Nuther Gd Bk Refutes KJBOism: James D Price

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Table of Contents

Preface

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Charts

INTRODUCTION: The King James Only Doctrine Is a New Idea

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Original Languages Were Authoritative for Baptists
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Original Languages Were Authoritative for Presbyterians
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Original Languages Were Authoritative for Lutherans
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Original Languages Were Authoritative for the Evangelical Free Church of America
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Original Languages Were Authoritative for Interdenominational Churches
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Original Languages Were Authoritative for Historical Leaders
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Fundamentalism Is Divided over the King James Only Issue
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This Book Discusses the Problems of the King James Only View

1. Early English Versions Were Incomplete until Wycliffe

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Translating Is an Ancient Tradition
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Bible Translations before Wycliffe Were Incomplete
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Wycliffe Translated the First Complete Bible
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Wycliffe’s Bible Was Opposed

2. Tyndale Was the First to Translate from Hebrew and Greek

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Tyndale’s First New Testament Was in 1526
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Tyndale Translated the Pentateuch in 1530
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Tyndale Revised the New Testament in 1535
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Tyndale Was Martyred in 1536
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Tyndale Translation Exhibited Literary Excellence

3. Tyndale’s Translation Was Revised Seven Times

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Coverdale Revised Tyndale’s Bible
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Matthew’s Bible Was a Revision of Tyndale and Coverdale
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The Great Bible Was a Revision of Matthew’s
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Sample of the Great Bible
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The Geneva Bible Was a Revision of Tyndale
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The Bishop’s Bible Was a Revision of the Great Bible
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The Rheims-Douay Bible Was Translated from Latin

4. The King James Version Was a Revision

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Fifty-Four Translators Participated
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The Qualifications of the Translators
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The Theology of the Translators
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The Character of the Translators
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The Translators Had Fifteen Instructions
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The Translation Was Carefully Edited
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The Translation Exhibits Literary Excellence
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The First Printing Was in 1611

5. The King James Version Was Revised Several Times

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The KJV Was Revised at Cambridge in 1629
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The KJV Was Revised at Cambridge in 1638
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The KJV Was Unsuccessfully Revised in 1653
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The KJV Was Revised at Cambridge in 1762
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The KJV Was Revised at Oxford in 1769
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Nearly 24,000Changes Were Made

6. Current Editions of the King James Version Differ

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Known Discrepancies Exist
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Misprints Exist
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Other Inadvertent Oversights Exist
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Many Archaic and Obsolete Words Remain
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Current Editions Differ
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Current Differences Are Recorded

7. The Biblical Text Was Preserved through Ancient Bibles

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The Texts May Have Been Preserved by Various Means
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The Hebrew Text Was Preserved in Ancient Hebrew Bibles
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The Greek Text Was Preserved in Ancient Greek Bibles
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Various Types of Manuscripts Exist
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The Manuscripts Are Variously Distributed
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Conclusion: Many Witnesses Exist for the Hebrew and Greek Texts

8. The Biblical Text Was Preserved in Ancient Translations

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The Greek Versions Preserved the Text
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Aramaic Versions Preserved the Text
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The Syriac Versions Preserved the Text
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Latin Versions Preserved the Text
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The Coptic Versions Preserved the Text
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Ethiopic Version Preserved the Text
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The Armenian Version Preserved the Text
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The Georgian Version Preserved the Text
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The Waldensian Version Is Wrongly Represented
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Conclusion: The Witness of the Versions Is Secondary

9. The Biblical Text Was Preserved in Patristic Quotations

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Quotations of the Old Testament Preserved the Text
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Quotations of the New Testament Preserved the Text
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Conclusion: The Witness of the Quotations Is Incomplete and Secondary

10. Some Recognize the Alexandrian Text as the Preserved Text

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Textual Theories Have Early History
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Westcott and Hort Developed a New Theory
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The Westcott and Hort Theory Was Modified Later
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The Reasoned Eclectic Theory Follows Sound Methodology
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Alternative Theories Exist
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Stemmatic Methods Were Developed
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The Thoroughgoing Eclectic Method Was Developed
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Conclusion: The Reasoned Eclectic Method Is Preferred
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Old Testament Textual Criticism Lags Behind
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Opponents Wrongfully Charge the Westcott-Hort Method with Problems

11. Some Recognize the Majority Text as the Preserved Text

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The Masoretic Text Is the Hebrew Majority Text
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John W. Burgon Preferred the Greek Majority Text
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Burgon Has Several Modern Advocates
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The Lucian Recension Has Historical Support
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Popular Misconceptions of the Majority Text Exist
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Conclusion: The Majority Text Method Is Not Preferred

12. Some Recognize the Textus Receptus as the Preserved Text

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Some Regard the Bomberg Edition as the Traditional Hebrew Text
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Some Regard the Greek Textus Receptus as the Traditional Text
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Hills Argued the Case for the Textus Receptus
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Hills Had an Underlying KJV Agenda
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Some Regard the Text of the Reformation as Authority
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Conclusion: The Textus Receptus Is Not to Be Preferred

13. Textual Emendations Were Made in the King James Version

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The Greek and Hebrew Were Authoritative in 1611
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Two Hebrew Texts Were Used
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Other Authorities Were Used
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Emendations Were Made to the Old Testament
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Some Emendations Were Justifiable
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Some Emendations of the Old Testament Were Unjustifiable
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Conclusion: The King James Version Does Not Follow the Traditional Hebrew Text

14. Modern English Versions Are Evaluated

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The English Revised Version of 1881
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The American Standard Version of 1901
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The Revised Standard Version of 1952
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The Jerusalem Bible of 1966
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The New American Standard Version of 1970
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The New English Bible of 1971
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The New International Version of 1978
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The New King James Version of 1982
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The English Standard Version of 2001
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The Holman Christian Standard Bible of 2002
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Other Modern Versions

15. Modern Versions Support Orthodox Doctrine

PART ONE: The Versions Support the Deity of Christ

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Jesus is Called God
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Jesus Christ Received Worship
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Jesus is Called Lord
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Jesus Is the Son
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Other Words Indicate Deity

PART TWO: The Versions Support the Virgin Birth

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Isaiah 7:14
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Matthew 1:23
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Luke 1:27

PART THREE: The Versions Support the Blood of Jesus

PART FOUR: The Versions Support Faith, Justification, Forgiveness, and Sanctification

PART FIVE: The Versions Support the

Bodily Resurrection of Jesus Christ

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He Really Died
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He Was Buried
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He Arose from the Dead
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He Appeared to His Disciples
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His Was a Physical Body

PART SIX: The Versions Support the Second Coming of Christ

PART SEVEN: The Versions Support Salvation by Grace through Faith

PART EIGHT: Criticism of the Versions Is Faulty

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Modern Versions Allegedly Contain Errors
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Modern Versions Allegedly Correct the Word of God
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A Balanced View Is Necessary
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Modern Versions Help a Person Understand the KJV
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Conclusion: Modern Versions Support Orthodox Doctrine

16. Textual Uncertainty Is Insignificant

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The Large Number of Variants Is Insignificant in the Big Picture
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The Many Differences Are Insignificant in the Big Picture
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Uncertainty Exists in the Exegesis of the English Bible
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Uncertainty Exists in the Meaning of Words
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Uncertainty Exists in Interpretation
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Uncertainty Is the Occasion for Faith not Doubt

17. Conclusion: Use Versions with Discernment

Appendix A: Changes in the AV Since 1611

Appendix B: Catalogue of Variants in Current Editions of the AV

Appendix C: Examples of Late, Secondary Byzantine Readings

Appendix D: An Evaluation of Burgon’s Test of Antiquity

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The Overall Witness of the Ancient Versions Is Inadequate
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The Citations of the Church Fathers Are Insufficient
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The Combined Witness of Versions and Fathers Is Inadequate

Appendix E: An Evaluation of Hodges’ Majority Text Theory

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The Model Is Unrealistic
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The Proof Is Trivial
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The Theory Is Inadequate
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The Byzantine Text Is a Late Enhanced Branch
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The Majority Theory Has Limitations

Appendix F: A Mathematical Analysis of Hodges' Statistical Model

Appendix G: The Greek Text of the Authorized Version

Appendix H: Partial List of Differences Between The Textus Receptus and the Byzantine Text

Appendix I: Textual Emendations in the Authorized Version

Appendix J: Differences Between the NA-27 Text and the R-P Byzantine Text

Glossary of Terms

Bibliography

Index of Persons and Topics

 

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