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Guys,
I was talking to a Knife of the Lord ( Sword of the Lord ) boy yesterday. He was telling me how Godly John R. Rice and Curtis Hutson were and how they always stood for the AV and opposed all MV's. I sent him this below and never got a reply back. I wonder why?
Take notice to the name listed under " North American Overview Committee. " You will proudly see Dr. Curtis Hutson ~ President Sword of the Lord ~ Murfreesboro, Tennessee As we all know being part of the North American Overview Committee for the NKJV make you a real big AV man. Also take notice to this paragraph.
To maintain a singleness of purpose, each person was commissioned only after pledging commitment to the basic aims of the project, and signing a statement of faith declaring belief that the Scriptures in their entirety are the uniquely inspired Word of God, free from error in their original autographs.
For some odd reason the " Knife of the Lord " boy has yet to reply back about Curtis Hutson's bold stand for " uniquely inspired Word of God the original autographs " and by pitching up with other Godly men to clear up a few " errors " in the AV. I do think their are a few errors, but not in the AV. The only errors I know of were in the mind of this " Knife of the Lord " boy for not knowing the truth and in Curtis Hutson's mind for trying to mess with God's word.
Atlas
http://www.dtl.org/versions/misc/translators.htm
NKJV Translators
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Several years ago (about 1991) I sent a letter to Thomas Nelson Publishers ~ Nelson Place at Elm Hill Pike ~ PO Box 141000 ~ Nashville, TN 37214-1000. I asked them to send me the names and qualifications of the translators of the NKJV. Below is what they sent me in reply. (I scanned the document into my PC using my new scanner with OCR software.)
Some information was also taken from: Arthur L. Farstad. The New King James Version in the Great Tradition (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1993), pp. 141-159. This book is available from: The Majority Text Society ~ PO Box 141289 ~ Dallas, TX 75214.
The Scholarly Team
To fulfill the purpose of the New King James Version of the Bible, over 130 scholars, editors, church leaders, and Christian laity were commissioned to work on the project.
To maintain a singleness of purpose, each person was commissioned only after pledging commitment to the basic aims of the project, and signing a statement of faith declaring belief that the Scriptures in their entirety are the uniquely inspired Word of God, free from error in their original autographs.
NKJV Scholars-Old Testament
The following scholars individually revised one or more books of the Old Testament. The schools and positions are those of the period when the NKJV was being produced.
Dr. Ronald B. Allen ~ Professor, Old Testament Language and Exegesis
Western Conservative Baptist Seminary ~ Portland, Oregon
Dr. Barry J. Beitzel ~ Associate Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School ~ Deerfield, Illinois
Dr. Walter R. Bodine ~ Associate Professor of Semitic Languages and Old Testament
Dallas Theological Seminary ~ Dallas, Texas
Dr. Newton L. Bush ~ Editor, Minister
Bethel Christian Union Chapel ~ Elida, Ohio
Rev. E. Clark Copeland ~ Professor of Old Testament
Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary ~ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dr. Leonard J. Coppes ~ Minister
Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church ~ Harrisville, Pennsylvania
Dr. Arthur L. Farstad ~ New Testament Editor
Dallas, Texas
Dr. Harvey E. Finley ~ Professor of Old Testament
Nazarene Theological Seminar ~ Kansas City, Missouri
Dr. D. David Garland ~ Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary ~ Fort Worth, Texas
Dr. Paul R. Gilchrist ~ Professor of Biblical Studies
Covenant College ~ Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
Dr. Louis Goldberg ~ Professor of Theology and Jewish Studies
Moody Bible Institute ~ Chicago, Illinois
Rev. Geoffrey Watts Grogan ~ Principal
Bible Training Institute ~ Glasgow, Scotland
Dr. Victor Paul Kamilton ~ Associate Professor of Religion
Asbury College ~ Wilmore, Kentucky
Dr. Allan M. Harman ~ Professor of Old Testament
Reformed Theological College ~ Victoria, Australia
Dr. Edward E. Hindson ~ Professor of Religion
Liberty Baptist College ~ Lynchburg, Virginia
Dr. Horace D. Hummel ~ Associate Professor of Old Testament
Concordia Seminary ~ St. Louis, Missouri
Dr. David K. Huttar ~ Professor of Old Testament and Greek
Nyack College ~ Nyack, New York
Dr. Meredith C. Kline ~ Professor of Old Testament
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary ~ South Hamilton, Massachusetts
Dr. Donald A. Leggett ~ Professor of Old Testament
Ontario Theological Seminary ~ Willowdale, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Elmer A. Martens ~ President, Professor of Old Testament
Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary ~ Fresno, California
Rev. William H. McDowell ~ Professor of Philosophy and Religion
Florida Southern College ~ Orlando, Florida
Dr. Eugene H. Merrill ~ Associate Professor of Semantics and Old Testament Studies
Dallas Theological Seminary ~ Dallas, Texas
Dr. Gerald I. Miller ~ Chairman, Division of Foreign Language
Asbury College ~ Wilmore, Kentucky
Dr. Richard 0. Rigsby ~ Associate Professor of Semitic Languages and Old Testament
Talbot Theological Seminary ~ La Mirada, California
Dr. Allen P. Ross ~ Professor of Old Testament
Dallas Theological Seminary ~ Dallas, Texas
Dr. Glenn E. Schaefer ~ Chairman, Department of Bible, Theology and Mission
Simpson College ~ San Francisco, California
Dr. Gary V. Smith ~ Dean
Winnipeg Theological Seminary ~ Otterburne, Manitoba, Canada
Rev. Arthur Steltzer ~ Pastor/ Teacher
Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church ~ Wilmington, Delaware
Dr. William A. VanGemeren ~ Professor of Old Testament
Reformed Theological Seminary ~ Jackson, Mississippi
Dr. William White, Jr. ~ Writer, Editor
Warrington, Pennsylvania
NKJV Scholars-New Testament
The following scholars individually revised one or more books of the New Testament. The schools and positions are those of the period when the NKJV was being produced.
Dr. Boyce Blackwelder ~ (Deceased)
Anderson College ~ Anderson, Indiana
Dr. E. M. Blaiklock ~ Professor Emeritus of Classics
University of Auckland ~ Titirangi, Auckland, New Zealand
Dr. James L. Boyer ~ Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Greek
Grace Theological Seminary Winona Lake, Indiana
Dr. John A. Burns ~ Academic Dean
Luther Rice Seminary ~ Jacksonville, Florida
William J. Cameron ~ Principal Emeritus
Free Church of Scotland College ~ Edinburgh, Scotland
Dr. A. Glenn Campbell ~ Professor Emeritus of New Testament, Greek, and Theology
Montana Institute of the Bible ~ Ottawa, Kansas
Dr. Gary C. Cohen ~ Lecturer
Miami Christian College ~ Miami, Florida
Dr. Huber L. Drumwright ~ (Deceased)
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary ~ Fort Worth, Texas
Dr. William K. Eichhorst ~ President of Academic Affairs
Winnipeg Bible College and Theological Seminary ~ Otterburne, Manitoba, Canada
Dr. Virtus E. Gideon ~ Professor of New Testament and Greek
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary ~ Fort Worth, Texas
Dr. Robert L. Hendren ~ Minister
Donelson Church of Christ ~ Nashville, Tennessee
Dr. Robert G. Hoerber ~ Professor of Exegetical Theology
Concordia Seminary ~ St. Louis, Missouri
Dr. Ronald Jones ~ Associate Professor
Victory Tabernacle Baptist Church ~ Norfolk, Virginia
Dr. Charles R. Smith ~ Professor of Christian Theology and Greek
Grace Theological Seminary ~ Winona Lake, Indiana
Dr. John A. Sproule ~ Associate Professor of New Testament and Greek
Grace Theological Seminary ~ Winona Lake, Indiana
Dr. Harry A. Sturz ~ Professor Emeritus of Greek
Biola College ~ La Mirada, California
Dr. Joseph S. Wang ~ Professor of New Testament
Asbury Theological Seminary ~ Wilmore, Kentucky
Dr. Phillip R. Williams ~ Registrar, Professor of New Testament
Northwest Baptist Seminary ~ Tacoma, Washington
Dr. A. Skevington Wood ~ Principal
Cliff College ~ Calver, Sheffield, England
Dr. Arthur L. Farstad ~ New Testament Editor
Dallas, Texas
Dr. Lewis A. Foster ~ Professor of New Testament
Cincinnati Seminary Cincinnati, Ohio
Executive Review Committee-Old Testament
All of the following members of the ERC read through the typescripts of the entire Old Testament, and made written suggestions. These were taken up and acted upon by the assembled ERC. These meetings met for a week or two at a time in various parts of the U.S.A., Canada, and finally, Scotland.
Dr. James D. Price. Chairman ~ Professor, Department of Old Testament
Temple Baptist Theological Seminary ~ Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dr. Arthur L. Farstad ~ New Testament Editor
Dallas, Texas
Dr. D. David Garland ~ Professor of Old Testament
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary ~ Fort Worth, Texas
Dr. Paul K. Gilchrist ~ Professor of Biblical Studies
Covenant College ~ Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
Dr. R. K. Harrison ~ Professor of Old Testament
Wycliffe College ~ Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dr. G. Herbert Livingston ~ Professor of Old Testament
Chairman of the Division of Biblical Studies
Asbury Theological Seminary ~ Wilmore, Kentucky
Rev. William H. McDowell ~ Professor of Philosophy and Religion
Florida Southern College ~ Orlando, Florida
Executive Review Committee-New Testament
All of the following members of the ERC read through the typescripts of the entire New Testament, and made written suggestions. These were taken up and acted upon by the assembled ERC. These meetings met for a week or two at a time in various parts of the U.S.A., Canada, and finally, Scotland.
Dr Arthur L. Farstad. Chairman ~ New Testament Editor
Dallas, Texas
Dr. Robert L. Hughes ~ President
Pensacola Baptist Seminary ~ Pensacola, Florida
Dr. Alfred Martin ~ Professor of Bible
Dallas Bible College ~ Dallas, Texas
Rev. William H. McDowell ~ Professor of Philosophy and Religion
Florida Southern College ~ Orlando, Florida
Dr. Robert L. Reymond ~ Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics
Covenant Theological Seminary ~ St. Louis, Missouri
Dr. Harry A. Sturz ~ Professor Emeritus of Greek
Biola College ~ La Mirada, California
Dr. William Curtis Vaughan ~ Professor of New Testament
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary ~ Fort Worth, Texas
Commonwealth Oversight Committee
The NKJV is available in both Commonwealth [British] and American editions... The following participated in the initial meeting in London in early 1976. Several also attended the final meetings at St. Andrew University in July of 1981 and contributed their wisdom in written form at other times.
Sir Cyril Black ~ Justice of the Peace
Deputy Lieutenant ~ Beaumont House ~ London, England
Rev Raymond Brown ~ Principal
Spurgeon College ~ London England
Rev. David B. Bubbers ~ General Secretary
Church Pastoral Aid Society ~ London, England
Donald J. Crowther ~ Numismatic Consultant
Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Edward England ~ Edward England Books Ltd.
East Sussex, England
Dr. lames William Fairbairn ~ (Deceased)
University of London ~ London, England
Rt. Rev. A. W. Goodwin-Hudson ~ Bishop
Newton Solney, Derbyshire, England
David R. L. Porter ~ Writer, Editor
Greatham, Hampshire, England
Sir J. Eric Richardson ~ Director
London Polytechnic ~ London, England
Rev. David H Wheaton ~ Principal
Oakhill Anglican Theological College ~ London, England
Rt. Rev. Maurice A. P. Wood ~ Bishop
Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen ~ Norwich, England
North American Overview Committee
Two large meetings of the North American Overview Committee met at Nashville and Chicago in 1975 to assist in preparing guidelines for the NKJV. Nearly all felt that the project was worthy of the time, money, and effort that would be invested. Members of this committee included:
Rev. Porter L. Barrington ~ Evangelist, Author
World Witness Evangelism ~ Thousand Oaks, California
Dr. Batsell Barrett Baxter ~ (Deceased)
David Lipscomb College ~ Nashville, Tennessee
Dr. B. Clayton Bell ~ Sensor Minister
Highland Park Presbyterian Church ~ Dallas, Texas
Rev. D. Stuart Briscoe ~ Senior Pastor
Elmbrook Church ~ Waukesha, Wisconsin
Dr. Kenneth L. Chafin ~ Pastor
South Main Baptist Church ~ Houston, Texas
Dr. J. Richard Chase ~ President
Wheaton College ~ Wheaton, Illinois
Dr. Robert Coleman ~ Professor of Evangelism
Asbury Theological Seminary ~ Wilmore, Kentucky
Dr. Cortez Cooper ~ Senior Pastor
Christ Presbyterian Church ~ Nashville, Tennessee
Dr. W. A. Criswell ~ Senior Pastor
First Baptist Church ~ Dallas, Texas
Mary C. Crowley ~ Founder, President
Home Interiors & Gifts. Inc. ~ Dallas, Texas
Millie Dienert ~ World Prayer Fellowship
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rev. Truman E. Dollar ~ Pastor
Kansas City Baptist Temple ~ Kansas City, Missouri
Dr. Leo Eddleman ~ Old Testament Semitic Languages
Criswell Center for Biblical Studies ~ Dallas, Texas
Dr. Jerry Falwell ~ Evangelist, Pastor
Thomas Road Baptist Church ~ Lynchburg, Virginia
Rt. Rev. Peter E. Gillquist ~ Author, Lecturer, Bishop
Isla Vista, California
Rev. William S. Glass ~ President
Bill Glass Evangelistic Association ~ Dallas, Texas
Dr. Ben Haden ~ Radio and TV Speaker, Pastor
First Presbyterian Church ~ Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dr. Richard Halverson ~ Chaplain. U.S. Senate
Washington, D.C.
Rev. Marlin C. Hardman ~ Pastor
Covenant Community Church ~ Falls Church, Virginia
Dr. A. V. Henderson ~ Pastor
Temple Baptist Church ~ Detroit, Michigan
Dr. Howard C. Hendricks ~ Chairman, Christian Education Department
Dallas Theological Seminary ~ Dallas, Texas
Dr. E. V. Hill ~ Pastor
Mt. Zion Baptist Church ~ Los Angeles, California
Dr. Herschel H. Hobbs ~ Pastor Emeritus
Southern Baptist Convention ~ Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
David L. Hofer ~ President, Manager
National Religious Broadcasters ~ Dinuha, California
Dr.. Donald E. Hoke ~ Senior Pastor
Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church ~ Knoxville, Tennessee
Dr. Warren C. Hultgren ~ Senior Pastor
First Baptist Church ~ Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dr. John J. Hurt, Jr. ~ Editor Emeritus
Baptist Standard ~ Dallas, Texas
Dr. Curtis Hutson ~ President
Sword of the Lord ~ Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Dr. James T. Jeremiah ~ Chancellor
Cedarville College ~ Cedarville, Ohio
Dr. L. C. Johnson ~ President Emeritus
Free Will Baptist Bible College ~ Nashville, Tennessee
Dr. Rufus Jones ~ Editor
International Literature Foundation ~ Wheaton, Illinois
Dr. D. James Kennedy ~ Senior Minister
Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church ~ Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Dr. Jay Kesler ~ President
Youth for Christ. Inc. U.S.A. ~ Wheaton, Illinois
Rev. Charles W. Keysor ~ Associate Professor in Christian Journalism
Asbury College ~ Wilmore, Kentucky
Dr Tim F. LaHaye ~ President
Family Life Seminars ~ El Cajon, California
Dr. Harold Lindsell ~ Editor Emeritus
Christianity Today ~ Laguna Hills, California
Rev. Craig Massey ~ Author, Lecturer
Des Plainest, Illinois
Dr. Duke K. McCall ~ President
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary ~ Louisville, Kentucky
Dr. David L. McKenna ~ President
Asbury Theological Seminary ~ Wilmore, Kentucky
Dr. J. Robertson McQuilken ~ President
Columbia Bible College ~ Columbia, South Carolina
Donald S. Meredith ~ President
Christian Family Life ~ Little Rock, Arkansas
Dr. Jess C. Moody ~ Senior Pastor
First Baptist Church ~ Van Nuys, California
Dr. W. Stanley Mooneyham ~ Director
World Vision International ~ Monrovia, California
Dr. Henry Morris ~ Director
Institute for Creation Research ~ El Cajon, California
Dr. Clyde M. Narramore ~ President, Director
Narramore Christian Foundation ~ Rosemead, California
Dr. Harold J. Ockenga ~ President Emeritus
Gordon-Conwall Theological Seminary ~ South Hamilton, Massachusetts
Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie ~ Senior Pastor
First Presbyterian Church ~ Hollywood, California
Rev. Luis Palau ~ Founder
Luis Palau Evangelistic Association ~ Portland, Oregon
Dr. Donald B. Patterson ~ Senior Minister
First Presbyterian Church ~ Jackson, Mississippi
Dr. J. Dwight Pentecost ~ Professor of Bible Exposition
Dallas Theological Seminary ~ Dallas, Texas
Dr. Robert E. Picirilli ~ Academic Dean
Free Will Baptist Bible College ~ Nashville, Tennessee
Matthew S. Prince ~ President
New Life, Inc. ~ Knoxville, Tennessee
Dr. Earl D. Radmacher ~ President, Professor of Systematic Theology
Western Conservative Baptist Seminary ~ Portland, Oregon
Dr. Walter B. Roehrs ~ Professor Emeritus of Old Testament
Concordia Seminary ~ St. Louis, Missouri
Dr. Adrian P. Rogers ~ Senior Pastor
Bellevue Baptist Church ~ Memphis, Tennessee
Dr. Harlin J. Roper ~ President
Evangelical Projects ~ Dallas, Texas
Dr. Samuel Schultz ~ Professor Emeritus, Wheaton College
Board of Trustees, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Lexington, Massachusetts
Dr. Richard H. Seume ~ Chaplain
Dallas Theological Seminary ~ Dallas, Texas
Rev. Jack R. Taylor ~ President
Dimensions in Christian Living ~ Fort Worth, Texas
Dr. Arthur Joseph Temple ~ Pastor
Abilene Bible Church ~ Abilene, Texas
Howard Edwin Timmons ~ Director, Seminarist
Maximum Life Communications ~ Corona del Mar, California
Dr, Elmer Towns ~ Dean, Professor of Systematic Theology
Liberty Baptist Seminary ~ Lynchburg, Virginia
Rev. Nathaniel A. Urshan ~ General Superintendent
United Pentecostal Church ~ Hazelwood, Missouri
Dr. Abe C. Van Der Puy ~ Chairman of the Board
World Radio Missionary ~ Fellowship, Inc. ~ Opa Locka, Florida
Dr. John Wesley White ~ The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Willowdale, Ontario, Canada
Rev. Bruce H. Wilkinson ~ President
Walk Through the Bible ~ Ministries, Inc. ~ Smyrna, Georgia
Dr. John W. Williams ~ Pastor
St. Stephen Baptist Church ~ Kansas City, Missouri
Dr Thomas F. Zimmerman ~ General Superintendent
The General Council of the Assemblies of God ~ Springfield, Missouri
The Nashville Convocation
The Nashville Convocation of August 13th and 14th, 1984, consisted of two groups.
The larger group was composed of distinguished Christian leaders whose counsel was sought on proposed finishing touches to the New King James Version after it had been in print for two years.
Most of the smaller group, the translators, had already been active in the production of the NKJV, but two eminent New Testament scholars, Dr. Borland and Professor Hodges were invited to join this select group.
New King James Bible Review Committee
Dr. Paul Afford ~ President
Toccoa Falls College
Dr. Bill Bright ~ President
Campus Crusade for Christ International
Mrs. Jill Briscoe
Author, Lecturer
Rev. Joseph Brown ~ Director, Speaker
Grace Memorial Hour
Dr. Harold Buls ~ Professor of Exegetical Theology
Concordia Theological Seminary
*Dr. Richard Chase ~ President
Wheaton College
Mrs. Evelyn Christenson ~ Chairperson
United Prayer Ministries
*Dr. Robert Coleman ~ Chairman: School of World Mission and Evangelism
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Dr Billie Friel ~ Pastor: First Baptist Church
Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
Mr. Alan George ~ President
Child Evangelism Fellowship
*Ben Haden ~ Pastor, Speaker
First Presbyterian Church ~ Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dr. Jack Hayford ~ Senior Pastor: The Church on the Way
Van Nuys, California
*Dr. E. V. Hill ~ Senior Pastor: Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Los Angeles, California
*Dr. Herschel H. Hobbs ~ Pastor Emeritus: First Baptist Church
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dr Peter Kreeft ~ Professor of Philosophy
Boston College
Dr Billy Melvin ~ Executive Director
National Association of Evangelicals
Dr. Stephen Offord ~ President
Encounter Ministries, Inc.
*Dr. Earl Radmacher ~ President
Western Conservative Baptist Theological Seminary
Dr. Charles C. Ryrie ~ Author, Lecturer
Dr. R. C. Sproul ~ President
Ligonier Valley Study Center
Dr. Charles Stanley ~ Pastor: First Baptist Church
Atlanta, Georgia
Dr. George Sweeting ~ President
Moody Bible Institute
*Dr. Howard (Tim) Timmons ~ Pastor: South Coast Community Church
Newport Beach, California
Mrs. Juleen Turnage ~ Secretary of Information
General Council of the Assemblies of God
Dr. Paul Van Gorder ~ Teacher, Lecturer
Radio Bible Class
Dr. Jack Wyrtzen ~ Founder, Director
Word of Life Fellowship
*Dr. Thomas Zimmerman ~ General Superintendent
General Council of the Assemblies of God
*Participants marked with an asterisk were also members of the North American Overview Committee.
New King James Translation Committee
Dr. Arthur L. Farstad ~ Executive Editor
New King James Version
Dr. James D. Price ~ Chairman
Old Testament Translation Committee
New King James Version
Dr. William H. McDowell ~ English Editor
New King James Version
*Dr. James Borland ~ Professor of Theology and Bible
Liberty Baptist Seminary
Dr. D. David Garland ~ Professor of Old Testament
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Dr. Paul R. Gilchrist ~ Professor of Biblical Studies
Covenant College
Dr R. K. Harrison ~ Emeritus Professor of Old Testament
Wycliffe College ~ University of Toronto
*Prof. Zane C. Hodges ~ Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis
Dallas Theological Seminary
Dr G. Herbert Livingston ~ Chairman, Division of Biblical Studies
Asbury Theological Seminary
Dr Alfred Martin ~ Professor of Bible
Dallas Bible College
Dr. Harry Sturz ~ Professor of Greek
Biola College
Dr. Curtis Vaughan ~ Professor of New Testament
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
*Dr. Borland and Prof. Hodges joined the New King James Translation Committee after the first printing of the NKJV had been available for two years. The other scholars listed here participated from the 1970's on. The Convocation was chaired by the Executive Editor.
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