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    This document provides an overview of the history and process of translating the Bible from its original Hebrew and Greek texts into English. It discusses: 1) The development of the Hebrew and Greek biblical texts from early manuscripts to the standardized Masoretic text and Textus Receptus Greek text. 2) The process of translating these original language texts into the first printed Bibles in English by scholars like Wycliffe, Tyndale, and the King James translators. 3) Factors that were considered in achieving an accurate translation like changes in the English language over time and finding the right words to capture the intended meaning. In 3 sentences it summarizes the key aspects of how the Bible evolved from

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    This document provides an overview of the history and process of translating the Bible from its original Hebrew and Greek texts into English. It discusses: 1) The development of the Hebrew and Greek biblical texts from early manuscripts to the standardized Masoretic text and Textus Receptus Greek text. 2) The process of translating these original language texts into the first printed Bibles in English by scholars like Wycliffe, Tyndale, and the King James translators. 3) Factors that were considered in achieving an accurate translation like changes in the English language over time and finding the right words to capture the intended meaning. In 3 sentences it summarizes the key aspects of how the Bible evolved from

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    This document provides an overview of the history and process of translating the Bible from its original Hebrew and Greek texts into English. It discusses: 1) The development of the Hebrew and Greek biblical texts from early manuscripts to the standardized Masoretic text and Textus Receptus Greek text. 2) The process of translating these original language texts into the first printed Bibles in English by scholars like Wycliffe, Tyndale, and the King James translators. 3) Factors that were considered in achieving an accurate translation like changes in the English language over time and finding the right words to capture the intended meaning. In 3 sentences it summarizes the key aspects of how the Bible evolved from

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    1

    HI STORY & HERI TAGE OF THE BI BLE


    SESSI ON THREE: TEXT TO TRANSLATI ON
    Week Date PART ONE: Manuscript Evidence HAYDEN TASK
    3 Sep 21 TEXT TO TRANSLATION 1-42

    TOP 10 REASONS WHY YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE BIBLE IS
    1. There is a ____________ today of the existence of truth as an absolute standard and
    final authority
    2. Secular society criticizes the Bible as a ______________ of truth and error
    3. When the Bible has been revised in English it has tended to become ________________
    4. A body of other holy books now ______________ with it
    5. The Bible becomes the basis of disunity when it is viewed ______________________
    6. Critics are trying to find a canon ____________ the canon
    Defn: The ___________ is the list of sacred books accepted as authentic and authoritative.
    7. Satan always makes sure old ________________ are recycled as new creative attacks
    8. Eternal life hangs in the balance because only the ____________ has the words of life,
    Ps 115:3-4,8; John 6:68
    9. If we spend our ________ following something untrue, we are of all people most
    miserable, 1 Cor 15:19; Prov 22:20-21
    10. The Bible claims to be inspired by the Holy Spirit, truly authoritative, and inerrantbut if
    we are not ______________ of the words of truth today, that does not matter
    I . THE NATURE OF TRANSLATI ON, ROM 11: 2- 4
    Thesis: It is consistent with the word of God to say that a ____________________ of Gods
    words can truly be the scriptures of God in a second language. 2 Sam 3:10; Col 1:13; Heb 11:5
    Defn.: To __________________ is to transfer from one state to another or transpose from
    one location to another.
    THE NATURE OF TRANSLATING ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE
    1. A perfect translation is consistent with the ____________ and integrity of God
    2. A perfect translation is consistent with the character of __________________
    Point 1. God uses human instrumentality, but he is not at the __________ of human events
    or of human frailty.
    3, A perfect translation is consistent with the ______________ of history

    2

    I I . THE PROCESS OF GETTI NG A TEXT
    Point 2. The best way to transfer thought accurately is through the ______________ word.
    Point 3. God caused his thoughts to be recorded in such a way his providence subsumed
    human ____________, and we received a complete and perfect statement of his mind.
    A. THE HEBREW TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
    GLOSSARY OF TERMS RELATED TO THE HEBREW OT (SO YOU CAN BE SMART, TOO!)
    ! Psaltera collection of the book of Psalms
    ! Pentateuchliterally five books; the first five books of the Jewish and Christian Bible,
    all written by Moses (Gen-Deut)
    ! Hagiographaliterally holy writings; the third section of the Jewish scriptures
    containing the history and poetry of the Old Testament
    ! Polyglota book containing versions of the same text in several languages
    ! Complutensianof or pertaining to Complutum (now called Alcala de Henares) a city
    near Madrid, Spain
    ! Pointed/unpointed textdots around the consonants to represent vowel sounds
    ! Masoretic textof or relating to the Masora, comprising the standard Old Testament
    text, Ps 12:6
    1) The Hebrew Psalter printed in 1477
    2) The Pentateuch printed in Bologna, Italy in 1482
    3) The Prophets in an unpointed text in 1485-86 at Soncino, Italy
    4) The Hagiographa printed in 1486-87 at Naples with points but not accents
    5) Complete Old Testament printed at Soncino on February 14, 1488, reprinted
    in 1491-93, and in the Brescia Bible of 1494
    6) Complutensian Polyglot printed July 10, 1517 and containing the completely
    assembled Hebrew text side by side with Latin and Greek translations of it
    7) Standard Masoretic Text (second edition) published by Daniel Bomberg of
    Antwerp, edited by Jacob ben Hayyim (1524-25)
    CONCLUSION 1: The ________________ Text is the true Hebrew text, because it represents
    the providential work of the Holy Spirit in guiding the Jews to preserve the oracles God had
    given them. Rom 3:1-2
    B. THE GREEK TEXT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
    GLOSSARY OF TERMS RELATED TO THE GREEK NT (SO YOU CAN BE SMART, TOO!)
    ! Extantstill in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
    ! Papyria writing on papyrus, pith of the papyrus plant cut in strips and pressed into a
    page
    ! Uncialsa style of letters used in ancient manuscripts, similar to our capital letters,
    used as early as the first century BC, and seldom after the 900s
    ! Cursives a style of letters used in ancient manuscripts, similar to our lower case
    letters, developed in the 600-800s
    3

    ! Lectionariesa book, or a list of lections (a lesson or selection of Scripture) for reading
    in worship services
    ! Church Fathers an early writer accepted as an authority on the teachings and
    practices of the Imperial Christian church
    ! Textus Receptusliterally, received text; the generally accepted text of the Greek
    New Testament
    1) The first Greek text to be published was one from Desiderius Erasmus, at Basel,
    Switzerland, March, 1516
    2) The first Greek text to be printed was the Complutensian Polyglot
    3) Robert Estienne, DBA Stephanus, AKA Stephens, edited four Greek texts: 1546, 1549,
    1550, and 1551 (the first New Testament to have numbered verses)
    4) Theodore de Beze (Beza) edited ten editions of the Greek text from 1565 - 1611
    5) Bonaventure and Abraham Elzevir (Elzevir brothers) published seven editions of the
    Greek text from 1624 to 1678
    1633: Textum ergo habes, nunc ab omnibus receptum: in quo nihil immutatum aut
    corruptum damus. (You have the text which is now received by all, and nothing has been
    changed or corrupted.)
    CONCLUSION 2: The ______________________ Text (also called the Byzantine, Syrian,
    Eastern, Majority, Koine, Family 35, or the Received Text) is the true Greek text, because it
    represents the providential work of the Holy Spirit in guiding the priesthood of believers to
    preserve the New Testament books given through the apostles.
    C. CONCLUSIONS
    1. The Printed Greek Text from 1517 to 1633 Represents The Holy Spirit's
    ______________________ Preservation of the Scriptures
    Point 4. The errors left in the text of the Bible are not errors at all, but Gods
    __________________ ambiguity for his own providential purposes.
    REASONS FOR APPARENT ERRORS IN THE ORIGINAL TEXTS
    A. To drive the ______________ away, Ezek 14:3-5; 1 Thes 2:13; 1 Kings 22:19-22
    B. To reveal ______________ truth to the honest person, Matt 13:10-11,13,15
    1) Every error has an explanation
    2) Every explanation is connected to a spiritual instruction Heb 9:27

    2. God Approved this Printed Form of the Greek Text through its ______________ by Bible
    Believing Protestants
    3. The Authorized Version in English Is an ____________ Translation of this Received Text

    4

    I I I . THE PROCESS OF GETTI NG A TRANSLATI ON
    A. THE INFLUENCE OF ERASMUS
    1. HE EXPOSED THE ______________ OF THE IMPERIAL CHURCH
    2. HE EDITED THE FIRST ______________ GREEK NEW TESTAMENT
    Point 5. When Paganism vanished it was replaced by religious ______________________.
    B. A LOOK AT THE LANGUAGE
    Old English 10
    th
    C.
    (Late West Saxon)
    Middle English
    John Wycliffe
    1380s
    William Tyndale, 1526 King James, 1611

    !a on geton hys
    leorningcnihtas "t he hyt
    sde be Iohanne am
    fulluhtere

    And "a he com to "re
    menegu, him to genealhte
    sum mann, gebig edum
    cneowum toforan him and
    cw#,

    Drihten, gemiltsa minum
    suna, for "am "e he ys fylle
    seoc, and yfel "olade; oft he
    fyl# on fyr, and gelomlice on
    wter.

    Thanne disciplis
    vndurstoden, that of Joon
    Baptist he hadde seide to
    hem.

    And whanne he cam to the
    cumpanye of peple, a man
    cam to hym folded on knees
    byfor hym, seying, Lord, haue
    mercy on my sone; for he is
    lunatyke, and suffrith yuel,
    for why oft tymys he fallith in
    to the fijr, and oft tymys in to
    the water.

    Then the disciples
    percaeved, that he spake
    unto them of John the
    Baptist.
    And when they were come to
    the people, ther came to him
    a certayne man, and kneled
    doune to him, and sayde,
    Master have mercy on my
    sonne, for he is franticke:
    and is sore vexed. And oft
    tymes falleth into the fyre,
    and oft into the water.

    Matt. 17:13-15
    13
    Then the
    disciples understood that he
    spake unto them of John the
    Baptist.
    14
    And when they were come
    to the multitude, there came
    to him a certaine man,
    kneeling downe to him, and
    saying,
    15
    Lord, have mercie
    on my sonne: for he is
    lunatike, and sore vexed: for
    oft times he falleth into the
    fire, and oft into the water.


    OLD ENGLISH
    Defn.: ______ English describes a number of dialects in use on the isle of Britain from
    about A.D. 400 to 1100.
    Defn.: If you are a ____________ of learning you are a disciple; if you are a king of learning
    you are a teacher or master.
    MIDDLE ENGLISH
    TYNDALE AND THE KING JAMES
    Point 6. The genius of the James Gang was to find the right word as a verbal
    __________________ point, the moment where your attention is riveted.
    NEXT CLASS
    Week Date Subject Hayden Due
    4 Sep 28 IDEOLOGY IN OUR THEOLOGY
    Scholars & Scriptures
    43-72

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