As the result of a careful examination of the entire Scriptures in the originals, noticing and marking where necessary every variation of tense, preposition, and the signification of words, the impression left upon my mind is this: not the difficulty of believing the entire inspiration of the Bible, but the impossibility of doubting it....The godliness of the translators, their reverence, the superiority of their scholarship, and the manifest assistance and control afforded to them by the Holy Spirit in their work, is such that the ordinary reader can rely upon the whole as the Word of God." - Thomas Newberry [2] David A Reed, Answering Jehovah’s Witnesses Subject by Subject, (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1996)

Samuel Haas said of the New World Translation, “ While this work indicates a great deal of effort and thought as well as considerable scholarship, it is to be regretted that religious bias was allowed to colour many passages .“ ( Journal of Biblical Literature, December 1955, p. 283). The Expected One: or the Coming of the Son of God from Heaven, and his Manifestation as Son of Man to Earth (97 pp) See Mark Sweetnam’s January, 2018 article and Justin Pratt’s February, 2018 article in T ruth & Tidings. David A Reed, Jehovah’s Witnesses Answered Verse by Verse, (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1989)

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In 1863, Mr. Newberry (now in his early fifties) was given a copy of Constantin von Tischendorf’s transcription of The Greek New Testament, based on Tischendorf’s discovery of Codex Sinaiticus (a 4th century copy of the New Testament, and a very significant find in the fields of textual criticism and Bible translation). Newberry was thrilled with this gift, and immediately made good use of it. As he read it, he began to make abundant notes within the text. He enjoyed his study of the Bible so much that he wanted others, who did not know Hebrew or Greek, to benefit from the treasures he observed. He carefully developed his own unique notation system, within the lines of the text itself, with a view toward bringing to light underlying details of Scripture for the benefit of those who read only an English Bible. This took an immense amount of painstaking Biblical study. His self-developed notation system was a great accomplishment and was published in The Englishman’s Bible – known more popularly today as The Newberry Study Bible. While many of the benefits of a Newberry Bible are available today in Bible software, Newberry’s system put the information right into the printed text; and remarkably, he produced it all in a pre-digital age. Newberry had no axe to grind. He was a careful and completely unpretentious student of Hebrew and Greek texts, whose one aim was to make the fruit of his study available as far as possible to Bible students whose only language was English. His procedure tended to make the Biblical text self-explanatory as far as possible; he had no thought of imposing on it an interpretive scheme of his own."- F.F. Bruce [2]

Metzger’s comments on the NWT alongside others’ are also featured in Awake! To the Watchtower [ATTW] pp. 176-8]. This particular chapter is especially useful in that it supplies the missing words to several quotes which, at first sight, seem to approve and support the Society’s translation of the Scriptures. These are contained in a letter from the WBTS (London, 26 September 1985, ref: EC:SE; cited in ATTW p. 174), and here are two examples, the missing words given in red: In 1863, Newberry was given a copy of Tischendorf's transcription of the New Testament according to the Codex Sinaiticus, [3] in which he made copious handwritten notes, and two years later commenced work on The Englishman's Study Bible, later more frequently known as the Newberry Study Bible. The finished work, with its unique use of signs and symbols to aid understanding of the tenses, and alternative translations, was much admired by the likes of William Kelly, FF Bruce and CH Raven. Before we enter the scholarly debate let us first notice how two Christian writers have described the NWT. David Reed, like William Cetnar, a former Jehovah Witness, an Elder and Presiding Minister of a local congregation, succinctly states: Attempted Animal Sacrifice On Temple Mount For Passover Puts Spotlight On Desire For Rebuilt Temple - April 21/2014 Often overlooked is the bottom section of notes in the New Testament, where Newberry points out minor differences in readings amongst the various Greek manuscripts. [1] Newberry maintained a preference for the Textus Receptus, but his Bible is a testimony to the consideration of older Greek manuscripts. Recall that his study Bible project was triggered by his reading the ancient Codex Sinaiticus.William I Cetnar, Questions for Jehovah’s Witnesses, (Kunkeltown Penn: W I Cetnar 1983, p. 69) … return Quotations & remarks; or, conscientious objections to an alleged third class of Christ's sufferings under the government of God, as set forth in a tract entitled the "Sufferings of Christ" [by J.N. Darby], considered especially in connection with the doctrine of the atonement, etc. (Login Required) (1872, 31 pp) 2

The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania is the official title of the organisation to which Jehovah’s Witnesses belong. Its sister corporation, the Watchtower BibleandTract Society of New York Inc. (WBTS/The Society) prints all the material that Jehovah’s Witnesses distribute. David Alexander and Pat Alexander (eds), Eerdmans’ Handbook to the Bible, (Grand Rapids MI: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co 1973 p. 79) … return It has already been noted that the Watchtower Society has quoted the same scholar, Alexander Thomson, and his favourable reception of the NWT in 1963 [Inspired pp. 325, 327], 1993 [Proclaimers p. 609] and 2001 [ The Watchtower 15 Nov. 2001, p. 7]. It must be stated, in all fairness, that the Proclaimers book also quotes Professor Dr Benjamin Kedar (p. 611). What did these two men find so worthy in the NWT?Thomson may have been versed in Hebrew and Greek to some extent, but so far as anyone has been able to determine he was not a scholar in these languages in any sense… he appears not to have had any formal credentials; not to have taught the languages in an academic setting; and not to have written anything of a scholarly nature dealing with the languages. According to Cetnar, Thomson denied the deity of Christ and was a ‘Universal Restitutionist,’ that is, he believed all men would eventually be saved [6]. … The Differentiator appears to have been a privately published journal without any scholarly reputation at all” [Understanding p. 130].