King James Onlyism: a New Sect

King James Onlyism: A New Sect By James D. Price, Ph.D. Biblical, historical, theological, and textual critical research reveals the recent origin of a new doctrine of Scripture. Modern versions are defended as theologically reliable. Various theories of textual preservation are evaluated.

Chapter Page INTRODUCTION: The King James Only Doctrine Is a New Idea...... 1 1. Early English Versions Were Incomplete until Wycliffe...... 21 2. Tyndale Was the First to Translate from Hebrew and Greek...... 31 3. Tyndale’s Translation Was Revised Seven Times...... 43 4. The King James Version Was a Revision...... 61 5. The King James Version Was Revised Several Times...... 91 6. Current Editions of the King James Version Differ...... 105 7. The Biblical Text Was Preserved through Ancient Bibles...... 125 8. The Biblical Text Was Preserved in Ancient Translations...... 153 9. The Biblical Text Was Preserved in Patristic Quotations...... 175 10. Some Recognize the Alexandrian Text as the Preserved Text...... 181 11. Some Recognize the Majority Text as the Preserved Text...... 219 12. Some Recognize the Textus Receptus as the Preserved Text...... 251 13. Textual Emendations Were Made in the King James Version...... 277 14. Modern English Versions Are Evaluated...... 295 15. Modern Versions Support Orthodox Doctrine...... 315 16. Textual Uncertainty Is Insignificant...... 397 17. Conclusion: Use Versions with Discernment...... 419 Appendix A: Changes in the AV Since 1611...... 425 Appendix B: Catalogue of Variants in Current Editions of the AV...... 449 Appendix C: Examples of Late, Secondary Byzantine Readings...... 457 Appendix D: An Evaluation of Burgon’s Test of Antiquity...... 481 Appendix E: An Evaluation of Hodges’ Majority Text Theory...... 501 Appendix F: A Mathematical Analysis of Hodges' Statistical Model...... 527 Appendix G: The Greek Text of the Authorized Version...... 539 Appendix H: Partial List of Differences Between The TR and the Byz Text...... 549 Appendix I: Textual Emendations in the Authorized Version...... 561 Appendix J: Differences Between the NA-27 Text and the R-P Byzantine Text....593 Glossary of Terms...... 625 Bibliography...... 633 Index of Persons and Topics...... 645

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