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Analysis and Indices to the Christian Baptist (1981)


Chapter I:
Major Changes from the Original Found in Later Editions



Chapter I:
Major Changes from the Original Found in Later Editions

      This section treats the major changes that have occurred in reprintings of parts or all of the Christian Baptist. The material deleted or added to the original and/or the later editions of the Baptist is listed or noted.


Preface to Burnet Material

      The following material is composed of the titles of articles that are either deleted from the original edition of the Christian Baptist or added in the Burnet edition.

      The page numbers beside the deleted material indicate where the material is located in the original edition. The page numbers beside the added material indicate where the material is found in the Burnet edition. The articles are listed in the chronological order as they are found in the volumes. Brackets indicate titles supplied for this index. Double brackets indicate information supplied for the index.

      The Burnet edition is a condensation of the original seven volume edition of the Baptist. D. S. Burnet deleted material which he considered to be extraneous, to give room for one hundred of Campbell's major essays found in the [93] Baptist. Burnet considered these essays and topics to be of the most important on the subjects discussed.{1}


Material in Original Edition Not Found in the Burnet Edition

Volume 1


Volume 2


Volume 3


Volume 4


Volume 5


Volume 6


Volume 7



Material Included in the Burnet Edition
Not in the Original Edition

Volume 1


Volume 2


Volume 3


Volume 4


Volume 5


Volume 6


Volume 7



Preface to the Gospel Advocate Material

      The following material is composed of the titles of articles that are either deleted from the original edition of the Christian Baptist or added to the Gospel Advocate edition.

      The page numbers beside the deleted material indicate where the material is located in the original edition. The page numbers beside the added material indicate where the material is found in the Gospel Advocate edition but is not found in the original edition. The articles are given in chronological order.



Material Found in the Original Edition but
Deleted in the Gospel Advocate Edition

Volume 1


Volume 2


Volume 3


Volume 6



Material Contained in the Gospel Advocate Edition
but not Found in the Original Material

Volume 2


Volume 3


Volume 6



Preface to Contents of the
Three-Volumes-in-Two Edition

      The following material is composed of the titles of articles that are either deleted from the original edition of the Christian Baptist or added to the three-volumes-in-two edition.

      The page numbers beside the deleted material indicate where the material is located in the original edition. The pagination beside the added material indicates where the material is found in the three-volumes-in-two edition but not present in the original edition.

      The articles are given in chronological order. The pagination of this edition is given in consecutive order of the individual volume.



Material Found in the Original Edition but
Deleted from the Three-Volumes-in-Two Edition

Volume 1


Volume 2


Volume 3



Material Contained in the Three-Volumes-in-Two
Edition but not Found in the Original Edition

Volume 2



Duplicate Material

      The original edition of the Christian Baptist, vols. 5 and 6 have the following material and the same pagination:

      The Gospel Advocate edition, vols. 1 and 2 contain the same material published from August 2, 1824, to November, 1824. The material is found in Volume 1, pp. 245-320 and Volume 2, pp. 1-86. The three-volumes-in-two edition was used for the first three volumes of the set. The duplicate material is the first four issues of the second volume. The reason for the duplication has not been ascertained.


      {1} David S. Burnet, pp. 383-84.

[AICB 93-120]


Copyright © 1981, 1998 by Gary L. Lee

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