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Dust in the Eyes or a Central Issue?
In a recent video (link to video) Pastor Christian McShaffrey quoted Dean Burgon. McShaffrey suggested that the question “which Textus Receptus,” is a distraction from the real issue. Dean Burgon wrote (link to text of his book): Let no one at all events obscure the one question at issue, by asking,—Whether we consider the Textus…
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Doxology or Devil – The debate over the ending of the Lord's Prayer
In an article in the Puritan Reformed Journal (2021), “Doxology or Devil: A Case for the Longer Ending of the Lord’s Prayer,” OPC Pastors Brett Mahlen and Christian McShaffrey provided an attempt to defend the reading of Matthew 6:13 found in the King James Version, though not as the main text reading most recent major…
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Further Defense of James White on Providential Preservation
My previous post (link), defending Dr. James White against the false accusation that he rejects the Reformed doctrine of providential preservation, received a response in a facebook group. The following provides detailed rebuttals/responses/replies to the comments provided. I will label Dr. White’s critic/accuser as “N” for “Negative,” as he expressed a negative opinion about Dr.…
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James White and Providential Preservation
Dr. James White has managed to become something of a lightning rod for advocates of the King James Version and its corresponding back-translation into Koine Greek, the Textus Receptus (as provided by F.H.A. Scrivener in 1894). There are a wide array of KJV advocates, but one narrow band of the spectrum alleges that it is…
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Romans 8 – Textual Issues
In preparation for tomorrow’s exegetical debate, I reviewed the text to compare for textual issues. As you know, I mostly prefer using the KJV. On the other hand, some folks will point out that the ESV is based on a better Greek text. As it turns out, there are few translatable differences between the texts.…
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Jeff Riddle and Ephesians 3:9
Jeff Riddle recently posted a lengthy “text note” regarding Ephesians 3:9. My reactions follow. The post is riddled with an even worse radical skepticism than that of Bart Ehrman. Both Ehrman and Riddle oppose the Reformed orthodox position that we can reconstruct the original text from the extant copies. Ehrman, however, at least acknowledges that…
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John Owen versus the MARTs
The Modern Advocates of the Received Texts (MARTs) are a group of folks who argue that the textus receptus is not just the best text out there, it’s jot and tittle the same as the original. Their position is thoroughly modern. Despite the fact that they like to characterize their position as being “Reformed Bibliology”…
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Francis Turretin – the "Received Text" – "Confessional Text" and related Textual Critical Issues
Background – Name and the significance of Methodology I’ve been using the nom de plume, TurretinFan, for over a decade. Why? It’s certainly not because I slavishly follow everything that theologian taught. On the contrary, I have a number of disagreements with him, though typically about things that don’t or shouldn’t matter. The big examples…
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Later Alexandrian Manuscripts
Some of my Reformed brothers who (like me) prefer the KJV, seem to have a very low information understanding of textual criticism. For example, there seems to be a myth that manuscripts in the “Alexandrian text-type” family stopped being produced around the turn of the millenium. In fact, there are manuscripts dated from the 12th…
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Textual "Corruption" of the Quran
A very impressive presentation on the corruption of Quran may be found at this link (link to beginning of relevant section). This was much more detailed than any similar presentation I had seen before. The following is a brief outline: 1. Preservation of the Bible [I will omit these points, which were things I already…