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1 Bible Versions Lesson 1: The Debate

2 Hebrew OT Septuagint (Greek OT ) Vulgate (Latin) Erasmus’ Greek NT Textus Receptus Tyndale Bible Great Bible Geneva Bible Bishop’s Bible KJV Greek NT

3 The Views KJV only New revelation KJV preference Textus Receptus
Only accurate translation KJV preference Textus Receptus Modern version preference Eclectic Text Modern version only KJV outdated and inaccurate

4 KJV TR 98% agreement! ET Modern Versions
The details of the textual variants among the existing manuscripts is the focus of textual criticism. Discussions regarding "which is the best Greek text" can often cause concern for the laymen. However, we should not let scholarly concerns "make a mountain out of a mole hill." "When one examines the variations between the Greek text behind the KJV (the Textus Receptus) and the Greek text behind modern translations, it is discovered that the vast majority of variations are so trivial as to not even be translatable (the most common is the moveable nu, which is akin to the difference between "who" and "whom!) When one compares the number of variations that are found in the various MSS with the actual variations between the Textus Receptus and the best Greek witnesses, it is found that these two are remarkably similar. There are over 400,000 textual variants among NT MSS. But the differences between the Textus Receptus and texts based on the best Greek witnesses number about and most of these are untranslatable differences! In other words, over 98% of the time, the Textus Receptus and the standard critical editions agree." Daniel Wallace KJV only: Anti-KJV:

5 The Views KJV only New revelation KJV preference Textus Receptus
Only accurate translation KJV preference Textus Receptus Modern version preference Eclectic Text Modern version only KJV outdated and inaccurate Accepts preservation, authority and inerrancy of Scripture Good men on all sides Uses harsh & weak arguments


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