An Understandable History of the Bible

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In this book we have observed the battle which rages in fundamental circles concerning the question of the perfect English translation. We have taken a scriptural look at the localities from which we have obtained the extant MSS. We have looked closely at the witnesses and have examined their testimony in light of our two…

Christian Critics In this chapter we will be looking at some of the common misrepresentations of the Authorized Version. Many of these misrepresentations are unintentional. Most of the comments against the Authorized Version are, in fact, simply repetitions of what the commentator heard from a pulpit, read in a book, or learned in a classroom.…

Brooke Foss Westcott (1825-1903) and Fenton John Anthony Hort (1828-1892) have been highly controversial figures in biblical history. On one side, their supporters have heralded them as great men of God, having greatly advanced the search for the original Greek text. On the other side, their opponents have leveled charges of heresy, infidelity, apostasy, and…

“It is necessary to salvation that every man should submit to the Pope.” (Boniface VIII Unum Sanctum, 1303.) “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” Ephesians 2:8, 9. Here lie two totally contradictory statements. They…

It would be extremely beneficial at this point if we could simply produce the original autographs for examination. This would greatly simplify the operation of establishing correctly the New Testament text. But this simply cannot happen. It has long been acknowledged by scholars that we no longer have the “originals.” They have long since passed…

Family Feud The manuscripts and their classifications and readings will be studied in later pages. What we shall do now is closely scrutinize the primary centers from which our extant manuscripts have originated. It will be revealed in later study that Biblical manuscripts (MSS) are divided into two general groups. These two groups have been…

For approximately one hundred years now, a battle has been raging over the question, “Where is the Word of God?” Surely we Christians cannot expect a Christ-rejecting world to accept our Book as its authority. We can, of course, expect rebellion. We can expect the world to make attempts to discredit the Bible’s reliability. The…

Anyone who has ever played a game, been involved in any kind of competition, or conducted any type of scientific investigation knows that “ground rules” must be established at the beginning. It is far better to know the rules before beginning the investigation rather than to try to establish them as you go. If we…