Any man who discounts the continuing significance of westcotthort in the field of bible texts and versions is probably trying to throw up a smoke screen to hide something. In the unparsed and parsed westcott and hort texts variants of the nestlealand 27th edition are indicated similarly. Brooke foss westcott 12 january 1825 27 july 1901 was a british bishop, biblical scholar and theologian, serving as bishop of durham from 1890 until his death. Few churchgoers realize that the most popular revision in churches today, the new international version niv, changed its content by 38. This article is brought to you for free and open access by the classics and religious studies at. T he theories of textual criticism which underlie the westcotthort greek new testament of 1881 have been somewhat discredited by textual critics of the 20th century. There had always been a challenge from roman catholicism, but this challenge came from men who were officially protestants. Differences between the received text and the westcott. Ideal for pastors, students, scholars, and anyone else who has studied both greek and hebrew, this is an excellent volume for those who want a complete originallanguage bible in an attractive package and at an.
Modern bible versions use same alexandrian text as jehovah. John 7 parallel kjv and westcotthort new testament 1881 greek king james version kjv 1 after these things jesus walked in galilee. Westcott, hort, and bishop lightfoot pressured the committee to go beyond their mandate for doing a revision of the king james bible. Westcott and horts the new testament in the original greek a critical greek text based primarily on codex vaticanus and codex sinaiticus. If you have any questions, ideas, requests, or anything else, feel free to contact me. Review the revised english version bible by westcott and. The kingdom interlinear translation of the greek scriptures fenton john anthony hort, brooke foss westcott on.
This site will have ongoing updates as information is prepared. The interlinear text was kindly provided to me by john isett from bibliosweb. Westcott and hort wh brooke foss westcott and fenton john anthony hort, the new testament in the original greek, vol. Brooke westcott and fenton hort were 19thcentury theologians and bible scholars. The western texttype is much older, but tends to paraphrase, so according to the critical text view also lacks dependability. Who were westcott and hort, and what did they have to do with the text of the bible. Hort seance with westcott students in bible text years.
In particular, four editions of the greek new testament were utilized as primary resources in the process of establishing the sblgnt. Westcott and hort agree upon plan of a joint revision of the text of the greek testament. The purpose of westcott and hort producing a greek new testament, based upon the alexandrian manuscripts, was to begin the process of destroying americas churches. To search this interlinear and more amazing features, download the isa bible software windows only for free.
Why the majority greek text is superior to the westcott. Review of new world bible translation committees the. Brooke foss westcott author of westcotthort greek new. Brooke foss westcott 18251903 and fenton john anthony hort 18281892 have been highly controversial figures in biblical history. It is enhanced by english section headings, complete references to old testament citations, synoptic parallels, an apparatus comparing its text to nestlealand and robinsonpierpont, plus a revised souter lexicon. There were a few errors remaining in the file, in most cases it so happened that the word used was spelled according to the westcott and hort bible, while the interinear text was that for the corresponding word from the ubs or na27 bible. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep formatter, version 3. The greek text is keyed to the online bible greek font, but it can be converted to the windows symbol font by swapping q and y and replacing v with v by applying the replace function which is available in almost every. Matthew 1 parallel kjv and westcotthort new testament 1881 greek next king james version kjv 1 the book of the generation of jesus christ, the son of david, the son of abraham. The most recent is the syrian, or byzantine texttype eastern, of which the newest example is the textus receptus and thus from the critical text view is less likely reliable.
The westcott and hort theory in the 1870s, a challenge arose in the english world to the primacy of the king james bible. Who were westcott and hort, and what did they have to do. Westcott and hort supplied everyone working on the committee with a private copy of their new greek text. Hort lobbied some would say intimidated committee members to follow the westcott and hort text. The majority of manuscripts and westcott and hort agree against the textus receptus in excluding luke 17. Westcott and hort distinguished four text types in their studies. How did we get our bible part 54 westcott and hort. Westcott hort new testament greekenglish interlinear with strongs numbers. An interlinear wordforword translation into english, 1969. The new world translation of the holy scriptures, matthew through revelation, 1984 revision.
Westcotthort new testament greekenglish interlinear with strongs numbers. Though the westcotthort text was the standard critical text for a generation or two, it is no longer considered such by anyone, and has not been for many years. Together, they produced the new testament in the original greek, one of the earliest examples of modern textual criticism. The westcotthort greek text is very significant and its editors are highly significant to the history of textual criticism. It is true that the westcotthort text and the english revised new testament of 1881 are rather similar to each other, but they are not identical. It is not surprising, therefore, that modern version proponents today often disassociate themselves from westcotthort and claim that they merely use an eclectic greek text. On one side, their supporters have heralded them as great men of god, having greatly advanced the search for the original greek text. Review of new world bible translation committees the kingdom interlinear translation of the greek scriptures. T here are many myths that are perpetuated today by the defenders of the modern versions, and one of those is that there is very little difference between the received text underlying the king james bible and other ancient protestant versions and the westcotthort greek text underlying most of the modern versions.
This flexisoft version is an affordable and indispensable reference tool for scholars, pastors, students, and anybody else reading the old and new testaments in the original languages. A reissue of the famed 1885 edition of the westcotthort text, which dethroned the prominence of the textus receptus behind the kjv. He is perhaps most known for coediting the new testament in the original greek in 1881. Church of england bishop brooke foss westcott and cambridge university professor fenton john. The answer, so far as i can tell, is that westcott either knew nothing of this incident horts letter was to horts wife and not to westcott, or chose to say nothing.
To view this online interlinear you need acrobat reader modern greek font is an optional setting in isa. Litv online greek hebrew kjv parallel interlinear tools. Expositors bible 49 volume set commentary format available oct 26 2011 10. Westcott and hort were prolific authors writing about 50 books between them, but are most well known today for their revision work on the greek new testament, finished in 1881. Satan 1 now if there be a devil, he cannot merely bear a corrupted and marred image of god. The kingdom interlinear translation of the greek scriptures. Since its publication in 1881, westcott and horts work. The complete hebrewgreek bible ancient greek and hebrew. Has literal english meanings based on the greek roots. The writers of the new testament used the greek language to record the inspired word of god for the sake of future generations.
He westcott and i are going to edit a greek text of the new testament some two or three years hence, if possible. Tony evans moving memorial tribute sermon reflecting on the life of his wife, lois irene evans duration. It is a critical text, compiled from some of the oldest new testament fragments and texts that had been discovered at the time. Sbl edition sblgnt is a new edition of the greek new testament, established with the help of earlier editions. No reference to this or any similar matter otherwise appears in westcotts writings. Why the majority greek text is superior to the westcotthort nestle text. Westcott and hort were preceded in the late 1700s by griesbach, and in the 1800s by lachmann, alford, tregelles, and tischendorf and others, all of whose texts made numerous revisions in the textus receptus on the basis of manuscript evidence. Assigns to each greek word one unique english meaning. Review the revised english version bible by westcott and hort 1885 new life of albany ga. Hendricksons the complete hebrewgreek bible combines under one cover the complete text of the hebrew bible and the greek new testament. It features the full text of dotans biblia hebraica leningradensia and westcott and horts greek new testament. Westcott and hort agree upon a plan of a revision of the text of the greek testament.