The Indestructible Book by Dr. David Brown is a very valuable tool for anyone interested in the modern debates over preservation, the Traditional Text, and the King James Bible. The greatest thing about this book is that it demonstrates clearly that we have an Indestructible Bible. It takes a lot of diligent study to ‘get up to speed’ on the many points of controversy that are part of this discussion. This book is a great head start on understanding these issues because of Dr. Brown’s knowledge and insight into them and by the way the material is presented. The Indestructible Book by Dr. David Brown reinforces, educates and strengthens our faith. It is worthy of your time and attention. Dr. Phil Stringer, Pastor Ravenswood Baptist Church, Chicago, IL
Pastor David L. Brown, Ph.D., is a faithful pastor and dedicated student of history. With the Lord’s help, he has built an outstanding New Testament church in Oak Creek, WI, a suburb of Milwaukee. His dedication to Truth and to the truthful history of the Bible is recognized by many around the world. His research library is fi lled with ancient manuscripts, books, and Bibles and through his superb and detailed inquiry, which is refl ected in The Indestructible Book, many questions are answered for pastors, missionaries, evangelists, teachers, and laymen. By his in-depth inquiry, he has traced and documented the reality of God’s promise to preserve, guard, and protect His Words through the centuries. It is my opinion that you would be significantly rewarded by reading this book. ‘The Old Paths Publications, Inc.’ is blessed to have participated in publishing this excellent book. Dr. H. D. Williams, President, The Old Paths Publications
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DEDICATION…………………………………………………………………………….iii
PREFACE …………………………………………………………………………………………………… v
TABLE OF CONTENTS ……………………………………………………………………………… vii
FOREWORD …………………………………………………………………………………………….. xiii
CHAPTER #1: IT ALL BEGAN ON MOUNT SINAI …………………………………………. 1
CHAPTER #2: THE HEBREW-ARAMAIC OLD TESTAMENT …………………………. 5
CHAPTER #3: THE GREEK NEW TESTAMENT CANON ……………………………… 57
CHAPTER #4: THE FOUR TYPES OF NEW TESTAMENT MANUSCRIPTS …… 75
CHAPTER #5: TEXT STREAMS: GROUPS OR TEXT FAMILIES ………………….. 81
CHAPTER #6: GNOSTICISM’S CORRUPTION OF THE MANUSCRIPTS …….. 117
CHAPTER #7: THE LATIN VULGATE ……………………………………………………….. 129
CHAPTER #8: THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE ENG. BIBLE IN BRITAIN … 139
CHAPTER #9: ROME’S WAR AGAINST THE BIBLE & CHRISTIANITY ……… 169
CHAPTER #10: THE ROOT OF THE CONFLICT: ROME & THE CHRISTIANS
SHE PERSECUTED AND MARTYRED ……………………………………………………… 181
CHAPTER #11: JOHN WYCLIFFE & THE FIRST ENGLISH BIBLE ……………… 205
CHAPTER #12: KEY EVENTS THAT END THE DARK AGES PLUS THE
PRINTING OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE…………………………………………………………. 267
CHAPTER #13: THE ENGLISH BIBLES AND THEIR TRANSLATORS ………… 283
CHAPTER #14: UNDERSTANDING THE BATTLE OVER VERSIONS …………. 347
CHAPTER #15: THE KJB ONLY BAPTIST CIVIL WAR OVER INSPIRATION . 391
CHAPTER #16: WHY YOU SHOULD USE THE KING JAMES BIBLE ………….. 401
CHAPTER #17: THE MATERIALS INCLUDED BY THE TRANSLATORS IN THE
1611 KING JAMES BIBLE ………………………………………………………………………… 417
SOURCES CONSULTED ………………………………………………………………………….. 445
INDEX Of WORDS AND PHRASES …………………………………………………………… 459
ABOUT THE AUTHOR ……………………………………………………………………………… 481
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David L. Brown was born in Michigan. He came to know Christ as his Savior as the result of a Sunday school teacher throwing away the liberal curriculum, teaching through the book of Romans, and sharing the Gospel. He has been married to Linda for 53 years. She was a young lady from his home church.David attended a Michigan University then transferred to a Christian University and Seminary where he completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science and Theology. He holds a Master’s Degree in Theology, and Ph.D. in History, specializing in the history of the English Bible. Since December 1979, he has been the Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Oak Creek, Wisconsin (an independent, fundamental, Baptist Church using the King James Bible and conservative music). Previous to that, he pastored an independent Baptist Church in Michigan for five years, was an assistant pastor for 4 years, and served with his wife as short term missionaries in Haiti.Dr. Brown is the president of the King James Bible Research Council, (www.kjbrc.org), an organization dedicated to promoting the King James Bible and its underlying texts and other traditional text translations around the world in a solid and sensible way.He is also the president of Logos Communication Consortium, Inc. (www.logosresourcepages.org), a research organization that produces a large variety of materials warning Christians of present dangers in our culture. Dr. Brown is the Curator of the Biblical Heritage Archives and regularly takes his rare Bible, manuscript and artifact collection to fundamental Baptist Churches teaching and preaching on the history of our English Bible, showing how God has preserved His Word(s), and why we should use the King James Bible.He also serves as a consultant for individuals, museums, colleges, universities, and seminaries that desire to acquire or have collections of biblical manuscripts and Bibles. He is an antiquarian book dealer with contacts around the world. He is the author of many books and articles. Many can be found here with links and sample pages:Brown Books (theoldpathspublications.com)He can be contacted at: Dr. David L. Brown P. O. Box 173Oak Creek, WI. 53154 Phone: 414-768-9754Email: Pastor David [email protected]