Things You Should Know About Westcott and Hort (Promoters of the Critical Text)
This article critically examines the theological views and doctrinal positions of B. F. Westcott and F. J. A. Hort, whose Greek text underlies most modern Bible translations. The author argues that their alleged departures from orthodox Protestant doctrine—including views on the atonement, Mary, Genesis, and apostolic succession—should give Reformed believers pause before accepting their textual critical theories. The resource presents a polemical case against the Westcott-Hort text as a matter of doctrinal concern for evangelical Christians.
Before you join in the hordes that are accepting the Westcott and Hort Greek Text, it is important to know who and what they were. The theories of Westcott and Hort are what most of our modern translations are built upon. B. F. Westcott rose through the various offices of the Anglican church finally becoming a Bishop. He believed in the apostolic succession of the Anglican priests through the Roman Catholic succession, supposedly from the apostle Peter. He was a worshipper of the Virgin Mary,...