Will there be a new Matthew Bible-only view?

A couple new books seem to come close to advocating a 1537 Matthew's Bible-only view. The author of these books is working on making an updated spelling edition of the 1537 Matthew's Bible. The New Testament of this edition is already available.

Ruth Magnusson Davis asserted: "The simple fact is that the Matthew Bible is the only English version that was bought by blood" (The Story of the Matthew Bible, Part 1, That Which We First Received, p. 239).

Ruth Davis wrote: "Tyndale and Coverdale, with John Rogers" were God's prophet-translators to England" (Story of the Matthew Bible, Part 2, The Scriptures Then and Now, p. 315).

Ruth Davis asserted: "One of the greatest lies today is that the original, blood-bought English Scriptures [referring to Tyndale's, Coverdale's, and Matthew's Bibles] were improved and perfected after the Reformation" (Part 2, p. 393).

This author is very critical of some of the changes made to the Matthew's Bible in the 1560 Geneva Bible and in the 1611 KJV, suggesting that those changes were for the worse or were sometimes corruptions.

Ruth Magnusson Davis maintained that "a characteristic shared by and unique to the Reformation Bibles is the translation of ecclesia by 'congregation'" (Part 1, p. 243).

Ruth Magnusson Davis asserted: "The supposed superiority or greater reliability of literal Bibles is a myth" (Part 2, p. 447).

 

Some of the 1611 KJV edition’s Old Testament chapter headings may be the result of influence of the 1560 Geneva Bible, and those headings differ from the headings and notes in the 1537 Matthew's Bible.

Ruth Magnusson Davis claimed: “Following Calvin, the Geneva Bible taught that ‘the Church’ arose when God made his covenant with Abraham, and has existed continuously ever since” (Story of the Matthew Bible, Part 2, p. 194). Davis asserted: "The Geneva chapter summaries and notes everywhere manifest this doctrine. However, there is not a whisper of it in the Matthew Bible" (Ibid.).

Do the headings in the 1611 edition of the KJV also manifest at times this same doctrine?

The heading before Psalm 48 in the 1611 edition of the KJV was “the ornaments and privileges of the Church.” The heading for Psalm 68 maintained that this psalm was “an exhortation to praise God for his mercies” and “for his care of the Church.” At Psalm 76, the first heading is “a declaration of God’s majesty in the Church.” The second heading for the second half of Psalm 83 is the following: “A prayer against them that oppress the Church.” At Palm 87, the first heading is “the nature and glory of the Church.” “David professeth his joy for the Church” began the heading for Psalm 122. At Psalm 126, the first heading refers to “the Church celebrating her incredible return out of captivity.” The headings for Psalm 149 stated: “The prophet exhorteth to praise God for his love to the Church, and for that power, which he hath given to the Church to rule the consciences of men.” For verse 27 the chapter heading at Jeremiah 31 stated: “His care over the church.” “The Church” is also mentioned in the chapter heading for Micah 7. The heading before Isaiah 41 asserted: “God expostulateth with his people, about his mercies to the Church.” “God calleth Cyrus for his Churches sake” was the first heading before Isaiah 45. Before Isaiah 54, the 1611 KJV stated: “The Prophet for the comfort of the Gentiles, prophesieth the amplitude of their Church.” The first heading for Isaiah 62 stated: “the fervent desire of the prophet to confirm the Church in God’s promises.”

 

In the 1537 edition of the Matthew's Bible, the heading for first section of Mark 14 is "Mary Magdalen anointeth Christ" and its heading for the first section of John 12 was "Mary anointeth Christ's feet."