Dean John William Burgon Book Collection

About the author:
Over a hundred years ago there was a warrior and fighter for the Scriptures. His name was John William Burgon. This champion was from a different time and century from you and me; nevertheless, he was a staunch defender of Bibliology. As you know, this discipline is the bedrock of all theology.

John William Burgon (1813-1888) was a man of tremendous intellect and ranks among men such a Lancelot Andrews and Robert Dick Wilson in scholarship. He became the Dean of Chichester and has since been known as "Dean" Burgon. He was an outstanding 19th century Bible scholar.

Dr. Burgon was contemporary with Westcott and Hort. He was an advocate of the Textus Receptus and was the nemesis of Westcott and Hort's feeble arguments against it. He believed, unlike Westcott and Hort, in basing all conclusions on the solid foundation of facts rather than the sand of theory. He would leave no stone unturned in his quest for truth and no blow undelivered in his defense of it.

His serious scholarship, quick wit and acid tongue drove Westcott and Hort and all other Alexandrian scholars from the field of battle. His arguments against the Alexandrian text and in favor of the last 12 verses of Mark and other questioned portions have proven to be as unanswerable by modem scholarship as they were to his contemporaries.

John William Burgon was a battler. He applied what he knew, and it cost him something. He did not get promoted. He was not on the English Revised Version committee of 1881. He was not made a professor, canon, or Bishop of his church. Neither was he made the head of a college. Why? Because he "rocked too many boats"! He loved the Book!

Today his name is as synonymous with the defense of the King James Bible as the names of Hills, Fuller and Ruckman. He is not only known as a champion of the Authorized Bible, but his works are an example of what honest, objective and thorough scholarship can produce.


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Inspiration And Interpretation:
The subject of the Bible's "inspiration" has been discussed for many years. The only place where this word is used in the New Testament is in 2 Timothy 3:16, where the King James Bible uses the phrase, "given by inspiration of God." Some are teaching only a "partial" inspiration; some only a "concept" inspiration; some teach only a "naturalistic" inspiration.
In this book, Dean Burgon takes a most remarkable stand on Biblical inspiration and inerrancy. He wrote: "The Bible is none other than the voice of Him that sitteth upon the Throne! Every Book of it,--every Chapter of it,--every Verse of it,--every Word of it,--every Syllable of it,--(where are we to stop?)--every Letter of it--is the direct utterance of the Most High!"
This is indeed a MUST READ book! It is an 1861 blockbuster with important Biblical instruction for today!

The First Chapter Of Genesis - A Reply And A Postscript:
What follows is Dean Burgon's "Reply" to an Essay by the Rev. Professor Pritchard D.D., which appeared in the 'Guardian' Newspaper of Feb. 10th, 1886, entitled, The Creation Proem of Genesis.' One who considers that the Dean's Reply - which appeared in the same Journal, Feb. 24th, - is likely to prove generally useful, has caused it to be reprinted for private distribution; and, having persuaded the Author greatly to enlarge his remarks on the Mosaic Record of Creation, now sends it forth, in the humble hope that it may build up some whose minds have been unsettled by infidel doubts and (so-called) "Scientific" objections against the first page of the Book of Life.

The Holy Gospels, Volume I - The Traditional Text:
By reading this book, The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels, you will have powerful evidence to refute the false notion that the traditional received text was not present until after the fifth or sixth centuries. You will see that the traditional received text was from the beginning. It was from the very New Testament autographs and was copied and re-copied by hand accurately from the beginning until the invention of printing when it was made permanent.
This present book is another of Dean John William Burgon's masterpieces. It is loaded, as are all of his books, with overwhelming evidence from manuscripts, lectionaries, ancient versions, and church fathers. Dean Burgon does three things in this volume: (1) He outlines his seven tests of Scriptural truth; (2) He proves the superiority of the traditional received text; and (3) He shows the inferiority of Westcott and Hort's favorite manuscripts-Vatican and Sinai, that is, B and Aleph.

The Holy Gospels, Volume II - The Causes Of Corruption:
Have you ever wondered why there are so many differences between the New Testament Greek text used by the King James Bible and the Westcott and Hort kind of Greek texts used by the modern versions and perversions? The Wescott and Hort text differs from the traditional received text in 5,604 places, involving 9,970 Greek words. Why the Difference?
In this book, Dean Burgon illustrates five accidental causes and ten intentional causes behind the corruption of the traditional received Greek text. This corruption was chiefly at the hands of the editors of a small band of manuscripts headed up by the Vatican Sinai ("B" and "Aleph").
The Causes of Corruption of the Holy Gospels is a sequel to the Traditional Text. It is another of Dean John William Burgon's Masterpieces. It is loaded, as are all of his books, with overwhelming evidence from manuscripts, lectionaries, ancient versions, and church fathers.

The Last Twelve Verses Of Mark:
Dean Burgon Vindicates and establishes Mark 16:9-20 as genuine. In his day the only manuscripts (with few exceptions) that omitted these verses were the false Vatican & Sinai manuscripts.
Dean Burgon has proved that Mark 16:9-20 (the last twelve verses of Mark), is a genuine part of Mark's Gospel about which we should have no doubts whatsoever! A thorough grasp of Burgon's methodology of textual criticism such as is exhibited in these pages will convince the honest reader to reject the false conclusions regarding these twelve verses (and other verses as well) which have been accepted by the NASV, the NIV, the RSV, the NRSV, the NEB, TEV, CEV, and the other modern versions!

The Revision Revised:
This present book, The Revision Revised, is another of Dean John William Burgon's masterpieces. It contains, as do all of his books, overwhelming evidence from manuscripts, lectionaries, ancient versions, and church fathers showing clearly three deficiencies: (1) the deficient Greek Text of Westcott and Hort; (2) the deficient English translation based upon it; and (3) the deficient theory underlying the Greek text. His arguments are powerful and convincing!
The appendix of this edition shows conclusively that the false revised Greek text and theory of Westcott and Hort are virtually identical to the false revised Greek text and theory of Nestle-Aland and the United Bible Society. Therefore, The Revision Revised forms a strong basis for a refutation of the false Greek texts and theories rampant today which form the basis for the modern English versions.
In the way Dean Burgon repudiates the English Revised Version of 1881 and defends the Authorized King James Bible, this book will also form a strong basis for defending the King James Bible against the modern versions such as the NASV, NIV, RSV, NRSV, NEB, TEV, CEV, and the others.

A Guide To The Textual Criticism Of The New Testament by Edward Miller:
This book is by Edward Miller who was a close friend and fellow worker with Dean John W. Burgon. In this volume, Miller condenses and sums up Dean Burgon's methodology for textual criticism. In it he refutes the false system used by Bishop Westcott and Professor Hort.