Wilhelm DeWette (1780-1849) applied it to Deuteronomy. British textual criticism, a focused attack on the text, especially of the New Testament. Both of these underpin all modern versions. German Gnostic Theology into England. It has been ALTERED and MODIFIED until scarcely ANY verse REMAINS as it was ORIGINALLY published. Nov. 4th Hort: I went down and spent a Sunday with WestcottWe came to a distinct and positive understanding about our Gk. Newman had claimed that the foundation creed of the Anglican Church, the Thirty-Nine Articles, was essentially like the decrees of the Council of Trent. This higher-critical approach did much to destroy the historically held views concerning the authorship of the Biblical books. God will fill our mouths! The above information is enough to make any thinking Christian cringe at the audacity of W&H, Jesuits, and all who have insinuated their foul heresies into the churches. "Jehovah's Witnesses distribute free Bibles", "All Scripture is Inspired of God and Beneficial" 1990 pp. It is of interest that Richard Simon (1638-1712), a Roman Catholic priest, was the first to delve into Biblical criticism. Zelensky Warns Conflict with Russia Could Last Hundreds of Years?? THE modern Bible we have selected to compare with the Jesuit Bible of 1582, is the Revised Version. Not only will you know more about the Jesuits and their activities, you will become more acquainted with yourself, the problems with the visible church, Revelation 17, and these end times.). But the evangelical movement touched only a part of human interest." 148 Westcott's Mariolatry It teaches the annihilation of the wicked, the non-existence of hell, and the purely animal nature of man's soul. But the answer is simple enough. "[56] However, according to professor Albert Pietersma, since pre-Christian times adonai and the Tetragrammaton were considered equivalent to the Greek term kyrios. It is known that, with Froude by his side, Newman asked Wiseman what it would take to return England to the Roman faith. Required fields are marked *. Where it contained no text the Sinaiticus was used. In the Gospels alone they disagree with each other over 3,000 times! As early as 1853 they began work on their Greek text of One recent article on this liking is found athttp://www.cobourgatheist.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1210:how-the-bible-was-written-and-is-a-forgery&catid=25:the-bible&Itemid=107and is typical of pro-new version atheists. [92] According to the October 15, 1999 issue of The Watchtower, Goodspeed wrote to the Watch Tower Society in 1950 stating, "I am interested in the mission work of your people, and its world wide scope, and much pleased with the free, frank and vigorous translation. In 1978, the Watch Tower Society began producing recordings of the New World Translation on audio cassette,[71] with the New Testament released by 1981[72] and the Old Testament in three albums released by 1990. [61] Walter Martin, an evangelical minister, wrote, "It can be shown from literally thousands of copies of the Greek New Testament that not once does the tetragrammaton appear. So much for its authority and correctness! The phrase bless them that curse you is omitted from both the Revised and the Jesuit. Knorr. Grammar and Lexicon. "[138], Julius R. Mantey stated that the KIT "changed the readings in scores of passages to state what Jehovah's Witnesses believe and teach. As a pre-degree theology student with a well-known evangelical Bible school, I had to study Bultmann (much admired by one of the deacons in my church and one of my examiners), plus other unbelievers. So instead she used subtlty. [18] The stated intention was to produce a fresh translation, free of archaisms. It is also known as the Westcott and Hort text, after its editors Brooke Foss Westcott (1825-1901) and Fenton John Anthony Hort (1828-1892). Look at two statements by Westcott (documented in Westcott, Arthur, Life and letters of Brooke Foss Westcott, New York, 1903. The pronoun "you" was printed in small capitals (i.e., YOU) to indicate plurality, as were some verbs when plurality may be unclear. In addition to their many doctrinal heresies, strong evidence exists from the writings of both Westcott and Hort that they were involved in occult activities during the time they prepared their Greek New Testament. Only this version would reflect the exact content of the Scriptures in the original languages, because 'The Bible is the Word of God as long as it is well translated'. The complete New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures was released as a single volume in 1961,[12][13] and has since undergone various revisions. [49], The master text used for translating the Old Testament into English was Kittel's Biblia Hebraica. [19] Additionally, over the centuries since the King James Version was produced, more copies of earlier manuscripts of the original texts in the Hebrew and Greek languages have become available. Regarding the Pentateuch, it taught that the first five books of the Bible were a compilation of different documents, written over a span of five centuries by various authors. Yes it is easy to outwit most Christians with lies. Westcott and Hort agree upon plan of a joint revision of the text of the Greek Testament. Westcott was a bishop in the Anglican church and Hort a Professor of divinity but both men had abandoned their Christian faith. FROM THEIR OWN MOUTHSA selection of statements revealing the attitudes of these two most noted textual critics of the 19 Century. They included essays responding to criticism of the New World Translation from non-Witnesses, and a bibliography of reviews of the work. Anti Christ, Bible, Christianity, Doctrine, Roman Catholic Church, 3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? He took a strange interest . So the Revisers went on changing until they altered the Greek text in 5,337 places(Dr. Everts, The Westcott and Hort Text Under Fire, Jan. 1921). The quote above shows, rather, a disinterest in truth that equals that of atheism which is why atheists quote him. [59][60] The use of Jehovah in the New Testament is very rare, but not unique to the New World Translation. 1, p. 52 [August 31, 1847]. Their views on Scripture and the Text are highlighted. That is, Alexandrian).. [54] According to the Watch Tower Society, the Tetragrammaton appears in "the oldest fragments of the Greek Septuagint". After years of spreading pro-Vatican propaganda within the Church of England, the Oxford professor [Newman] finally jumped ship and returned to Rome where he was given a cardinals hat in 1879. I read that it was published by the World Council of Churchs which is led by the Catholics, and I saw corrupted verses, such as Mary being called a young woman instead of virgin. Oct. 15th Hort: I entirely agree correcting one word with what you there say on the Atonement, having for many years believed that the absolute union of the Christian (or rather, of man) with Christ Himself is the spiritual truth of which the popular doctrine of substitution is an immoral and material counterfeitCertainly nothing can be more unscriptural than the modern limiting of Christs bearing our sins and sufferings to His death; but indeed that is only one aspect of an almost universal heresy. (Life, Vol.I, p.430). Priests were in prison for their plotting, and many had fled to the Continent. Westcott and Hort's Greek New Testament is the "source text" for many of today's modern Bible translations. They knew that MSS in Greek, of the type from which the Bible adopted by Constantine had been taken, were awaiting them manuscripts, moreover, which involved the OT as well as the New. Based on this reasoning, the translators consider to have "restored the divine name", though it is not present in any extant manuscripts.[63][64]. They all, with other modern Bibles not mentioned, represent a family largely built on the Revised Greek New Testament, or one greatly similar, or were the products of a common influence. And if they are ignored, it can only be because of a deceived mind and heart. Both Westcott and Hort loved Rome and Mary. [But] I was now taught [at Oxford] that Gregory VII was a saint. The edition, in two columns, is very well cared for; it includes a critical apparatus and numerous intertextual references. ), I dare not communicate to you my own wild doubts at times . (Seehttp://www.vaticanassassins.org/highly-recommended-chris-pintos-superb-video-the-untold-history-of-the-bible/). [23][24][25] The Watch Tower Society is said to have "become aware" of the committee's existence a year later. Aug. ? I do not doubt that many genuine believers have been caught by this mixture, because of their regard for Strong. Georg Hegel saw religion as a constant evolution with the synthesizing of two opposing views. Australians seeking compensation for being allegedly injured from COVID Jabs, Ukrainian Drone Attack on Crimea Preparation for Counteroffensive: Russian fears for peninsula mount after Zelensky said he would try to retake it and preparations are almost complete, UKRAINE COUNTER-OFFENSIVE PLANNING / LOCATION BECOMING CLEAR. Every statement of language allows for a certain latitude in interpreting or translating. . John Weldon and Ankerberg cite several examples wherein they consider the NWT to support theological views overriding appropriate translation. It is also why, in our modern day, homosexuals want to get rid of the KJAV. FENTON JOHN ANTHONY HORT (1828-1892) A. Hulsean Professor of Divinity, then Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity, Cambridge B. As a youngster he was known to be treacherous, brutal and vindictive. [105], Allen Wikgren (member of the New Revised Standard Version committee, as well as the committee which produced the USB Greek text) said in 1952, "independent readings of merit often occur in other modern speech versions, such as Verkyl's New Testament (1945) and the Jehovah's Witnesses' edition of the New Testament (1950)". "[58], The New World Translation also uses the name Jehovah 237 times in the New Testament where the extant texts use only the Greek words kyrios (Lord) and theos (God). Those who are pastors or theologians should consider their position before God and repent, if they use new versions, knowing that they are Romes instruments of spiritual death. This charge created a sensation . In 1870 the idea of a modest revision of the A.V. It contains nearly all the New Testament, the Apocryphal Books plus two other false books, The Shepherd of Hermes and The Epistle of Barnabas. Every page contains corrections and revisions by at least ten different people. In Cardinal Wisemans address to the Congress of Milines in 1863, he reported that in 1830 the number of priests in England was 434; in 1863 they numbered 1242. It exhibits a vast array of sound serious learning, as I can testify. To destroy the faith and doctrines of the Protestants, whom they want to bring back into the fold of Roman Catholicism. ", Sistine and Clementine Revised Latin Texts, Names and titles of God in the New Testament, The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures, "Jehovah's Witnesses Reach Translation Milestone With Bible Release in Mozambique", "The New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures Now Available in Krio", "Principles of Bible Translation from Hebrew and Greek | NWT", "Baybul we De Insay di Langwej we Pipul dn De Tk vride", "Jehovah's Witnesses' adoption of digitally-mediated services during Covid-19 pandemic", JW.org, "The 2013 Revision of the New World Translation". Amen., (2) JESUIT VERSION OF 1582: And lead us not into temptation. We still do not wish it to be talked about, but are going to work at once, and hope we may perhaps have it out in little more than a year. (Life, Vol.I, p.264).