Category Archives: Desiderius Erasmus

139 You who believe in the Name of the Son of God. 1 John 5:13

Posted on May 21, 2016 by

While at school, we often had to copy a lot of information from the blackboard. I remember how easily we would make a mistake when the eye jumped from one line to another, either duplicating a word or sentence (Dittography) … Continue reading →

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133 The King James and The Comma Johanneum

Posted on February 21, 2016 by

This is a re-blog from beliefspeak2 The King James and The Comma Johanneum In  a few days it will be 500 years since Erasmus published the first Greek New Testament. (1 March 1516) Before then every copy of the New Testament … Continue reading →

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128 Source Greek Text for NT Translation

Posted on December 18, 2015 by

Initially anybody who required a copy of the original autographs of the epistles, gospels or any other part of the New Testament had to make his own, or employ a scribe to make a copy. These copies were usually made … Continue reading →

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99. Textual Variants and Ancient Readers

Posted on August 9, 2014 by

Originally posted on Larry Hurtado's Blog:
In my essay that has just been published (mentioned in my post yesterday), my broader emphasis is that intentional textual variants in NT writings likely resulted from ancient readers.  In the case of the…

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71. Is the Textus Receptus infallible? (Rev.17:8)

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

71 Is the Textus Receptus infallible? Revelation 17:8. Translators of the Bible have the responsibility to present to the reader a translation that is understandable and that makes sense. In one case this is the reason that we would read … Continue reading →

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66 Luke’s unique writing style, Acts 28:29

Posted on November 27, 2012 by

Luke’s unique writing style Acts 28:29 In older versions of the Bible that were translated from the Textus Receptus as source text for the New Testament, like the King James Version, we find a verse 29: KJV: “And when he had … Continue reading →

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37 Forgiveness. Mark 11:26

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

37 Forgiveness. Mark 11:26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses. Another verse completely absent in most modern translations calls for our attention. This is such an important statement by … Continue reading →

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