It is true that the westcott hort text and the english revised new testament of 1881 are rather similar to each other, but they are not identical. His life and letters was edited by his son, sir arthur hort, bart, in two volumes published in 1896. It is a critical text, compiled from some of the oldest new testament fragments and texts that had been discovered at the time. Westcott and hort supplied everyone working on the committee with a private copy of their new greek text. By way of contrast, however, the chief historical defenders of the minority text were b.
In 1903, westcott s son arthur westcott published his fathers letters in a two volume book entitled, life and letters of brooke foss westcott. Thb convocation of canterbury undertook in the year 1871 the revision of the version of the new testament published in 1611. The westcott and hort only controversy the dean burgon society. In a letter to westcott, in april of 1861, while they were unofficially 1 working on their revision of the greek text, hort wrote, alsobut this may be cowardicei have a sort of craving that our text should be cast upon the world before we deal with matters likely to brand us with suspicion. These three articles are followed by a letter to bishop ellicott in. Hort did not believe in the complete blood atonement of christ for the forgiveness of sins, calling such doctrine heresy. However, the majority of the westcott and hort text is taken from vaticanus b a text kept at the vatican and taken from origens work who is deemed a heretic of which 90% is word for word. As noted in chapter seven, westcott and hort used it for their greek new testament, and as the basis for the english new testament that would supplant the king james, the revised version of 1881. After literally months of trying, i was able to acquire copies of them both for study. Mar 28, 2019 before delving into whether westcott and hort were occultists or unbelievers, let us look at their work first. Theological heresies of westcott and hort faith saves.
Both men had sons who collected their personal correspondence and who wrote biographies about. Tischendorf, and most notably, westcott and hort, argued for the alexandrian text. The very title itself revised version is a lie, since it was not a revision of the kjv at all, but an entirely new bible, intended to supplant the kjv. The personal letters of hort and westcott sound like the letters of men of the jesuit order that is, if you know the roman catholic jesuits. Views of westcott and hort, defenders of the minority text. This bible is in the public domain in the united states. Though the westcott hort text was the standard critical text for a generation or two, it is no longer considered such by anyone, and has not been for many years. Westcotthortthe new testament in the original greek21882. The western texttype is much older, but tends to paraphrase, so according to the critical text view also lacks dependability. These numbers are similar to strongs numbering system. King james bible forums kjv only forums kjv baptist forum.
Westcott and hort agree upon plan of a joint revision of the text of the greek testament. Christ by downplaying or omitting the literal phase of the miracle2. One such example is his hatred for democracy, as he asserts in a letter to rev. We have no sure knowledge respecting the duration of future punishment, and the word eternal has a far higher meaning. It is a critical text, compiled from some of the oldest. Early heresies still with us today the bible warns that there would be those who would corrupt the word of god 2nd corinthians 2. Life and letters of fenton john anthony hort westcott and hort. Hort confessed that he hated democracy in all its forms. Hort, was an irish born theologian and editor, with brooke foss westcott. Dean john burgon, an oxford scholar, rejected the proalexandrian. The theological heresies of westcott and hort as seen in. Westcott and hort writers, their text was made up from more reliable manuscripts. Westcott confessed that he was a communist by nature.
Life and letters of fenton john anthony hort by hort, fenton john anthony, 18281892. Now, over 100 years later, the kjv and its textus receptus stand nearly alone against the. The most recent is the syrian, or byzantine texttype eastern, of which the newest example is the textus receptus and thus from the critical text view is less likely reliable. Since westcott and hort, the genealogical method has. The westcott and hort text under fire william w allacii iivldrts roxbury, mass. Meet the men whose disbelief compelled them to change the bible wescott and hort. Middle line is the english translation of the greek word above it. Hort called the textus receptus vile and villainous life and letters of fenton john anthony hort, vol. Josiahs father lived at marshfield, near bath, but that is the solitary fact. Brooke foss westcott john anthony hort on the other side, their opponents have leveled charges of heresy, infidelity, apostasy, and. The following books were examined as the basis of this. Westcott, hort, and bishop lightfoot pressured the committee to go beyond their man date for doing a revision of the king james bible. Hort, the new testament in the original greek 2 vols london. The rev brooke foss westcott, of westcott hort sinaiticusvaticanus fame was an assistant headmaster under charles john vaughan at harrow school for over 15 years until vaughan was forced to resign.
Resurrection of the lord jesus christ, and resurrection general. Westcott and hort didnt just pick up the alexandrian codices by accident, they used them for a purpose which they tried to hide but is obvious if you check their letters and contacts and associates which influenced them. This paper was presented to the new testament textual criticism section at the 2006 sbl annual meeting in washington, d. In short, their theory was that for fifteen hundred years the preserved word of god was lost until it was recovered in the nineteenth century in a trash can and in the vatican library. New testament, new testament, modern english, 1904, greek text of westcott and hort. Welcome to the amazing westcott and hort magic marker binge. Letter of response to bri regarding their reflections article. Scholarly deceit since the committee had been instructed not to deal with matters of the greek text, and the westcott and hort text had not been published, it was necessary for the two cambridge catholics to submit it little by little to the. Westcott and hort determined to replace the king james bible and the greek textus receptus.
Hort to westcott, august 14, 1860 protestants must unlearn the crazy horror of the idea of priesthood. The aramaic is featured with hebrew letters and vowel pointing. The recent history of new testament textual criticism from westcott and hort, 1881, to the present. Westcott and hort believed the greek text which underlies the kjv was perverse and corrupt. What is said against westcott and hort s text in these quotes can also be said against the texts of. Why do kj only types believe the westcott and hort.
Page 2 of 3 23 posts go to page previous 1, 2, 3 next print view. Westcott and hort were indeed believers in various heresies. These are the life and letters of brooke foss westcott, by his son, arthur, and the life and letters of fenton john anthony hort, written by his son. Westcott and hort distinguished four text types in their studies. If westcott and hort are the fathers of modern textual criticism and the restorers of the true text. Blavatsky is an ardent supporter of the alexandrian texts and an equally ardent hater of the received text which even westcott and hort called villainous. The following are quotes of westcott and hort, found in riplingers book. He westcott and i are going to edit a greek text of the new testament some two or three years hence, if possible. Hort lobbied some would say intimidated committee members to follow the westcott and hort text. Letter of response to bri regarding their reflections. I feel most keenly the disgrace of circulating what i feel to be falsified copies of the holy scripture, and am most. The westcott and hort greek new testamentyesterday and today. I can see no other possible form in which the doctrine of a ransom is at all tenable.
I wish i could see to what forgotten truth mariolatry the worship of the virgin mary bears witness. The chart below illustrates what was done when the text used by christianity for 1800 years was replaced with a text assembled by brook foss westcott and fenton john anthony hort in the nineteenth century and used as the basis for the english revised version, which nearly all modern. Before the canterbury revision saw the light in 1881, there had been repeated omens of dis aster. Westcott, whose affinity for roman catholicism can be seen in the excerpts from his biography, the life and letters of brooke foss westcott, written by his son, arthur westcott. Along with hort s unregenerated misconceptions of basic bible truths, there were his quirkish and sometimes quackish personal beliefs. The heresies of westcott and hort on the work of the lord jesus christ. Westcott and hort s greek new testament is the source text for many of todays modern bible translations. Brooke foss westcott 18251903 and fenton john anthony hort 18281892 have been highly controversial figures in biblical history.
Westcott explained away some of the miracles of the lord jesus. The information revealed in these volumes renders both hort and westcott suspect as a qualified bible translators. King james bible forums kjv only forums kjv baptist. What they did can be shown in this simple allegory. At various points, westcott pleaded with hort to keep these additional materials brief but he won only a few of these particular battles. On one side, their supporters have heralded them as great men of god, having greatly advanced the search for the original greek text. The latter was to be responsible for the commentary, and lightfoot was to contribute a new testament grammar and lexicon.
Westcott i reject the word infallibility of holy scriptures overwhelmingly. A man by the name of benjamin goes seeking for the most authentic clock. Were westcott and hort secret practitioners of the occult. The relationship between the westcott and hort greek text and the modern. The king james bible was translated from the greek text called. Westcott and hort were definitely wise as serpents, but unfortunately they were equally as harmful.
Satan 1 now if there be a devil, he cannot merely bear a corrupted and marred image of god. Westcott and hort, we are at the same time attacking the text and theory behind the nestlealand greek text, the united bible society text, and others that go along with them. Westcott and hort deny or have a false meaning to the literal, bodily. Sep 24, 2020 it is also known as the westcott and hort text, after its editors brooke foss westcott 18251901 and fenton john anthony hort 18281892. Can we trust the westcott and hort 1881 greek text were. Assigns to each greek word one unique english meaning. On pages 228229, westcott told hort what he thought of the textus receptus. Brooke foss westcott 18251901 and fenton john anthony hort 18281892 were nineteenthcentury theologians and bible and textual scholars. The doctrinal views of westcott, hort, and others westcott. In fact, only twelve years after the revised version was published, westcott was a spokesman.
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