the preliminary editions.
Revised Edition
New Testament
The text of the revised version of the Twentieth Century New Testament is available at lookhigher.net.
Title: The Twentieth Century New Testament A Translation into Modern English Made from the Original Greek (Westcott and Hort's Text) by a company of about twenty scholars representing the various sections of the Christian Church - Revised Edition
Date: 1904 (many reprints)
Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company: New York
Contents: New Testament
References: Chamberlin p. 564-4, Taliaferro-EELBV 7660.110.
Images: Jacket, Cover, Title page
Comments: There are many revisions in this edition from the preliminary portions.
Facsimile: A pdf facsimile is available at archive.org.
Matthew
A separate publication of just the Gospel of Matthew. This is undated but was probably printed in 1909 or 1910 based on ads for 1910 Sunday School helps on the back cover.
Title: The Gospel According to St. Matthew from the The Twentieth Century New Testament A Translation into Modern English Made from the Original Greek (Westcott and Horts Text) by a company of about twenty scholars representing the various sections of the Christian Church
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company: New York, Chicago, Toronto, London and Edinburgh
Contents: Matthew
References: Chamberlin see 564-4, Taliaferro-EELBV see 7660.110.
Images: Cover, Title page
