Does It Really Matter Which Bible I Use?: A Pastor Looks at the Modern Bible Debate - Softcover

Tyree, Gregory

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1482743841 ISBN 13: 9781482743845

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

This book conveys that all Bibles are not the same. I contend that only minutiae of translations should be labeled as the “true Word of God.” While I am not a “King James Only” advocate in the traditional sense, I will set forth that the King James “family” of translations are the best translations because they are the only ones that conform to the Majority Text (to be explained in the book). As a whole, the newer translations are replete with deletions, misrepresentations, and doctrinal biases. Additionally, it will be seen that when one starts with a faulty foundation (wrong Hebrew and Greek texts), they end up with a straw house (poor translation) in which no true believer can thrive and grow. This book will deal with the following relevant issues: 1. The basic understanding of “Original Manuscripts” 2. The concepts of “inspiration” and “preservation” 3. The methods of text transmission 4. The historical flow of the two basic text families (Alexandrian and Majority) 5. The bottom line: which translation(s) conform(s) to the correct manuscripts? 6. Thusly, which Bible(s) should Christians use? I will not “compare” various translations, nor will I delineate the plethora of deletions, alterations, and discrepancies inherent in the newer translations. There are dozens of books on the market that already do this. This book focuses on the essentially pastoral question, “Does it really matter which Bible I use?” I pray that the reading of this book will be both a blessing and a useful tool as you seek to better know the Word of God and live it out in your life. May God richly bless you. TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Explanation of Writing Style Introduction Chapter One: The Doctrine of Inspiration Chapter Two: The Doctrine of Preservation Chapter Three: The “Original” Manuscripts Chapter Four: The Various Families of Manuscripts Chapter Five: The Various “Types” of Translations Chapter Six: Two Theories Considered Chapter Seven: The “KJV Only” Camp’s Rejection of the NKJV Chapter Eight: The Reading “Levels” of the Translations Chapter Nine: Can Only Those Trained in the “Original” Languages Truly Know the Bible? Conclusion List of Appendices Bibliography Glossary How We Got Our Old Testament Chart How We Got Our New Testament Chart Dean Burgon’s Seven Tests of Truth King James Misrepresented Afterword About the Author

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1482743841
• ISBN 13: 9781482743845
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 136