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SAMPLE PAGES DEFENDING THE KING JAMES BIBLE A FOURFOLD SUPERIORITY GOD'S WORDS KEPT INTACT IN ENGLISH SAMPLE PAGES By Pastor D. A. Waite, Th.D., Ph.D. Director, THE BIBLE FOR TODAY 900 Park Avenue Collingswood, New Jersey 08108 B.F.T. #1594-P Published By: THE BIBLE FOR TODAY PRESS 900 Park Avenue Collingswood, New Jersey 08108, U.S.A. Copyright, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006 All Rights Reserved PRINT BOOK ISBN #1-56848-012-1 FOREWORD This study on "DEFENDING THE KING JAMES BIBLE—A Fourfold Supe- riority—God's Words Kept Intact In English" is the product of over twenty-eight years of the author's thinking, researching, writing, publishing, and speaking on this most important theme. There is no more important subject in all the Christian Faith than the BIBLE. One vital question is: Which English Bible are we to read, study, memorize, preach from, and use today? A second important question is: Which English Bible can we hold in our hands and say with greatSAMPLE confidence, "These are PAGESthe WORDS OF GOD in English"? It has been the purpose of this study to answer BOTH of the above questions by pointing to THE KING JAMES BIBLE, proving its superiority in four areas: (1) its superior TEXTS; (2) its superior TRANSLATORS; (3) its superior TECHNIQUES; and (4) its superior THEOLOGY. In all FOUR of these areas, the KING JAMES BIBLE has no equal! The study is to be viewed as a suggestive outline of this theme rather than being in any sense exhaustive. There is really no end to this important discussion, due to the almost inexhaustible information available on it. Throughout the book, we have cited many helpful volumes for further study. We have also included (at the end of this book) a Bibliography which, at the time of publication, consisted of over 900 titles. This Bibliography lists books, tapes, videos, and other valuable materials on this theme which the reader might want to secure for his own library. More titles are being added monthly. For the latest up-to-date list of materials, we suggest you write THE BIBLE FOR TODAY and request BROCHURE #1. Though much has been added to this present volume, the bulk of materi- al contained was delivered at a seminar on the KING JAMES BIBLE given at GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH, Cortland, New York, on February 13 and 14, 1988. The original seminar is available in both five, two-hour audio cassettes and/or two video cassettes. (BFT #1594/1-5) To the original three chapters have been added CHAPTER V, APPENDICES A and B, the INDEX, and the ADDITIONAL REFERENCES. APPENDIX C con- tains thirty-nine questions and answers that were asked during the original semi- nars. We hope that the answers to these questions which pertain to the defense of the KING JAMES BIBLE might be helpful to the readers. See p. xxxi for the THIRD EDITION’s important changes. THE N.T. GREEK TEXTUAL BATTLEGROUND TEXTUS RECEPTUS W/H CHANGES IN T.R. Has 140,521 Greek wds. Changes 5,604 places in the N.T Has 647 pp. in Greek Text Changes include 9,970 Greek wds. Has 217 GreekSAMPLE wds. per page Changes 15.4 Greek wds. per page Has 100% of the Greek wds. Changes 7% of the Greek wds. Has all 647 pp. unchanged Changes total 45.9 pp. in Greek text From the above chart, you can see the real GREEK TEXTUAL BATTLE- GROUND between the Westcott and Hort Greek text and the Textus Receptus Greek text of the New Testament. You can see that the additions, subtractions, or changes include almost 10,000 Greek words!PAGES To get a picture of just how many Words are involved (if they were together in one place) consider what 10,000 English words would amount to. It would be the equivalent of either: (1) the entire book of Romans (9,447 words); or (2) the entire book of 1 Corinthians (9,489 words); or (3) the books of 2 Corinthians and Galatians (9,190 words); or (4) the books of Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and 1 Thessalonians (9,096 words); or (5) the books of James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, and Jude (10,088 words); or (6) the books of Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 2 Timothy, Philemon, 2 Peter, 2 John, 3 John, and Jude (9,819 words). This represents the total number of Received Text Greek Words that have ei- ther been added to God's Words, subtracted from God's Words, or changed from God's Words by the Westcott and Hort Greek text. I think you will agree with me that there is much at stake in this BATTLE for our Bible! Isn't it time to CON- TEND for the BOOK?! Sincerely for the Defense of God's Words, Pastor D. A. Waite, Th.D., Ph.D. Director, THE BIBLE FOR TODAY, INCORPORATED "FORT 900" 900 Park Avenue, Collingswood, New Jersey 08108 Phone: 856-854-4452 September, 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGMENTSSAMPLE FOREWORD INTRODUCTION A. DEFINITIONS OF TERMS B. HELP FOR 618 UNFAMILIAR WORDS IN THE KING JAMES BIBLE C. THE MANIFOLD DEFICIENCIES OF THE NASV, THE NKJV, & THE NIV PAGES D. THE KING JAMES BIBLE OF 1611 HAS ONLY 421 CHANGES OF SOUND FROM OUR PRESENT KING JAMES BIBLE E. THE KING JAMES BIBLE OF TODAY IS VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL TO THE KING JAMES BIBLE OF 1611 CHAPTER I: "GOD'S WORDS KEPT INTACT" IS BIBLE PRESERVA- TION (THE BIBLE'S TIMELESSNESS) A. GOD PROMISED BIBLE PRESERVATION 1. Psalm 12:6-7 2. Psalm 78:1-8 3. Psalm 105:8 4. Psalm 119:89 5. Psalm 119:111 6. Psalm 119:152 7. Psalm 119:160 8. Proverbs 22:20-21 9. Ecclesiastes 3:14 10. Matthew 4:4 11. Matthew 5:17-18 12. Matthew 24:35SAMPLE a. Christ's Authorship of the Gospels b. Christ's Authorship of the Acts of the Apostles c. Christ's Authorship of the Epistles d. Christ's Authorship of Revelation 13. John 10:35 PAGES 14. Colossians 1:17 15. 1 Peter 1:23-25 B. GOD KEPT HIS PROMISES FOR BIBLE PRESERVATION 1. 1 Kings 8:24 2. Romans 4:20-21 3. Titus 1:2 4. Hebrews 10:23 C. THE HISTORIC CREEDS TAUGHT BIBLE PRESERVATION D. THE RELATIONSHIP OF BIBLE PRESERVATION IN OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO THE KING JAMES BIBLE 1. The Relationship Outlined 2. The Relationship Illustrated7 a. The FOUNDATION Used for a Building Is Like the Hebrew and Greek TEXTS of a TRANSLATION b. The BUILDERS Used for a BUILDING Are Like the TRANSLA- TORS Used for a TRANSLATION c. The METHOD Used for a BUILDING Is Like the TECHNIQUE Used for a TRANSLATION d. The MATERIALS Used for a BUILDING Are Like the THEOL- OGY UsedSAMPLE in a TRANSLATION 19 CHAPTER II: THE KING JAMES BIBLE IS GOD'S WORDS KEPT INTACT IN ENGLISH BECAUSE OF ITS SUPERIOR ORIGINAL LAN- GUAGE TEXTS A. THE KING JAMES BIBLE IS GOD'S WORDS KEPT INTACT IN ENG- LISH BECAUSE OF ITS SUPERIOR OLD TESTAMENT HEBREW TEXT PAGES 1. The Inferior Old Testament Texts of the New Versions a. The NEW AMERICAN STANDARD VERSION Old Testament Text b. The NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION Old Testament Text c. The NEW KING JAMES VERSION Old Testament Text 2. The Old Testament Hebrew Text Was Accumulated By The Jews a. Romans 3:1-2—The Jews Were Named By God To Be The Guard- ians of The Old Testament b. The Methods of the Old Testament Guardians c. A Brief History of the Traditional Hebrew Masoretic Old Testament Text d. The Hebrew Text Used by the KING JAMES BIBLE e. Nineteen Erroneous Documents Used to "Correct" The Masoretic Hebrew Text (1) The Septuagint, LXX, the Greek Old Testament (2) Conjecture, No Reason Given (3) The Syriac Version (4) A Few Hebrew Manuscripts (5) TheSAMPLE Latin Vulgate (6) The Dead Sea Scrolls (7) Aquila (8) The Samaritan Pentateuch (9) Quotations from Jerome (10) Josephus PAGES (11) An Ancient Hebrew Scribal Tradition (12) The BIBLIA HEBRAICA of Kittel Stuttgartensia (13) A Variant Hebrew Reading in the Margin (14) Words in the Consonantal Text Divided Differently (15) Symmachus (16) Theodotion (17) The Targums (18) The Juxta Hebraica of Jerome for the Psalms (19) A Different Set Of Hebrew Vowels f. My Conclusion on the Hebrew Masoretic Text 3. The Old Testament Hebrew Text Was Authorized by Jesus a. Verses Teaching This Position (1) Matthew 4:4 (2) Matthew 5:17-18 (3) Luke 24:27 (4) Luke 24:44 b. Quotations Explaining This Position (1) A QuotationSAMPLE from Dr. Edward PAGES Hills (2) A Quotation from Dr. Robert Dick Wilson c. Alternative to Believing This Position d. Illustration of Rejecting This Position B. THE KING JAMES BIBLE IS GOD'S WORDS KEPT INTACT IN ENG- LISH BECAUSE OF ITS SUPERIOR NEW TESTAMENT GREEK TEXT 1. The Chief Opponent of the Textus Receptus Today 2. The Editors of the Nestle/Aland Greek Text 3. This Text Underlies the Modern English Versions 4. The Greek Text That Underlies the KING JAMES BIBLE 5. The Textus Receptus Has Been Accepted by the Church 6. Westcott and Hort Refused to Accept the Textus Receptus Greek 7. The Westcott and Hort Text Changes the Textus Receptus in Over 5,600 Places 8. The Two Greek Texts Have Irreconcilable Differences 9. Many Doctrinal Differences in The Two Greek Texts 10. The Early Heretics Polluted the Westcott and Hort-Type Text 11.