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[[Edward F. Hills]] (1912-1981) A.B. - Yale, Th.M. - Columbia, Th.D.  
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'''Edward Freer Hills''' (1912–1981) was an American [[Presbyterian]] scholar, perhaps the greatest 20th Century Traditional (“Byzantine”) Text, and [[Textus Receptus|Received Text]] defender.<sup>[1]</sup><sup>[2]</sup> Dr. Hills integrates his theological perspective alongside New Testament criticism.
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Reading Dean [[John William Burgon]] inspired Dr. Hills to approach textual criticism from a “logic of faith” (1952 is the year that Dr. Hills made a definite commitment to this view).<sup>[3]</sup> As to the relationship of the King James Bible to the Received Text, Hills wrote "the King James Version ought to be regarded not merely as a translation of the Textus Receptus but also as an independent variety of the Textus Receptus."<sup>[4]</sup>
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==Education==
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*Graduated summa cum laude at Yale University (1930–1933)<sup>[5]</sup><sup>[6]</sup>
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*Th.D. from Westminster Theological Seminary (ca. 1935)
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*Th.M. from Columbia Theological Seminary
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*Th.D. in New Testament textual criticism from Harvard under the supervision of Henry J. Cadbury, [[Kirsopp_Lake |Kirsopp Lake]] as one of the readers<sup>[7]</sup>
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==Books by Dr. Hills==
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*''The King James Version Defended: A Christian View of the New Testament Manuscripts'' (1956).  ISBN 0-915923-00-9.
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**An online version of his book is available here [http://www.oldpathspublications.org/textus.html] and here [http://e-sword-users.org/users/node/3739] and in HTML at [http://www.jesus-is-lord.com/kjvdefen.htm]
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*''Believing Bible Study''. First edition, 1967; Second edition, 1977, Third edition, 1991.  ISBN 0-915923-01-7.
==See Also==
==See Also==
* [[The King James Bible Defended]]
* [[The King James Bible Defended]]
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==Notes==
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* 1. One Bible only?: examining exclusive claims for the King James Bible Roy E. Beacham, Kevin T. Bauder  p48 - 2001 "Edward F. Hills - Another individual who made a sizable contribution to the KingJames-Only movement, although not drawing directly from the works of Wilkinson and Ray, is Edward F. Hills (1912-1981). Hills actually possessed genuine ..."
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* 2. James D. Price (who isn't a KJO proponent) alludes to this in: [http://books.google.com/books?id=hL4XgUSGP8sC&pg=PA263 ''King James Onlyism: A New Sect'', 2006 pg. 263]
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* 3. This statement can be seen in the 2nd to last paragraph of [http://www.wayoflife.org/database/edwardfhills.html  The Testimony of Dr. Edward F. Hills] by David Cloud
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* 4. [http://www.jesus-is-lord.com/kjvdcha8.htm (King James Version Defended, Ch. 8)]
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* 5. See the Robert Barnett's contribution at http://www.deanburgonsociety.org/KJBible/barnett91.htm.
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* 6. I am assuming since Dr. Hills mentioned that he was a sophomore at Yale in 1931, that would mean his years of study at Yale would most likely be around 1930-33.
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* 7. [http://www.holywordcafe.com/bible/resources/HILLSREVISITED.pdf ''Hills Revisited ''] by John Whitmer
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Edward Freer Hills (1912–1981) was an American Presbyterian scholar, perhaps the greatest 20th Century Traditional (“Byzantine”) Text, and Received Text defender.[1][2] Dr. Hills integrates his theological perspective alongside New Testament criticism.

Reading Dean John William Burgon inspired Dr. Hills to approach textual criticism from a “logic of faith” (1952 is the year that Dr. Hills made a definite commitment to this view).[3] As to the relationship of the King James Bible to the Received Text, Hills wrote "the King James Version ought to be regarded not merely as a translation of the Textus Receptus but also as an independent variety of the Textus Receptus."[4]

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Education

  • Graduated summa cum laude at Yale University (1930–1933)[5][6]
  • Th.D. from Westminster Theological Seminary (ca. 1935)
  • Th.M. from Columbia Theological Seminary
  • Th.D. in New Testament textual criticism from Harvard under the supervision of Henry J. Cadbury, Kirsopp Lake as one of the readers[7]

Books by Dr. Hills

  • The King James Version Defended: A Christian View of the New Testament Manuscripts (1956). ISBN 0-915923-00-9.
    • An online version of his book is available here [1] and here [2] and in HTML at [3]
  • Believing Bible Study. First edition, 1967; Second edition, 1977, Third edition, 1991. ISBN 0-915923-01-7.

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