D. A. Waite

From Textus Receptus

Donald A. (D. A.) Waite is pastor of Bible For Today, an Independent Baptist Church in Collingswood, New Jersey, a leading spokesman for the authority of the King James Version of the Bible, and author of numerous books explaining this position. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in classical Greek and Latin from the University of Michigan in 1948, a Master of Theology in New Testament Greek Literature and Exegesis from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1952, an M.A. in Speech from Southern Methodist University in 1953, a Doctor of Theology in Bible Exposition from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1955, and a Ph.D. in Speech from Purdue University in 1961.

Waite airs the church services, featuring expository preaching, on his web site and posts them to SermonAudio.com. In addition to the church services, the ministry also has a fifteen-minute program "Just For Women" by Waite's wife Yvonne, and has begun posting sermons by Baptist pastor Joshua Wallnofer of Klondike Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida. Waite is also the head of the Dean Burgon Society, which is closely linked to the Bible For Today ministry.

Contents 1 Defence of Textus Receptus 2 Waite and BJU 3 Publications 4 References 5 External links

Defence of Textus Receptus

During the first 100 years after the New Testament was written, the greatest corruptions took place to the Received Text used by the early church. The Codex Vaticanus, Codex Sinaiticus and 43 another manuscripts are the result of such corruptions. Some of the heretics operated in this period.^[1] Westcott and Hort used these corrupted manuscript to his New Testament. They made 5 604 changes to the Textus Receptus, 1 952 of these Waite found to be omissions, 467 to be additions, and 3 185 to be changes.^[2]

Historical evidences for the priority of the Textus Receptus:^[3]

• All of the Apostolic Churches used the Textus Receptus
• Peshitta (150 A.D.) was based on the Textus Receptus
• Papyrus 66 used the Textus Receptus
• The Italic Church in the Northern Italy (157 A.D) used the Textus Receptus
• The Gallic Church of Southern France (177 A.D.) used the Textus Receptus
• The Celtic Church used the Textus Receptus
• The Waldensians used the Textus Receptus
• The Gothic Version of the 4th or 5th century used the Textus Receptus
• Curetonian Syriac is basically the Textus Receptus
• Vetus Itala is from Textus Receptus
• Codex Washingtonianus of Matthew used the Textus Receptus
• Codex Alexandrinus in the Gospels used the Textus Receptus
• The vast majority of extant New Testament manuscripts all used the Textus Receptus (99% of them)
• The Greek Orthodox Church used the Textus Receptus.

Manuscript evidences:^[4]

• 85% of papyri used Textus Receptus, only 13 represent text of Westcott-Hort
• 97% of uncial manuscripts used Texteus Receptus, only 9 manuscripts used text of WH
• 99% of minuscule manuscripts used Textus Receptus, only 23 used text WH
• 100% of lectionaries used Textus Receptus.

Waite and BJU

Waite's son, D. A. Waite, Jr., is a graduate of Bob Jones University.

Waite, Sr has recently begun expressing his views about how BJU does not uphold the King James Only position, and does not subscribe to his views on the textual history of the Bible. See, for example, an open letter to the school's president. Waite also authored BJU's Errors on Bible Preservation.

Publications

Waite both writes original material, and republishes hard-to-find, out-of-print material, especially from the 19th century figure Dean Burgon.

Notable publications:

• The Four-Fold Superiority of The King James Version is a presentation of his basic position, also available online.

• Defined King James Bible was produced by Waite's ministry to aid modern English speakers understand the text. (This Bible is similar to Liberty University's The King James Study Bible from 1988, which has center-column definitions of difficult words, but Waite's Bible does not include general study notes.)

References

• 1. D. A. Waite, Defending the King James Bible (New Jersey, 2004), p. 45.
• 2. D. A. Waite, Defending the King James Bible (New Jersey, 2004), p. 41.
• 3. D. A. Waite, Defending the King James Bible (New Jersey, 2004), pp. 45-46, 56
• 4. D. A. Waite, Defending the King James Bible (New Jersey, 2004), pp. 54-56.

External links

• Bible For Today website
• Dean Burgon society headed by Waite.
• Calvin's Error of Limited Atonement
• "At home at church: Baptist pastor preaches from his living room and over the Web", Courier Post (Cherry Hill, New Jersey), September 4, 2004