The Ransom for All

Often, the Westcott and Hort tex t is discredited by many for various reasons. While we cannot say that the Westcott and Hort text is 100% accurate, much that is presented against the Westcott and Hort text are distortions of truth concerning Westcott and Hort. Also added to this is the fact they were Catholic. One of the claims is that one cannot trust the Westcott and Hort text because of their Catholic influence on the text. If one were consistent in such reasoning, one should also reject the Masoretic text of the Old Testament, since it was created by Jews who did not believe in Jesus. The King James Version as well as many other translations are based on the Masoretic Text of the Old Testament. Yet this text was prepared by the Masoretes, who were Jewish. Jesus spoke of the Jews (represented by Jerusalem): Luke 13:35 - Behold, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me, until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of Jehovah!'" (Lu...

Many, usually those who wish to have certain scriptures to support their pet doctrines, have been spreading a gossip-style rumor that Brooke Foss Westcott and Fenton John Anthony Hort were spiritualists. The accusations are often presented in such a manner to incite the emotions of the readers against Westcott & Hor t, with the goal of discrediting their Greek text, which has been used by many modern Bible translators. We have examined the arguments and conclude that the actual historical documents do not support that Westcott & Hort were Spiritualists, Occultists, etc. Once the ball of gossip gets rolling, falsehoods and misrepresentations spread much faster and by many more supporters than those who have sought to present the truth. And as the gossip spreads, many appear to add more imaginative assumptions along the way. Additionally, in response to the accusations being made against Westcott & Hort, supporters often have also been inaccurate in their counter-cla...