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Bible Versions

Chapter 9, Section 4: Hort’s Theory: Second premise fails

Which Bible, Which Version? series Note to readers: We are necessarily picking up the thread in the middle of a study and so we recommend readers to read the previous section(s) for context. As always, all emphases and comments within [brackets] are mine unless otherwise noted. The second basic
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Chapter 9, Section 3: Hort’s Theory: First premise proven false

Which Bible, Which Version? series Note to readers: We are necessarily picking up the thread in the middle of a study and so we recommend readers to read the previous section(s) for context. As always, all emphases and comments within [brackets] is mine unless otherwise noted. Continuing from Section
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Chapter 9, Section 2: Hort pulls a fast one on the Revision Committee

Which Bible, Which Version? series Note to readers: All emphases in my quotations of others and comments within [brackets] are mine unless otherwise noted. The first major premise of the Westcott-Hort theory is that the New Testament is to be treated like any other book. This would allow Hort
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Chapter 9, Section 1: Introduction to the theory of Westcott & Hort

Which Bible, Which Version? Series We are now in the middle of our series entitled Which Bible, Which Version? Yes, that means we have a long way to go in making our case. These essays are based upon a 20-lecture series originally presented to our Stone Kingdom Fellowship audiences
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Chapter 8, Section 5: Dethroning the Textus Receptus

Which Bible, Which Version? Series We pick up from where we left off in Chapter 8, Section 4. We recall from a previous section how Westcott was telling his fiancée how he hoped that he could be a part of aiding the truth in the battle over the inspiration of
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Chapter 8, Section 3: Westcott and Hort on Evolution

Which Bible, Which Version? (Regarding my caption on the Darwin photo above, yes, we know it appears to be a prank by those who enjoy the Steampunk genre, but we offer the blinder thought as befitting this idol of atheists.) Let us move on to a subject which filled Hort’
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Chapter 7, Section 3: The Oxford Movement

Which Bible, Which Version? At this stage, we are detailing the doctrinal beliefs of Westcott and Hort. As always, all emphases and comments within [brackets] are mine, unless otherwise noted. In 1871, Fenton John Anthony Hort was invited to become the examining chaplain to the Bishop of Ely, Dr. Harold
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Chapter 7, Section 2: Westcott & Hort’s Doctrinal Beliefs — The Atonement of Christ

Which Bible, Which Version? Just as a reminder, since we shall be quoting on many occasions herein, all emphases and words in [brackets] are mine unless otherwise noted. You will recall from our discussion of Dr. Constantine Tischendorf his “great” discovery of the Sinai manuscript scrolls in the trash can
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Chapter 7, Section 1: Westcott & Hort—Introduction

Which Bible, Which Version? In the past six chapters in the series, we have essentially been laying the foundation for the meat, the main course, of this series examining the plethora of Bible versions which flood the marketplace in America. That foundation commenced with our discussion of the doctrine of
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