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Psalm 1 – NVBSE Collated
In this post, the Nova Vulgata, Bibliorum Sacrorum Editio (available without visible copyright here (link) ) is compared with the Old Latin Version (adopted by Trent and based on the Septuagint) and Jerome’s translation (based on the Hebrew). My primary source for the text of the Old Latin (OL) and Jerome’s translation (H), as well…
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1 John 3:16 "love of God" or just "love"?
As Dr. White mentioned in his radio program yesterday, the Authorized version (KJV) has “love of God,” in 1 John 3:16, where most other versions do not, and where (apparently) few Greek texts have the words. The most popular versions of the KJV place the words “of God” in italics, which is usually used to…
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Revelation 14:1 – How Many Greek Texts Match the TR?
I recently heard a radio interview in which the person advocating the position against the KJV-only position, asserted that none of the Greek manuscripts match the Textus Receptus in omitting “his name and” in Revelation 14:1. The KJV, however, follows the Textus Receptus precisely in this place and omits the “his name and” from the…
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Response to a General Challenge on Calvinism
One rather aggressive non-Calvinist (even to the point of being an anti-Calvinist) recently (maybe two years ago, by now) sent a challenge (shown below). The challenge generally focuses on an exegesis of the parable of the sower. This is a classic repost. The challenge and response originally occupied twenty-one posts (1, 2, 3, 4, 5,…
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Finally, a Free Ethiopic Grammar!
I doubt very much that many of my readers had been waiting eagerly for the announcement, but Google Books has an apparently mostly complete (perhaps totally complete, I haven’t scanned thoroughly enough to be sure) copy of Dillman’s “Ethiopic Grammar” (1907) (link). For those who like something bound, I think this was recently reprinted in…
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Another Reason to Use the MT: Micah
I knew the Masoretic Text was good, but after reading this interesting article (link: warning, questionable, vis-a-vis 2nd commandment, art), I’m really in awe at the amazing extent of God’s providential preservation of the text, even by means of the hands and pens of unbelievers. Praise be to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob!-Turretinfan…
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Methodological/Empirical Criticism of Textual Criticism
One of the rules of thumb of modern textual criticism, is that a scribe is more likely to insert than omit. This rule of thumb needs to be reexamined. 1. Methodological ConsiderationsThe rule of thumb does not appear to have been derived empirically. Instead, the rule of thumb seems to have a popular solution to…
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Textual Criticism Reading Suggestions
Someone asked where a good place to start in studying textual critical issues is. Here are my recommendations: 1. “Logical Criticism of Textual Criticism,” by Dr. Gordon Clark (link). This is a great introduction piece, and not a major reading assignment. Written by a Reformed philosophy professor who is know with the Lord, this article…
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Miscellaneous Web Site
In an attempt to find some texts on the Internet, I stumbled across a web site that is rich in Reformation writings, as well as writings of church fathers, and oddly a few of the Arminian notables (such as Arminius and Wesley). I was about to recommend the web site as a resource for downloads,…
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Question for Kurschner Regarding
“If You Understand One Thing About The “King James Only” Phenomenon it is Imperative to Know This … The textual end justifies the textual means. They are motivated only in defending a modern printed text and any questions of methodology are irrelevant because they are governed by their a priori that the Textus Receptus (the…