Westcott & Hort’s unorthodox positions continue…
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Dubious Doctrines & Puzzling Positions, Part 2
Dubious Doctrines & Puzzling Positions, Part 1
Westcott & Hort, it must be acknowledged, held some odd positions on Scripture…
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Corrupted Codices?
Taking the development of the Westcott and Hort New Testament a bit further, there are few things to consider…
The Modern Word of God?
While the King James Bible has historically stood as “The Bible” to countless people over the years (so much so that God is often heard speaking with an Old English lilt in imaginative renditions), there have been others who did not look favorably upon that great work. For these people, the only possible solution was to dethrone the King James version, elevating to its place a successor…
One to Unite the Divided…
Eventually, a certain tolerance returned to England, and so too the printing and distribution of the Geneva Bible as well. Due to its controversial marginal notes, known for condemning the establishment of the day, many of the Anglican leaders desired a new Bible, not only to emulate the accuracy and success of the Geneva Bible, but also to replace the aging Great Bibles of decades past…
Pyres of the Faithful…
Following his death, and the death of his successor, King Edward VI, England came under the rule of Queen Mary. Extremely loyal to the Roman church, Mary had hundreds of Protestants, including the Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, burned at the stake for their heresies…
In the Face of Death…
Around 1526, after being inspired by Erasmus and Martin Luther, the great William Tyndale of England, utilized Erasmus’ work to produce the first English translation to be directly taken from the original Greek & Hebrew texts…
Silence, or Else…
Under Catholic rule, development of a Bible that was accessible to the common people was stalled, and the official Bible of the papal church, the Latin Vulgate, stood mostly alone for a millennium. This would change…
A Fateful Eventuality…
In years to come, the Catholic church suffered a blow. In 1517, a firestorm within the church was ignited by Martin Luther, a monk who, by publicly posting his “95 Theses” on the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church, began the start of what could come to be known as the Protestant Reformation…
Withholding the Light…
Sure of their own divine authority, the Roman church made great efforts to suppress the Scriptures from being too accessible to the ignorant masses…
