() In many instances where I would disagree with the wording in the Nestle / UBS text in favor of a particular variant reading, I would later check with the Westcott and Hort text and realize that they had often come to the same decision. There are about 93 differences between the Stephanus 1550 and the Beza 1598. For the reader of the NIV this note in brackets must at least cause doubt to enter ones mind as to the authenticity of these verses. This Greek NT was the basis for the Revised Version of that same year. John Tancock December 12, 2015. Pastor Tobin Pederson, Reformation Day, October 31, 2007. Which group do you think would be more trustworthy? (London; New York: United Bible Societies, 1994), xx, xxv. There are, I fear, still more serious differences between us on the subject of authority, especially the authority of the Bible. Riplinger, pg 621, Hort [T]his may be cowardice I have sort of a craving that our text should be cast upon the world before we deal with matters likely to brand us with suspicion. (2.49-50). The conclusion is obvious. ) Riplinger, pg 623, Westcott I shall aim at what is transcendental in many peoples eyes. #1. They sought out contact with the spiritual world (talking with the dead, etc.). Believing that the KJV is the Gold Standard or even worse the Word of God. This is the version of the Jehovahs Witnesses published by the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society. The World English Bible (WEB) is a Public Domain (no copyright) Modern English translation of the Holy Bible. A series of articles on relevant topics about the KJV and Greek text. This text type is called Byzantine and most of its copies can be sourced to Constantinople. Riplinger links the spiritualist teachings of Westcott and Hort to the occult teachings of Madame Helena P. Blavatsky who wrote the Lucifer magazine. We can trust these, understand and appreciate the differences, but we would be foolish to ignore the. John is married to Janet they have three grown up children and two grandogs. There are over 5366 manuscripts of the Greek New Testament. Of course, the motivation behind the King James Version Onlyist would certainly argue otherwise. But HORT DID NOT FAIL TO REACH HIS MAJOR GOAL. Nida (a follower of Westcott-hort) had already formally entered into a Concordat with the Vatican through the United Bible Societies back in 1966, when the UBS became the front line publishers of the Greek Text used in all protestant seminaries around the world, and it still is today. The Doctrine of Inerrancy of Scripture and Biblical Infallibility, Understanding Islam and the Rise of Radical Islam, King James Version Versus Modern Translations, Literal Translation vs Interpretive Translation, SERIOUSLY FLAWED BIBLICAL CRITICISM ASSAULT ON THE BIBLE, NT Vol. What Does the Bible Really Teach About ________? The KJV is a translation like all others. 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.