Our Authorized Bible Vindicated

Our Authorized Bible Vindicated

Our Authorized Bible Vindicated is a book written by Seventh-day Adventist scholar Dr. Benjamin G. Wilkinson advocating the King James Only (KJO) position, published in 1930. While King-James-Only advocacy existed prior to the writing of this book, many of the arguments in the book have since become set talking-points of many who support the belief, thanks in large part to Baptist Fundamentalist preacher David Otis Fuller, who adopted them into much of his own material, such as the book, Which Bible?.

Contents

Arguments made in the book

Among the assertions the book helped propagate in support of the Authorized King James Version were arguments against Brooke Westcott and Fenton Hort, arguments that corruptions were introduced into the Septuagint by Origen, a belief in two textual streams (the "pure" Antiochian (Byzantine) text, and the "bad" Alexandrian text), a belief in the superiority of the Textus Receptus for the New Testament and the Masoretic Text for the Old Testament, and so on.

Those who preferred not to use the Textus Receptus, such as Westcott and Hort, used what Wilkinson claimed were corrupted manuscripts and which other authorities on the textual issue such as John Burgon, called it a "fabricated text", and "among the most corrupt documents extant"[1] and likens the manuscripts used as to the "two false witnesses" of Matthew 26:60.[2] [3] the Codex Vaticanus and the Codex Sinaiticus. The Codex Vaticanus that has come down to us had portions which have been collated and changed or edited by several scribes over the centuries, with many exclusions [4][5] [6] and errors that were intended to be corrections made in the process, [7] [8] while the Codex Sinaiticus has known textual variants in its text and exclusions. [9] [10][11]

As can be seen in the book, Wilkinson claims that the Old Latin version, instead of the Vulgate, was the Bible of the medieval Waldensians and that the Old Latin corresponds textually with the Greek Textus Receptus.[12][13] The Textus Receptus constituted the translation base for the original German Luther Bible, for the translation of the New Testament into English by William Tyndale, the King James Version, and for most other Reformation-era New Testament translations throughout Western and Central Europe.

See also

References

  1. ^ Burgon, Revision Revised, p. 9.
  2. ^ Burgon, Revised Revision, p. 48.
  3. ^ Burgon, Revision Revised, p. 9.
  4. ^ Metzger, Bruce M. (2001). A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft. pp. 26, 33, 35, 36, 50,81, 86, 87, 93, 99, 102–106, 187–189, 315, 388, 434, 444. ISBN 3-438-06010-8. 
  5. ^ Philip B. Payne Fuldensis, Sigla for Variants in Vaticanus and 1 Cor 14.34-5, NTS 41 (1995) 252.
  6. ^ Eberhard Nestle, Erwin Nestle, Barbara Aland and Kurt Aland (eds), Novum Testamentum Graece, 26th edition, (Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1991), p. 440. [NA26]
  7. ^ Bruce M. Metzger, Manuscripts of the Greek Bible: An Introduction to Greek Palaeography, New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991, p. 74.
  8. ^ Carlo Maria Martini, La Parola di Dio Alle Origini della Chiesa, (Rome: Bibl. Inst. Pr. 1980), p. 287.
  9. ^ Bart D. Ehrman, The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture, Oxford University Press, Oxford 1993, p. 60.
  10. ^ Fee, G. D. (1968-9). Codex Sinaiticus in the Gospel of John, NTS 15, pp. 22-44.
  11. ^ Bruce M. Metzger (2001). "A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament", Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart: United Bible Societies.
  12. ^ "The Truth About the Waldensian Bible and the Old Latin Version" Baptist Bible Heritage 2, no. 2 (summer 1991): pgs. 1, 7-8, by Doug Kutilek.
  13. ^ One Bible Only? Examing Exclusive Claims for the King James Bible by Roy E Beacham and Kevin T Bauder, editors, Kregel Publications, Grand Rapids, MI, 2001, pgs 44, 54.

External links

Our Authorized Bible Vindicated:

Articles critical of the book:

Articles supportive of the book:


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • King James version of the Bible —    The Protestant Reformation, appealing as it did to biblical authority, spurred the development of better and more accurate translations of the Bible. As Protestantism gained ground in England, an initial English translation was completed by… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

  • Benjamin G. Wilkinson — Dr. Benjamin George Wilkinson (1872–1968) was a Seventh day Adventist missionary, educator, theologian [ One Bible Only? Examining Exclusive Claims for the King James Bible by Roy E Beacham and Kevin T Bauder general editors, Kregel Publications …   Wikipedia

  • Historic Adventism — Not to be confused with History of the Seventh day Adventist Church. Part of a series on Seventh day Adventism …   Wikipedia

  • David Otis Fuller — (November 20, 1903 – February 21, 1988) was a graduate of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois and Princeton Theological Seminary. He pastored Chelsea Baptist Church in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and the well known Wealthy Street Baptist Church… …   Wikipedia

  • Columbia Union College — Infobox University name = Columbia Union College motto = Gateway to Service established = 1904 type = Private president= Dr. Weymouth Spence provost= Dr. Susan Scharffenberg city = Takoma Park state = MD country = USA campus = Suburban students …   Wikipedia

  • Washington Adventist University — Motto Gateway to Service Established 1904 Type Private President …   Wikipedia

  • biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium

  • Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …   Universalium

  • History of the Puritans — The history of the Puritans can be traced back to the Vestments Controversy in the reign of Edward VI ending in a decline in the mid 1700s. Background, to 1559 The English Reformation, begun his reign in the reign of Henry VIII of England, was… …   Wikipedia

  • France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”