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THE TWO CITIES

Dr. Jack Moorman, who

spent many years in
researching the question of
Bible versions, has stated
that the transmission of the

ALEXANI:.' I 1 TEXT LINE

PROVIDENTIAL
CLEMENT:He accepted Greel
45MSS.
t
philosophy and the Apocrypha
PRESERVATION OF
as divinely authoritative. He

was head of the catechetical

THE TEXT OF THE
ALEXANDRIA 1r s c h o o l a t A l e x a n d r i a . a n d
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NEW TESTAMENT
through various
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means including baptism, faith

TRADITIONAL TEXT LINE

5210 MSS. t

ANTIOCH

Greek text of the New

Testament is essentially a
"tale of two cities", viz.,
Antioch and Alexandria.

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APOSTLES

Dr. Moorman writes:

"Just as surely as the King
James text was woven into
the spiritual life of Antioch in

whether he is more
comfortable with a Bible

100-200 A..D.

cities...certainly Antioch has

by far the most glorious
heritage."

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:

: ...
OLD LATIN & SYRIAC OF

for Gentile Christians just as

Jerusalem was for the Jews.
"The disciples were called
Christians first at Antioch"

WALDENSIANS:
(ITALIC)

(85/o::TRAD.TEXT)

. Antioch was
the center for the outreach o
the apostle Paul and his
missionary journeys. Many 01
the disciples also visited
Antioch. Antioch was the
'heartbeat' of Christianity.

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1522 A.O.

(GERMAN)

COVERDALE BIBLE 1535 A.O.

MATTHEWS BIBLE 1537 A.O.
GREAT BIBLE 1539 A.O.

e x i s t e n c e ..."

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1550 A.O.

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Confession(1646) states:
"The Scriptures were
immediately inspired of God
and under His singular care

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RHEIMS-DOUAY

BIBLE. 1582 A.O .

Westcott and Hort Both were

(ENGLISH)

apostates.Westcott did not

accept: Genesis 1-3; Bodily

GREEK NEW

resurrection of Christ; Miracles

and literal coming of Christ.
Was partial to Romish ways.
Hort did not accept the
infallibilty of Scripture. He also
favored Darwin's theory of
evolution Both men did not

TESTAMENTS

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believe in eternal punishment

or the vicarious atonement.
(Data from, 'Life&Letters',
1896., 1903.)

TREGELLES 1870 A.O.

PROTESTANTISM

THE TWO

AP OSTATE REVISIONISTS

ANABAPTISTS

GREISBACH 1805 A.O.

STEPHENS GREEK N.T.

('Rev i s i o n

Revised.J

LACHMANN 1850 A.O.

generation?
The Westminster

CATHOLICISM

TISCHENDORF1870 A.D
ALFORD 1872 A.D.
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GENEVA BIBLE 1560 A.O.

and providence kept pure in

all ages."

NESTLE GREEK

BISHOPS BIBLE 1568 A.O.

WESTCOTT-HORT

....LISH
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The Bible has the final say in

the matter: 'The words of the
Lord are pure words...Thou
shalt keep them, 0 Lord,
Thou shalt preserve them

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Jl:IE F.!UBEv..\LOBDQF. GOD

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WITH THE TRAD. TEXT:"

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REFORMED.
LUTHERAN,
PRESBYTERIAN,
C.OF E.

BAPTIST

REVISED VERSION
1881 A.O.

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ROMAN
CATHOLIC

GREEK WORDS

Added=306, Omitted2987
ve:Rses:

Omitted = 20
* Data from E.WFowler's

A.S.V.,R.S.V.,J.B.,L.B.,T.E.V.,N.E.B.,N.l.V.,
N.A.S.V.,G.N.B.,N.R.S.V.,N.A.B.,C.E.V.,

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revisions)

KING JAMES BIBLE 1"

1611 A.O.
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MENNONITES,
DUTCH BAPTISTS
QUAKERS.

BEZAS GREEK N.T.

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N.T. 1898 A.O.

GREEK N.T.1881 A.O.

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John W. Burgon. states:

"These are two of the least
trustworthy d ocuments in

(ENGLISH)

Since God has inspired his

Word has He also preserved
His Word? Has He
preserved it for every

text compared to 5210 which

support the Traditional Text.t

JEROME

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TYNDALES N.T.1525 A.O.

2 THE TWO ESSENTIALS

A total of 43 other manuscripts

indicate some support for this

ALEXANDRINUS

1525 A.D.

Christianity were attracted.

"Codex B and its Allies".

MS.450 A.O.

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including Gnosticism,
Arianism, pagan philosophy,
etc. Alexandria was the placE
where the intellectuals of

** Data from H.C.Hoskier's

382 A.O.

REFORMATION
1517 A.O.

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1522 A.D.-1534 A.O.

influence of Origen.

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MSS. 331 A.O.

ERASMUS GREEK N.T.

MARTIN LUTHER BIBLE

( which include the Apocryph<J

that the translators mostly reliec
upon. Both had their roots in
1 A l e x a n d r i a a n d show t h e

MSS. 331 A.O.

deviant sect was

represented. Religious
corruption and false
doctrines were prevalent

all MODERN VERSIONS. The)

disagree with each other in ove
3000 places in the Gospels
alone. It is the VATICAN MSS

VATICAN US

N.T.
LATIN
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(ENGLISH)
i VULGATE
13SOA.D.
382A.D.

1100 A.D.-1300 A.O.

as Clement and Origen were

active in this area. It was also
noted as a place where ever

years, these two corrupted

manuscripts form the basis of

SINAITICUS

(WALDENSIANS ETC.)

glory. It is true, however, that

Alexandria became a center
of intellectualism. Such men

Discarded and hid den for 1500

260-340 A.D.

WYCLIFFE

THE TWO FALSE

WITNESSES **

LATIN BIBLES

The place
where most of the modern
texts and translations
originated, had n o such

CONSTANTINE
312 A.D.

'--00A.D
150--15
--'

ALEXANDRIA:

by William P.Grady.

EUSEBIUS

GAULS;
CELTS.
120-1400 A.O.

UNCIAL & CURSIVE MSS.

(99/oTRAD.TEXT)

allegorizing of scripture.

DONATISTS;

'--0AD
150-40
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(Acts 11:26)

essential doctrines.

eternality, salvation by grace

etc. H e w a s g i v e n t o t h e

BIBLE OF:

PAPYRI MSS.

punishment, the Holy Spirit's

* Data from; "Final Authority"

ORIGEN

ORIGINALS.100-200 A.O.

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184-254 A.O.

church. It became the center

accept that every word has

been and will be Preserved
through the ages in the
church. Both together are

1 Bible's historicity, eternal

,;

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Here was the

springboard for the Gentile

from this generation for ever.

(Psalm 12: 6 , 7).
If we accept the Inspiration
of Scripture we must also

CLEMENT

ANTIOCH:

intellect he however denied the

(Gnosticism, Arianism, pagan philosophy)

He also became
h e a d of t h e c a t e c h e t i c a l
school.A man of superior

ORIGEN:

200 A.O.

CORRUPTION OF THE SCRIPTURES

SYRIAN MSS.(PESHITTA).

whose roots go back to one

or the other of these two

and works, faith alone etc.

MSS.(P66,P75,ETC.)

ORIGINAL N.T.MSS.
30-90 A.O.

PAPYRUS

Syria, so was the modern

versions text in Alexandria.
Today a person must decide

THE TWO HERETICS*

N.B.V.,N.K.J.V.,(footnotes.) JEH. WITNESS

BIBLE.etc.

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OBRUP-IED MODEB.f'il VEB.SIQl'!S

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"Evaluating Versionsofthe
N. T.,,

Note Most of these changes

origi ate in the W-H text and
most have been carried into

the modern versions.

t Data from Jack Moorman's "Forever Settled."