He organized secret Catholics (including Jesuit agents planted in the church and university) into a working whole. Zelensky Warns Conflict with Russia Could Last Hundreds of Years?? In spite of his biblical scholarship and links to Jesuits, there is no evidence that he was in any way converted, or even interested in Rome itself. Here the Jesuits assembled a company of learned scholars..and from here they directed the movements of Philip 2 of Spain as he prepared a GREAT FLEET to CRUSH England and bring it back to the FEET of the POPE. 1867 Oct. 17th Hort: I wish we were more agreed on the doctrinal part; but you know I am a staunch sacerdotalist, and there is not much profit in arguing about first principles. (Life, Vol.II, p.86). Rome can only rule over ignorant, fear-filled people. 1881 Bishop Ellicott submits the Revised Version to the Southern Convocation. The following quotes from the diaries and letters of Westcott and Hort demonstrate their serious departures from orthodoxy, revealing their opposition to evangelical Protestantism and sympathies with Rome and ritualism. Hort, A.F., Life and Letters of Fenton J.A. The two major editors of these manuscripts were Westcott and Hort. atone, atonement or propitiation). 1846 Oct. 25th Westcott: Is there not that in the principles of the Evangelical school which must lead to the exaltation of the individual minister, and does not that help to prove their unsoundness? First efforts to secure revision of the Authorised Version by five Church of England clergymen. Scripture and religious beliefs tend to come to light in notes and introductions to translations. They considered it quite decisive whenever these two manuscripts agreed, particularly when reinforced by other ancient uncial manuscripts. This is the reason why the liberals in our own denomination have been able to make such rapid inroads! Now add to this poisonous brew a Jesuit, Cardinal Carlo Montini, who was on the editorial committee of the United Bible Societies Greek New Testament so widely used today, and the Nestle Aland Novum Testamentum Graece (27 revisions). . In this book, she alleges that Westcott and Hort were practitioners of the occult. They saw, that armed ONLY with the Latin, they could fight no longer. (http://www.keithhunt.com/Bible12.html). What matters is that Tischendorf is behind an attempt to dismantle and finally destroy Christian beliefs, by firstly destroying faith in Gods word. but I seem instinctively to feel its improbability, and discover some want of evidence in the account of it. (Life, Vol.I, p.52). He gave the name of Thomas Cartwright, Puritan divine, saying thatThe sun does not shine on a greater scholar than Cartwright.. Few graduate from those worldly institutions who do not accept it. [65][66] The regular edition includes several appendices containing arguments for various translation decisions, maps, diagrams and other information; and over 125,000 cross references. He writes concerning the Sinaiticus.. From the facts, therefore, we deduce: first that the IMPURITY of the codex Sinaiticus, in every part of it, was fully recognized by those who were best acquainted with it, and that from the very beginning until the time when it was finally cast aside as worthless for the practical purpose. not very long after that time, especially in Mormonism . He gives himself up for the church.(Clement of Alexandria, quoted in Newmans Arians, p. 81). One need only read the letters between these two "gentlemen" to see their thoroughly black-hearted correspondence and intent to confuse and change God's Word. Westcott, A., Life and Letters of Brooke Foss Westcott, MacMillan and Co., London, 1903, vols. Most of our other colleges and universities in North America have, since the early 1980s, swung into the orbit. 3 Jeromes Latin Vulgate Bible contains no errors. In their so-called New World Translation, the term Kyrios is rendered Jehovah instead of Lord everywhere in the New Testament (237 times) except at Philippians 2.11, where St. Paul refers the word to Christ. To say that new version readers who cannot see this are deceived is an understatement! [42][43], In 1989, a Translation Services Department was established at the world headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses, overseen by the Writing Committee of the Governing Body. It was no wonder, therefore, if a Jesuit should feign himself a Protestant, for the conversion of Protestants.(Dr. Desanctis, Popery and Jesuitism in Rome, pp. You well know with what folds it entwines us and with what fangs it gnaws us.(The Jesuits in History, Hector Macpherson, Ozark Book Publishers, 1997, Appendix 1). Many Catholic and Protestant scholars have accused this Bible of flaws and biased interpretations. Other works consulted in preparing the translation include Aramaic Targums, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Samaritan Torah, the Greek Septuagint, the Latin Vulgate, the Masoretic Text, the Cairo Codex, the Aleppo Codex, Christian David Ginsburg's Hebrew Text, and the Leningrad Codex. That was my first introduction to B. F. Westcott (1825-1901) and F. J. The face of the virgin is unspeakably beautiful. (Westcott went on to say that he could not speak of the Old Testament with adequate knowledge. "Jehovah's Witnesses distribute free Bibles", "All Scripture is Inspired of God and Beneficial" 1990 pp. And Joseph and His mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of Him., (2) JESUIT VERSION. It was the Christians who replaced the Tetragrammaton by Kyrios, when the divine name written in Hebrew letters was not understood any more. The authorities created a special band of men to infiltrate the genuine churches; they were shown how to speak and act like genuine believers. Certain chapters were changed to poetic format, and clarifying footnotes were added to the regular edition. May 12th Westcott and Horts The New Testament in the Original Greek Vol. The reference edition contains the cross references and adds footnotes about translation decisions and additional appendices that provide further detail relating to certain translation decisions and doctrinal views. On one side, their supporters have heralded them as great men of God, having greatly advanced the search for the original Greek text. He concluded that the Gospel records are nothing more than a collection of myths which portrayed truths about mans existence rather than telling about actual historical events. In order to understand the New Testament, according to Bultmann, it is necessary to demythologize them. (worldincrisis). The quote above shows, rather, a disinterest in truth that equals that of atheism which is why atheists quote him. Does this fact prove just how unreliable the new versions are? A database of Greek and Hebrew terms is available where a translator has difficulty rendering a verse. The new Bible versions are not based on Erasmus Textus Receptus. So much for its authority and correctness! But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you., (2) JESUIT VERSION. Not only will you know more about the Jesuits and their activities, you will become more acquainted with yourself, the problems with the visible church, Revelation 17, and these end times.). Are you comfortable with all this? They used corrupt sources calling it new Greek! [When other early church fathers (bishops) were condemning Origen, Eusebius praised him in his book ecclesiastic history. Aug. 11th Westcott: I never read an account of a miracle (in Scripture?) 1862 Apr. The New World Translation uses the name Jehovah 6,979 times in the Old Testament. Hort said this and so does the Catholic Encyclopaedia (Vol 4, p492). Wilhelm DeWette (1780-1849) applied it to Deuteronomy. "[94] While a member of the denomination, Rolf Furulia former professor in Semitic languagessaid that a literal translation that follows the sentence structure of the source language rather than target language must be somewhat wooden and unidiomatic. (Brookes Cartwright, p. 256, quoted in The New Testament Translation, the Jesuit Counter-Attack bible, referencing the Jesuit Bible of 1582). Grammar and Lexicon. Helvidius, the devout scholar of northern Italy (400 A.D.), who had the pure manuscripts, accused Jerome of using corrupt manuscripts on this text. All in all, it would seem that a reconsideration of the challenge of this movement to the historic churches is in order. [8][9] The New Testament portion was released first, in 1950, as The New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures,[10][11] with the complete New World Translation of the Bible released in 1961. The greater part of this was undertaken by Westcott and Hort. German Gnostic Theology into England. Vital texts were deliberately left out of the Vaticanus texts that could not support Romes teaching and claims, e.g. May 18th Hort to Lightfoot: It sounds an arrogant thing to say, but there are very many cases in which I would not admit the competence of any one to judge a decision of mine on a textual matter, who was only an amateur, and had not some considerable experience in forming a text. (Life, Vol.I, p.425). In the Gospels alone they disagree with each other over 3,000 times! "[98], In 1981, biblical scholar Benjamin Kedar-Kopfstein stated that the Old Testament work is largely based on the formal structure of biblical Hebrew. In 1851 Westcott was ordained an Anglican priest and Hort in 1856: their careers were spent mostly in academic positions rather than pastorates. 1860 May 1st Hort to Lightfoot: If you make a decided conviction of the absolute infallibility of the N.T. Rome is delighted that new versions base their work not on the original, authentic sources of the Bible they curse, the KJAV, but on the corrupt sources of the Alexandrian school, to which they subscribe. This higher-critical approach did much to destroy the historically held views concerning the authorship of the Biblical books. . [86], In its review of Bible translations released from 1955 to 1985, The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary listed the New World Translation among the major modern translations. Westcott and Hort's radical beliefs and deceptions are widely documented from their own material and their own words. Brooke Foss Westcott (1825-1901) was born at Birmingham and Fenton John Anthony Hort (1828-1892) at Dublin. In 1983, the English Braille edition of the New World Translation's New Testament was released;[75] the complete English Braille edition was released by 1988. The answer to the two Oxford professors was this: The Church of England must accept the Council of Trent. "Stand Complete and With Firm ConvictionThe New World Translation Appreciated by Millions Worldwide". Whatever may be thought of it, it is a book that one is proud to be contemporary with. Remember, too, that both W&H were entranced by the theories of Charles Darwin. God will fill our mouths! Both of them were Roman Catholics.(scionofzion). Cardinal Wiseman wrote, To call it any longer the Douay or Rheims Version is an abuse of terms. In essence, then, modern versions are Romanist. That atheists liked the work of Tischendorf merely strengthens the revulsion we should all have towards his work, and the work of Higher Critics and Textual Critics (such as W&H). The evidences cannot be ignored! The Differentiator (June 1959), cited in Ian Croft, "The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures: Does It Really Have the Support of Greek Scholars? 1828 Apr. (See YouTubehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtUfgtgB_Is). Why Does Pope Francis have an Ancient Alien Symbol on His Robes?? But deliver us from evil. Origen, who was an Arian, didnt believe Jesus was God almighty, but a lesser god. In Britain, a different approach was taken by men who also chose to think themselves smarter than Gods Word. 19th Hort: He (Westcott) and I are going to edit a Greek text of the New Testament some two or three years hence, if possible. (Life, Vol.I, p.250). 1858 Oct. 21st Further I agree with them in condemning many leading specific doctrines of the popular theology as, to say the least, containing much superstition and immorality of a very pernmicious kindThe positive doctrines even of the Evangelicals seem to me perverted rather than untrueThere are, I fear, still more serious differences between us on the subject of authority, and especially the authority of the Bible (Life, Vol.I, p.400). These serious accusations are made with very strong evidence from the letters of both . "[57] He also considers that old manuscripts containing the tetragram, like the papyrus Fouad 266, "is evidence of a secondary stage. On one side, their supporters have heralded them as great men of God, having greatly advanced the search for the original Greek text. They included essays responding to criticism of the New World Translation from non-Witnesses, and a bibliography of reviews of the work. Modern theology was seriously affected by the so-called Enlightenment and its aftereffects, which declared that man and human reason were more important than God and divine revelation. [83][84][85] On this, Canon Cook says, Yet this enormous omission rests on the sole authority of and B.(2) (That is, on the Vatican Manuscript and the one found in 1859 in a Catholic monastery.) Then, when Bishop Challoner got hold of the version, 1749-52, it was changed so dramatically that Cardinal Newman said the new version was virtually a completely new translation. Every statement of language allows for a certain latitude in interpreting or translating. ..The most downright claims to infallibility are made by the Apocalyptist, as for example in the NT REVELATION(see 22:6, 16, 18-19) a book which some of the WISEST THINKERS of the early Church wished to exclude from the canon, and which as A WHOLE, is SUB-CHRISTIAN in tone and outlook Moses HAS LEFT US NO WRITINGS, and we know little of him with certaintyFor indeed the bare idea of vicarious expiation(substitutionary atonement) is NOT WHOLLY RATIONAL.(Letter to John Ellerton, 1848). And neither university officials nor the British government moved a finger to shut this down! But it's hard to spot a wolf when he looks like a sheep. Westcott and Hort butchered Rudolph Kittles butchered the Hebrew. Vol 1): After leaving the Monastery, we shaped our course to a little oratory which we discovered on the summit of a neighboring hillFortunately, we found the door open. "[108] Metzger said there were a number of "indefensible" characteristics of the translation, including its use of "Jehovah" in the New Testament. Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sue, p. 225 [published years later when he openly renounced Protestantism and became a Catholic cardinal].). After all, W&H did not believe major doctrinal teachings found in scripture (that is scripture that is the genuine word of God, NOT the Alexandrian/Roman texts). And if they are ignored, it can only be because of a deceived mind and heart. 30th, May 1st Hort: It seems to be clearly and broadly directed to maintaining that the English clergy are not compelled to maintain the absolute infallibility of the Bible. The Gothic version of Ulfilas, in the same way, held its own until the tongues in which it was written ceased to exist.(Forum, June 1887). It also seems not surprising that Westcott would call the Jesuit inspired Oxford Movement, "the Oxford Revival!" "The Oxford Revival in the middle of the century, quickened anew that sense of corporate life. So, we can say that the above quote can be taken to be official doctrine of Rome. Constantin von Tischendorf was a leading light in the emerging Higher Critical movement in Germany in the 19thcentury. These men are obviously led by the spirit but I am not entirely sure it is Holy. It is a sad thing when men make merchandise of the Word of God.(Gipp). Anyone with a smattering of knowledge of Jesuits will readily admit that a Jesuit plot idea is a very strong contender, for this is exactly what Jesuits were set up by Rome to do. I have shown in many articles that W&H, Tischendorf and others stand condemned by their own hearts, words and work. END The "Easy To Read" Required fields are marked *. 1, p.416). This suits atheism well! If he be condemned, what will become of me? (Life, Vol.I,p.94). During the 1830s and thereafter began the invasion of. The layout resembles the 1901 edition of the American Standard Version. Sadly, the average churchgoer doesn't realize it, and worst, the one's that have been warned don't care enough to Please research the evidence. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you., (2) JESUIT VERSION. 1858 Oct. 21st Hort: The principle literary work of these years was the revision of the Greek Text of the New Testament. Jesuits established schools in almost every important European city and were leaders in education until the 18th century. How can they, when the very bibles they use are from the clawed hands of Jesuits and Rome? In Alexandria there were men known as the Gnostics, men that were proud of their wisdom. In other words, W&H deliberately used corrupt sources KNOWING that virtually all other texts contained the same truths as were found in the Textus Receptus! Here are a few of these things; each one either began or alarmed a resurgent attack on the Bible in the 19th century: German higher criticism, a basic attack on the integrity of the Bible. Almost all the advanced Greek courses were taught by the legendary . In addition to their many doctrinal heresies, strong evidence exists from the writings of both Westcott and Hort that they were involved in occult activities during the time they prepared their Greek New Testament. for private distribution only. It has been noted that Sinaiticus is a literary mess (scionofzion.com): There are mistakes, erasures, sentences written on top of other sentences plus many words are omitted. "[15], Cees Houtman wrote of the Dutch translation in 1984: "respect and knowledge are the requirements that a translator must meet. A. Hort (1828-1892), the towering pioneers of the textual criticism of the Greek New Testament. I find it hard to understand why any Christian would want to side with such a man as him, or W&H! View all posts by lance goodall, Your email address will not be published. It also incorporates the Greek text published by Westcott and Hort in The New Testament in the Original Greek and a literal word-for-word translation.[68][69][70]. A French priest, Richard Simon (1638-1712), was the first who subjected the general questions concerning the Bible to a treatment which was at once comprehensive in scope and scientific in method. "[117], In 1963, theologian Anthony A. Hoekema wrote, "Their New World Translation of the Bible is by no means an objective rendering of the sacred text into modern English, but is a biased translation in which many of the peculiar teachings of the Watchtower Society are smuggled into the text of the Bible itself. 1851 Feb. 7th Hort: Westcott is just coming out with his Norrisian on The Elements of the Gospel Harmony. I have seen the first sheet on Inspiration, which is a wonderful step in advance of common orthodox heresy. (Life, Vol.I, p.181). Let me put it this way The letter A remains the letter A no matter how many times it is reproduced. (Redirected from Westcott and hort) The New Testament in the Original Greek is a Greek-language version of the New Testament published in 1881. And Moses was not one of them.. I was first offered an RSV when I was in Bible College (in 1968), but I rejected it. So instead she used subtlty. Froude, Short Studies on Great Subjects, pp. 12th Hort to Westcott: Also but this may be cowardice I 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. 128, quoted in Walsh, Secret History of the Oxford Movement, p. 33). From 1662 to 1678, he was a member of the French Oratory. This text suited the Roman Catholic Church well, since it attacked the doctrines of the Bible. 1908 The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopaedia discusses the Westcott-Hort theory: Conscious agreement with it or conscious disagreement and qualification mark all work in this field since 1881.. As you can see, even then, Catholics, like modern publishers, had to rework and rewrite their falsities many times over, and STILL did not get it right! By 1989, the New World Translation was translated into eleven languages, with more than 56,000,000 copies printed. The evidence is distilled down into a single page, which is broken up into the following categories: 1) What they did. There were four key resolutions, adopted at the Council of Trent, which focused on papal authority as above that of Holy Scripture. And, whatever the truth may be, this seems just the liberty required at the present moment, if any living belief is to survive in the land. (Life, Vol.I, p.454). [91], George D. Chryssides stated in 2019 that the unfavourable criticisms by Harold Henry Rowley, Julius R. Mantey and William Barclay "were extremely vague", but that Bruce M. Metzger "mentioned a few specific passages which he believed were wrongly translated. This, of course, makes it part of the already corrupted text and, therefore, still contains the Local Text readings. (Life of Hort by his son, Vol. No such reason impelled the Jesuits of Rheims. Fully steeped in the Alexandrian philosophy that "there is no perfect Bible", they had a vicious distaste for the King James Bible and its Antiochian Greek text, the Textus Receptus. The most common violation is its pervasive tendency to subvert the most natural understanding of the Greek text in favour of a preferred religious view. In this context, one should also note, for example, that Remonstrants and Mennonites were able to use the SV [(Statenvertaling)]. The device is known as mental reservation and was used in these tracts.(worldincrisis). And His father and mother were marvelling upon those things which were spoken concerning Him., (3) AMERICAN REVISED;And His father and His mother were marveling at the things which were spoken concerning Him.. FENTON JOHN ANTHONY HORT (1828-1892) A. Hulsean Professor of Divinity, then Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity, Cambridge B. I could not comprehend how a Jesuit could be a Protestant priest or how a Protestant priest could be a Jesuit; but my [Catholic] Confessor silenced my scruples by telling me, omnia munda mundis [when in the world, be of the world], and that St. Paul became as a Jew that he might save the Jews. The above quote is not alone. And we can continue: As we have observed, continental (German and French) higher criticism was primarily concerned with destroying the value of the content of the Bible. There are many points on which it is important that we should agreed. Amen., (2) JESUIT VERSION OF 1582:And lead us not into temptation. He produced the Vulgate (used as a major source by W&H, and Tischendorf before them). A list of vernacular equivalents is then composed. It is briefly this, that in an early time some doctrine is proposed in a simple or obscure form, or even but darkly hinted at, which in succeeding ages,as the wants of mens minds grow, grows with them in fact, that Christianity is always progressive in its principles and doctrines (Life, Vol.I, p.78). He immediately left the city of Rome, declaring, I have a work to do in England. (It was on the return voyage that he wrote the words for the hymn we so often sing, Lead kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom. He felt God was leading him out of Protestantism, back to the Mother Church.). On this, Canon Cook says, Yet this enormous omission rests on the sole authority of and B. (That is, on the Vatican Manuscript and the one found in 1859 in a Catholic monastery. However, the scholars of the day all wanted Cartwright; they needed a solid answer to the Jesuits and so sent a formal request to him (Brookes Cartwright, p 260). These pro-Catholics at Oxford came to be known as tractarians, because of the many small leaflets and tracts they published. and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.5For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. In Cardinal Wisemans address to the Congress of Milines in 1863, he reported that in 1830 the number of priests in England was 434; in 1863 they numbered 1242. Priests were in prison for their plotting, and many had fled to the Continent. In 1841, he wrote this to a Roman Catholic: Only through the English Church can you act upon the English nation., (J.H. Hort ordained priest in Church of England. They are exactly the same sources found in the Jesuit bible of 1582 and these are reproduced in the first of the cursed new versions the Revised Version! So powerful was the swing towards Protestantism during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and so STRONG the LOVE for Tyndales Version, that there was neither place nor Catholic scholarship enough in England to bring forth a Catholic Bible in strength. [92] According to the October 15, 1999 issue of The Watchtower, Goodspeed wrote to the Watch Tower Society in 1950 stating, "I am interested in the mission work of your people, and its world wide scope, and much pleased with the free, frank and vigorous translation.

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