Westcott & Hort were the dominant forces on the Revision Committee. This version has been dedicated to the Public Domain, Revision of the American Standard Version, The Beloved and I: New Jubilees Version of the Sacred Scriptures in Verse, Unofficial Catholic translation by layman Ronald L. Conte Jr., a self described theologian, which is in the public domain, Christian Community Bible, English version. This article may not be written by an Apostolic author, but it contains many excellent principles and concepts that can be adapted to most churches. The text produced by Westcott and Hort is still to this day, even with so many more manuscript discoveries, a very close reproduction of the primitive text of the New Testament. During the eighteenth-century scholars assembled a great amount of information from many Greek manuscripts, as well as from versional and patristic witnesses. They feel comfortable with the fact that the TR is derived from from manuscroipts derived from the stream of texts that comprise the Majority Text. They emphasized, Knowledge of documents should precede final judgment upon readings and all trustworthy restoration of corrupted texts is founded on the study of their history. They followed Griesbach in dividing manuscripts into families, stressing the significance of manuscript genealogy. (7) Which is inerrant the Latin Vulgate Erasmus used to make some of the Textus Receptus or the Byzantine texts? Masoretic Text, various critical editions of the Greek text (i.a. To ignore these developments is to switch off our brains; now, we dont want to do that do we? This translation in many ways was the . This text type is called Byzantine and most of its copies can be sourced to Constantinople. That is, it is generally shorter than the text of other forms, and it does not exhibit the degree of grammatical and stylistic polishing that is characteristic of the Byzantine type of text. Even a brief comparison of passages between the NIV and KJV will yield useful information. However we gain John 1:18. in Php 2:6. By Ann Spangler, The Names of God Bible restores the transliterations of ancient namessuch as Yahweh, El Shadday, El Elyon, and Adonayto help the reader better understand the rich meaning of Gods names that are found in the original Hebrew and Aramaic text. Not only do we have 5000+ manuscripts which are nearly identical, but the Lord Himself promises us through His Word to preserve His Scriptures for the sake of mankind. Nevertheless, it was Westcott himself who wrote, Many years ago, I had occasion to investigate spiritualistic phenomena with some care, and I came to a clear conclusion, which I feel bound to express in answer to your circular. (2.27, 29), The reading is less likely to be original that shows a disposition to smooth away difficulties (another way of stating that the harder reading is preferable). To use the KJV as a baseline so that anything different to it is changing the word of God. Westcott-Hort New Testament Greek-English Interlinear with Strong's numbers. Oh. he likes Ants, yes Ants! Certainty is increased if such a better manuscript is found also to be an older manuscript (2.32-33) and if such a manuscript habitually contains reading that prove themselves antecedent to mixture and independent of external contamination by other, inferior texts (2.150-51). Masoretic Text, Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament (based on Westcott-Hort, Weiss and Tischendorf, 1862). To refute this, we can go back to our patristic quotations, which reveal the Alexandrian text-type as earlier than the Byzantine text-type. The men produced The New Testament in the Original Greek in 1881, advancing the belief that centuries of translation work did extremely little to change the Bible. They assume some are just more easy to read than others. Version Information. To start with a doctrine and then correct or prefer a Bible translation because of it is, frankly, the wrong way around!! Westcott. What I write here is not an attack on the KJV it is an attempt to show how God continues to give us more knowledge and information which we must value and appreciate. We do not solicit funds from those who do not agree with our preaching and who are not helped by these publications. They are anything but. Both found nothing wrong with the worship of Mary. Westcott and Hort were spiritualists. Greek which was the Greek of Alexander the Great, a common, or marketplace Greek. At this point we have entered the realm of textual criticism. As the Scottish biblical scholar Alexander Souter expressed it, they gathered up in themselves all that was most valuable in the work of their predecessors. [4], According to Hort, "Knowledge of Documents should precede Final Judgments upon Readings". Westcott and Hort, in turn, were rationalists in their approach to the textual problem in the New Testament and employed techniques within which rationalism and every other kind of bias are free to operate. Otherwise, they would have worn out and disappeared through much reading.. My fatherceasedto interest himself in these matters, not altogether, I believe, fromwant offaith in what, for lack of a better name, one must call Spiritualism, but becausehe was seriously convinced that such investigations led to no good. (Life and Letters of Brooke Foss Westcott, Vol. Any modern translation that is based upon Westcott and Horts Greek text cannot be trusted, for it is based upon five manuscripts which do not even agree with one other. A site defending Westcott and Hort against unnecessary and incorrect attacks. in front of those who oppose historic Christianity, . And, The labourer is worthy of his reward" (1 Timothy 5:18). They will leave discussions with us knowing we will not face up to the facts available in the manuscripts. They are not aware nor concerned that almost all the modern Bible versions of our day are built upon the Greek Text of Westcott and Hort, commonly called the Westcott-Hort text. To learn more about Bible versions and the many problems with modern translations, consider the following: David Otis Fuller, D. D. Which Bible Grand Rapids International Publications, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49501, David Otis Fuller, D. D. Counterfeit Or Genuine Mark 16? Only the Western and the Alexandrian family texts existed in the third and fourth centuries and only the Alexandrian in the second century. The two editors favoured two manuscripts: Vaticanus and Sinaiticus. Codex Sinaiticus (Aleph) - www.wayoflife.org. But, except for three or four editors who timidly corrected some of the more blatant errors of the Textus Receptus, this debased form of the New Testament text was reprinted in edition after edition. When Was It Written? But what does this mean and is it important? Any man who discounts the continuing significance of Westcott-Hort in the field of Bible texts and versions is probably trying to throw up a smoke screen to hide something. A. Hort (1881). Brooke Foss Westcott and John Maurice Schulhof, eds., Saint Pauls Epistle to the Ephesians: The Greek Text with Notes and Addenda, Classic Commentaries on the Greek New Testament (London; New York: The Macmillan Company, 1909), v. Brooke Foss Westcott and Arthur Westcott, eds., The Gospel according to St. John Introduction and Notes on the Authorized Version, Classic Commentaries on the Greek New Testament (London: J. Murray, 1908), v. Brooke Foss Westcott, ed., The Epistles of St. John: The Greek Text with Notes and Essays, 4th ed., Classic Commentaries on the Greek New Testament (London; New York: Macmillan, 1902), v. Brooke Foss Westcott, ed., The Epistle to the Hebrews the Greek Text with Notes and Essays, 3d ed., Classic Commentaries on the Greek New Testament (London: Macmillan, 1903). The King James Bible translation is based on the Greek text found in the Textus Receptus. Things we do not want copied and distributed freely are items like the Fundamental Baptist Digital Library, print editions of our books, electronic editions of the books that we sell, the videos that we sell, etc. What New Testament Textual Studies Sources Do We Have? In short, the Westcott and Hort theory states that the Bible is to be treated as any other book would be. Sinaticus and alexandrinus not only disagree with the overwhelming majority, they disagree with each other. We can conclude that any modern translation that uses majestic, literary or grand language is not generally reflecting the text and style of the Greek manuscripts of the New Testament. I have used the NIV for comparison. One of the latest products of the New World Bible Translation Committee, it was released in 1969 at the "Peace on Earth" International Assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses. Almost all the websites, articles, films, videos and messages I have come across regarding the KJV, or anti modern versions, pay no attention at all to this viewpoint as they seem more concerned about showing that a translation 400 years old is in some way better than the ones we have today. How do you explain the differences in the manuscripts? Thus, the fact that B and ALEPH are so old is a point against them, not something in their favour. OT:Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. I urge you not to do this. Masoretic Text, Nestle-Aland/United Bible Society Greek New Testament, New International Version (simplified syntax, but loss of conjunctions obscures meanings), New International Version Inclusive Language Edition. Second, a number of old Byzantine and Western manuscripts are in good condition as well, which by this argument would indicate that they are also guilty of never having been read because they were full of errors, alterations, additions and deletions, so they would have had little chance of wear and tear. If they had been good manuscripts, they would have been read to pieces long ago. Alexandrian text-type. It pays his bills and buys his books!! The following are quotes of Westcott and Hort, found in Riplingers book. We can trust these, understand and appreciate the differences, but we would be foolish to ignore them or condemn the translators as the spawn of Satan or Lucifers dupes as I have read on occasion. It shows that the Church rejected them and did not read them. Was partially translated and released in various versions with the Douay-Rheims making up whatever books were not yet translated. 2.5-6, 31), Readings are approved or rejected by reason of the quality, and not the number, of their supporting witnesses. Much has been written about them, but also their own recorded words shed light on their beliefs. I suppose I am a communist by nature. Riplinger, pg 624, Westcott our Bible as well as our Faith is a mere compromise. Riplinger, pg 625. In the above Bible translations, you can see that verses 44 and 46 are omitted in the main text with the omission noted in the footnote. The Response to the Appeal. They also developed a theory of textual criticism which underlay their Greek NT and several other Greek NT since (such as . What Can We Do to Establish Faith In the Restored Text of the New Testament? The 1881 British Revised Version (RV), also known as the English Revised Version (ERV) of the King James Version, and the 1881 New Testament Greek text of Westcott and Hort did not sit well with the King-James-Version-Only[3] advocate John William Burgon (18131888), E. H. A. Scrivener (18131891), and Edward Miller (18251901), the latter authoring A Guide to the Textual Criticismof the New Testament (1886). The conclusion is obvious. Brooke Foss Westcott (1825-1901) was born at Birmingham and Fenton John Anthony Hort (1828-1892) at Dublin. God has promised to preserve His Word among us, and God always keeps His promises! After this bracket in the NIV they then list verses 9-20 (Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids Michigan, Copyright 1986, 1992, pg 1104). . The one who writes the earliest manuscripts.. is the man we call a textual critic. the KJV, it doesnt include 1 John 5:7 or the end of Mark, but it is established by many manuscripts. Naturally so because they were Greek textual scholars. Riplingers New Age Bible Versions, and Mr. Joseph Van Beeks tract, KJV vs NIV. humbly submitting themselves to Christ as they do it. Were those translators wrong? . (Riplinger, New Age Bible Versions, p.407). Many modern versions like the New International Version (450 million copies worldwide), English Standard Version, H, , New Living Translation, New Century Version, A, and New American Standard Bible have been produced by the finest Bible believing scholars in the world. The result of it all is a methodological quagmire where objective controls on the conclusions of critics are nearly nonexistent. Thanks be to Him that His Word is faithfully preserved in the accurate translation of the King James Version. Westcott and the Ghostly Guild. Soden's edition stands much closer to the text of Tischendorf than to the text of Westcott and Hort. [The personal letters of Hort and Westcott sound like the letters of men of the Jesuit order (that is, if you know the Roman Catholic Jesuits. Tobin Pederson, When it comes to the various Bible versions of our modern day, most readers assume that all Bibles are created equal, with perhaps differing degrees of readability. Westcott and Hort, in turn, were rationalists in their approach to the textual problem in the New Testament and employed techniques within which rationalism and every other kind of bias are free to operate. Instead they used the corrupted manuscripts of the Gnosticism-Origen-Eusebius- Jerome-Augustine lineage. (Joseph Van Beeks tract: KJV vs NIV, pgs 5 & 6), As to the personal beliefs of Westcot and Hort: 1) They never claimed or testified that the Bible was verbally inspired or inerrant.
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