Bible Study Resource
The KJV-NIV Debate
by Dr. Jeffrey Khoo

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1. INTRODUCTION

• Controversy in the B-P Church

• KJV-Only or KJV-Superiority

  • Ruckmanism

  • Dean Burgon/Trinitarian Bible Society

2. IMPORTANT DOCTRINES ON THE BIBLE

• The Inspiration of the Bible

  • Three Views on Inspiration

    • Natural Inspiration

    • Partial Inspiration

    • Total Inspiration

  • Doctrine of Biblical Inspiration

    • Biblical Meaning of Inspiration

    • Verbal and Plenary Inspiration

    • Dean Burgon on Inspiration

  • Inspiration and Translation

    • Are Translations Inspired?

    • Accuracy in Translations

• The Canonicity of the Bible

  • Meaning of Canon

  • Identification of Canon

  • Books of the Canon

• The Transmission of the Bible

  • Transmission of the OT

    • Method of OT Transmission

    • Significance of OT Transmission

  • Transmission of the NT

    • Periods of NT Transmission

      • Papyrus Period

      • Uncial Period

      • Minuscule Period

  • Types of Scribal Errors in NT Transmission

    • Errors of the Eye

    • Errors of the Ear

    • Errors of the Mind

    • Errors of Judgment

• The Preservation of the Bible

  • Psalm 12:6-7 on Bible Preservation

  • Westminster Confession on Bible Preservation

  • Dean Burgon Society on Bible Preservation

  • Significant Remarks on Bible Preservation by Scholars

    • Dr Edward F Hills

    • Dr William Whitaker

    • Dean John William Burgon

  • Arguments for Preservation

    • Preservation of the OT

      • Jesus Confirmed the Preservation of the OT

      • Faithful Scholars Affirmed the Preservation of the OT

    • Preservation of the NT

    • Shakespeare, the Bible, and Preservation

  • The Textus Receptus and Bible Preservation

    • Basic Steps of Bible Preservation

    • Textus Receptus Editors and Providential Guidance

• The Translation of the Bible

  • Westminster Confession on Translation

  • The Bible in World Languages

  • Methods of Translation

    • Formal Equivalence Method

    • Dynamic Equivalence Method

  • William Tyndale on Accurate Translating

3. THE GREEK TEXT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT

• The Manuscript Text-type

  • Byzantine Text-type

  • Alexandrian Text-type

• The Critical Text

  • Alexandrian Manuscripts

    • Codex Sinaiticus

    • Codex Vaticanus

    • Proof of Corruption

  • The Westcott-Hort Text

    • Their Critical Edition of the Greek NT

      • Origin and Nature of the Critical Text

      • Problems of the Critical Text

    • Their Textual Critical Theory

      • Premise of the Critical Theory

      • Critique of the Critical Theory

    • Their Heretical Beliefs

      • Denial of the Historicity of the Creation Account

      • Denial of the Sole Mediatorship of Christ

  • The Eclectic Text

    • Influence of Westcott and Hort on Modern Evangelical Scholarship

    • Legacy of Westcott and Hort in Modern Editions of the Greek NT

      • The United Bible Societies’ Greek NT

      • The Nestle-Aland Greek NT

    • Vestiges of Westcott and Hort in Modern Versions of the English Bible

  • The Editors of the Critical Text

    • Carlo M Martini

    • Eugene Nida

    • Bruce Metzger

    • Kurt Aland

• The Traditional Text

  • The Byzantine/Majority Text

  • The Textus Receptus/Received Text

  • The Preserved Text

  • The "Jesus Papyrus" (Magdalen GR 17)

4. A SURVEY OF ENGLISH BIBLE TRANSLATIONS

• Pre-KJV Versions

  • Wycliffe’s Translation

  • Tyndale’s Translation

  • Coverdale’s Translation

  • The Great Bible

  • The Geneva Bible

• Post-KJV Versions

  • Revised Version

  • American Standard Version

  • Revised Standard Version

  • New English Bible

  • Today’s English Version/Good News For Modern Man

  • Living Bible

  • New American Standard Bible

  • New International Version

5. A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION

• The NIV is Based on a Corrupt Text

  • The NIV Preface

  • UBSGNT and NA

  • Conclusion

• The NIV Casts Doubt on God’s Word

  • The Woman Taken in Adultery (John 7:53-8:11)

  • The Last Twelve Verses of Mark (Mark 16:9-20)

• The NIV Scissors Out God’s Word

  • Entire Passages Questioned

  • Entire Verses Omitted

  • Portions of Verses Omitted

    • In Matthew

    • In Mark

    • In Luke

    • In John

    • In Acts

    • In Romans

    • In 1 Corinthians

    • In 2 Corinthians

    • In Galatians

    • In Ephesians

    • In Philippians

    • In Colossians

    • In 1 Thessalonians

    • In 2 Thessalonians

    • In 1 Timothy

    • In 2 Timothy

    • In Hebrews

    • In James

    • In 1 Peter

    • In 1 John

    • In Revelation

  • The Johannine Comma Removed (1 John 5:7-8)

• The NIV Attacks Vital Doctrines of the Christian Faith

  • Attack on the Eternal Generation of God the Son

  • Attack on the Virgin Birth of Christ

  • Attack on the Theanthropic Person of Christ

  • Attack on the Eternal Punishment of Sinners in Hell

  • Attack on Christ as the Judge Who is God

• The NIV Mistranslates God’s Word

  • Mistranslation of Ps 12:7 on the Preservation of God’s Word

  • Mistranslation of Isa 49:12 on God’s Promise to the Chinese

  • Mistranslation of 2 Thess 3:6 on Secondary Separation

• The NIV Opposes a Strictly Messianic Fulfillment of Isa 7:14 in its Study Bible

6. THE SUPERIORITY OF THE KING JAMES OR AUTHORISED VERSION

• The KJV is Superior Because it is Based on the Preserved Text

• The KJV is Superior Because of its Godly and Able Translators

  • The KJV Translators were Men of Great Piety

  • The KJV Translators were Men of Great Learning

• The KJV is Superior Because it is an Accurate Translation

• The KJV is Superior Because it is Faithful to Historic Protestant Theology

7. SOME FAQ’S (FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS) ABOUT THE KJV-ONLY ISSUE

8. RECOMMENDED LITERATURE FOR FURTHER STUDY