The Greek New Testament - 1894 Textus Receptus from TBS

The Greek New Testament - 1894 Textus Receptus from TBS

The text of the New Testament as edited by Scrivener for publication in 1894, omitting notes about variants, etc.

Hardcover iii + 529 pp

The New Testament text of the Reformation Bibles is not the same text which many today are reading in modern bible translations.  This is largely due to the efforts of men who have compiled and edited various critical text editions of the Greek original, shewing favoritism for what are judged "best manuscripts" by worldly and unbelieving scholars.  In opposition to this, Bible-believing Christians have, since the time of the Reformation, remained committed to what is known as the "Received Text" of the Greek original, and Bible translations based on this text.

In simple terms, the Received Text shows greater consistency, and a solidarity with the fundamental doctrines of the Christian faith.  Modern critical texts display a disposition to vary, (impeaching one another enough to undermine their own claims to superiority,) and a tendency to obscure key doctrines of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Early editors of what eventually became known as the Received Text or Textus Receptus include Erasmus of Rotterdam, Robert Stephens, Theodore Beza, and the Elzevirs.  At the time when a revised text of the New Testament, based on unbelieving principles, was being promoted, F. H. A. Scrivener published an edition of the Received Text drawing from previous editions to delineate, passage by passage, the underlying Greek text which accounts for the 1611 English translation, known as the Authorized Version or King James Version.

This printing from Trinitarian Bible Society is well made and readable for students of Greek.  The few typos we have found are only in page headings, titles, and table of contents.  The text itself is clean and reliable.

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