©Forever Settled
A Survey of the Documents and History of the Bible
Introduction and Table of Contents
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Compiled by Jack Moorman
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Many believers have studied World History and know something about the history of their
country. Not so many have studied Church History and traced the silver thread of those who
maintained the Pure Faith down through the centuries. Fewer still have studied the history
of the Bible. From the time that it was breathed out by God, through its various stages of
transmission, down to its present form in our day. This book attempts to do this.
Three kinds of books have been written on this subject. The first is from a totally
naturalistic viewpoint, with the author denying that there was anything supernatural about
the Bible's production and transmission. The second affirms the Bible's inspiration but
takes a basically naturalistic position regarding its transmission. The third recognizes
that the promises within the Scriptures declare just as forcibly its preservation as it
does its inspiration - that both are supernatural. It is here that this book stands. It is
trusted that it will meet the need for a fuller treatment from this viewpoint.
I believe that God laid a hot coal on my heart concerning this subject some sixteen
years ago, and the present survey is a systematizing of material gathered during that
time. I have also quoted heavily from "Believing Bible Study" by Edward F.
Hills; "The Identity of the New Testament Text" by Wilbur N. Pickering;
"Which Bible" by David Otis Fuller and many others. On the other side, I have
frequently quoted "The Text of the Greek Bible" and "The Bible and the
Ancient Manuscripts" by Frederick Kenyon; "The Books and the Parchments" by
F.F. Bruce, etc. Many other authorities have been drawn upon with recognition being given
in the text.
This book is presently being used in Gethsemane Bible College here in Johannesburg,
South Africa. No attempt has been made as yet to secure permission for its quotations.
"Forever Settled" is dedicated to all who love and defend the Word of God.
Jack Moorman
Johannesburg, South Africa
October 1985.
Table of Contents
Part One: A Survey of the Old
Testament Documents
| I |
The Hebrew Scriptures |
1 |
| II |
The Greek Septuagint |
10 |
| III |
The Old Latin Version |
18 |
| IV |
The Vulgate of Jerome |
20 |
| V |
The Samaritan Pentateuch |
23 |
| VI |
The Aramaic Targums |
26 |
| VII |
The Syriac Version |
27 |
| VIII |
The Egyptian Coptic Version |
31 |
| IX |
The Ethiopic Version |
31 |
| X |
The Dead Sea Scrolls |
32 |
Part Two: The Issues We Face
Regarding the New Testament Text
| XI |
The God-Honoring, Bible Honoring Approach |
37 |
| XII |
The Error of the Neutral, Naturalistic
Approach to the Text of Scripture |
38 |
| XIII |
How Christ Keep His Promise To Preserve The NT Scriptures |
43 |
| XIV |
The Various Kinds Of NT Manuscripts |
48 |
| XV |
The So-Called "Families" Of The NT Manuscripts |
51 |
| XVI |
Are There Really Families Of Manuscripts? |
53 |
| XVII |
The Triumph Of The Received Text |
60 |
Part Three: The Witness of the Early Church
Fathers to the Received Text
| XVIII |
A
Key Pillar In The Westcott And Hort Theory |
65 |
| XIX |
A
Survey Of Leading Church Fathers |
66 |
| XX |
The
Research Of John Burgon And Edward Miller |
70 |
| XXI |
Examples
Of The Patristic Support For The TR Readings |
73 |
Part Four: A Survey of the New Testament
Documents
| XXII |
A Survey of the Papyrus Fragments |
75 |
| XXIII |
A Survey of the Uncial Manuscripts |
81 |
| XXIV |
A Survey of the Cursive (Miniscule) Manuscripts |
93 |
| XXV |
History's Witness to the Spread of the Greek Received Text
and Corrupting Influence |
95 |
| XXVI |
A Survey of Early Versions |
101 |
Part Five: A Survey of the English
Bible History
| XXVII |
A Historical Outline of the English People and
Their Language |
129 |
| XXVIII |
Important Dates in the History of Bible
Translation |
132 |
| XXIX |
Important Events in the English and European
Bible Translation History (to page 181) |
137 |
| XXIX |
Important Events in the English and European
Bible Translation History (continued from page 181) |
181 |
| XXX
|
The Crowning Jewel, The Authorised Version of 1611 |
184 |
| XXXI |
Three Hundred and Fifty Years of Attack Upon
the Authorized Version |
190 |
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