It recently occurred to me that since most modern Bible versions are translated from the Nestle Aland Greek, it would be beneficial to know who its owners and editors are. What I discovered was shocking!
Here are the facts.
- Most English Bible Versions are translated from the Nestle Aland Greek New Testament.
- The United Bible Societies (UBS) is a global fellowship of around 150 Bible Societies operating in more than 240 countries and territories (Wikipedia). One of the member societies is the German Bible Society, owner of the Nestle Aland Greek New Testament.
- The Nestle Aland New Testament has been revised 28 times by the following list of editors (source: Faith vs. Modern Bible Versions, David Cloud).
| Name | About |
|---|---|
| Carlo Maria Martini | Jesuit priest, Archbishop of Milan. Served on the Nestle Greek editing committee from 1967 to 2002. He believed that the Eucharist is an actual offering of the literal blood and body of Christ. He was committed to universalistic, New Age doctrine. He was considered for Pope at one time. |
| Kurt Aland | Rejected verbal inspiration of the Bible. Believed the Canon of Scripture is unsettled. (The Bible isn’t finished being written.) “He believes it is crucial that a new canon be created through ecumenical dialogue. He proposes tossing 2 Peter and Revelation out of the Bible for Unity’s sake.” (McDonald and Sanders, The Canon Debate, 2000, pg 3) |
| Barbara Aland | Wife of Kurt, same beliefs as her husband. |
| Matthew Black |
Professor of Divinity and Biblical Criticism, and Principal of St. Mary’s College in St. Andrews University. Contributor to the extremely liberal Peake’s Commentary. This commentary openly and boldly rejects the doctrine of the infallible inspiration and preservation of Scripture. Note the following excerpt: “It is well known that the primitive Christian Gospel was initially transmitted by word of mouth and that this oral tradition resulted in variant reporting of word and deed. It is equally true that when the Christian record was committed to writing it continued to be the subject of verbal variation, involuntary and intentional, at the hands of scribes and editors.” (Peake’s Commentary on the Bible, p. 633). |
| Allen Wikgren | (1906-1998), ordained minister of the liberal American Baptist Convention, another contributor to the extremely liberal Peake’s Commentary. |
| Johannes Karavidopoulos | Contributor to the ecumenical book, Orthodox Theology Between East and West. Taught that the Bible cannot be interpreted by common people, but must be interpreted by the church. “Revelation is preserved by the Church. Therefore, the Church is the proper and primary interpreter of revelation…The Church itself is a part of revelation—the story of ‘the Whole Christ.’” (G. Florovsky, Bible, Church, Tradition: An Eastern Orthodox View, 1972) |
| Bruce Metzger | Popular across all liberal denominational lines, both Catholic and Protestant. He was entirely rationalistic in his approach to the Bible’s text. He wrote introductions to each book of the Bible. These introductions made it clear he was not a Believer. He said, “Nearly all modern scholars agree that…the…books of the Pentateuch [are] composite of several sources, embodying traditions that go back in some cases to Moses.” He denied Paul’s authorship of 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus. He called the book of Job an “ancient folktale,” and the book of Jonah a “popular legend.” He said Elijah and Elisha are “legendary elements.” “Bruce Metzger is an unbeliever. He is a false teacher. He is an apostate. He is a heretic.”—Unholy Hands on God’s Holy Book, David Cloud |
| Eugene Nida |
Father of dynamic equivalency theory (loosely translate thoughts instead of words.) He stated, “Biblical revelation is not absolute.” (Nida, Message and Mission, pp.222-228) He taught that the blood of Jesus was not necessary to salvation. (A Translator’s Handbook on Paul’s Letter to the Roman). |
Let's follow the logic.
Fact: Most English Bibles are translated from the Nestle Aland Greek.
Fact: The Nestle Aland Greek is firmly controlled by liberal heretics, Bible doubters, Jesuits, all under the influence of the Vatican and the modern Ecumenical movement.
Fact: The Nestle Aland Greek has been revised 28 times. The revisions were made by heretics.
Fact: Well-intentioned publishers decide to create a new Protestant translation, but by using the Nestle Aland Greek as the source, they really just produce another Catholic Bible.
Fact: The King James Bible is based on a pure stream of manuscripts that can be traced back to the Apostles at Antioch.
Fact: God promised to preserve His Word forever.