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⚫ '''Gail Anne Riplinger''' (born October 10, 1947) is an American writer and speaker known for her advocacy of the ] and denunciation of modern English Bible translations.


==Bible comparisons==
==Biography==
In 1993, Riplinger wrote a comparison of popular Bible translations to the ], ''New Age Bible Versions''. She also wrote ''The Language of the King James Bible'', ''Which Bible is God's Word'', ''In Awe of Thy Word'', ''The Hidden History of the English Scriptures'', ''Blind Guides'', and ''Hazardous Materials: Greek and Hebrew Study Dangers''.
G.A. Riplinger has B.A., M.A., and M.F.A. degrees, has done additional post-graduate study at Harvard and Cornell Universities, and was honored with a Doctorate from the College of the nation's largest church. As a university professor, the author taught seventeen different courses, authored six college textbooks and was selected for the Honor Society's teaching award and membership in a national Education Honorary. As one of fifty educators worldwide included in an international edition of Who's Who, the author was selected by President Reagan's Citizen Ambassador Program to represent the U.S. abroad. Riplinger is best known for one of her books, New Age Bible Versions.


She has spoken out against the people behind the modern versions of the Bible. She supports the manuscripts used in producing the King James Bible, and criticises the "]" manuscripts which are the root texts for most other modern Bibles.
==Background==
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''New Age Bible Versions'' is ] because its central theme involves comparing, side by side, most of the major Bible versions and noting the differences. Riplinger's views have been controversial by both those who support and oppose the Bible.


H. Wayne House notes that ''New Age Bible Versions'' goes beyond previous ] works, in "developing a conspiracy theory for the KJV-only view", and arguing that modern versions are influenced by ] thought.<ref name=House>{{cite web|last1=House|first1=H. Wayne|title=A Summary Critique: New Age Bible Versions|date=April 6, 2009 |url=http://www.equip.org/article/a-summary-critique-new-age-bible-versions/|publisher=]|access-date=November 18, 2015}}</ref>
Some have pointed out that the very first question mark in the Bible occurs in Genesis 3 and has said of the question mark: "The question mark sort of looks like a serpent, doesn’t it? Hanging from a tree with an eye on the end of it. It’s the very first question mark in the Bible. And it’s a picture of the devil there..."


One of Riplinger's most criticized actions is her belief that she is doing God's will. House goes on to suggests that Riplinger "claims some sense of divine inspiration for her work".<ref name=House /> ''New Age Bible Versions'' has the author's name "G. A. Riplinger", which stands for "God and Riplinger": "Each discovery was not the result of effort on my part, but of the direct hand of God — so much so that I hesitated to even put my name on the book. Consequently, I used G. A. Riplinger, which signifies to me, God and Riplinger — God as author and Riplinger as secretary."<ref name=House /> David Cloud calls this statement "amazing and frightful", and says that "even the most radical charismatic prophets hesitate to use such intemperate language".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cloud|first1=David|title=The Problem with New Age Bible Versions|url=http://www.wayoflife.org/database/newagebibleversions.html|publisher=Way of Life Literature|access-date=November 19, 2015}}</ref>
Some say that 2 Peter 1:21 is a reference to the King James translators, stating that since the verse reads that "holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost" that this means the KJV was written under direct inspiration from God. Some criticize the King James belief that the translators of the King James Bible were "inspired" by the Holy Spirit to choose and write down the English words of the KJV in the same way that the Bible's original writers (i.e., Moses, Isaiah, the Apostle Paul) had been inspired to write the original documents (the autographa) in the Hebrew and Greek.


Critics say that Riplinger has misquoted and misused the works of others. S. E. Schnaiter reviewed her book, ''New Age Bible Versions'', and said, "Riplinger appears to be another of those who rush to defense, alarmed by the proliferation of its modern rivals, armed with nothing more than the blunderbuss of ad hominem apologetic, when what is needed is the keenness of incisive evaluation."<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Schnaiter |first1=S. E. |year=1997 |title=New Age Bible Versions |journal=Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=105–25 |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AnQQ1vTfW8MEHWCBUSyAHsM19dSHGE3X/view}}</ref> H. Wayne House argues that ''New Age Bible Versions'' is "replete with logical, philosophical, theological, biblical, and technical errors".<ref name=House />
=="Lucifer"==


A lengthy critical review of her book ''New Age Bible Versions'' was originally published in '']'' in 1994, authored by Bob and Gretchen Passantino of Answers In Action, and described the book as "erroneous, sensationalistic, misrepresentative, inaccurate, and logically indefensible".<ref name="answ_Answ">{{Cite web | title = An AIA review of New Age Bible Versions | author = Bob and Gretchen Passantino | work = Answers In Action | date = 1994 | access-date = 2015-12-22 | url = http://answers.org/bookreviews/newagevers.html | archive-date = December 20, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151220070652/http://www.answers.org/bookreviews/newagevers.html | url-status = dead }}</ref>
An example of Riplinger misquoting sources and facts in a way that ] some "modern versions" of the Bible is found on page 41 of ''New Age Bible Verions'':


They concluded by summarizing "There is hardly a page of this book that is free from error. Riplinger does not know Greek, Hebrew, textual criticism, linguistics, principles of translation, logical argumentation, proper citation and documentation standards, competent English grammar and style, or even consistent spelling. This book would never have done more than use Riplinger's savings and fill up her garage if Christian 'celebrities' such as ] and David Hocking had not promoted it."<ref name="answ_Answ" />
::Historically, Isaiah 14 has been used as the singular biography of Lucifer…The intervening verses expose his pride in the five “I wills,” each a rung in his descent into hell. (“I will” is also the official ] of the U.S. city sporting zip code 60606. In 1966, this same city hatched the ].) (New Age Bible Versions, fourth printing, 1994.)


Jeffrey Straub suggests that Riplinger has "fallen out of favor among many fundamentalists due to her unusual associations, shrill tone, and dubious background".<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Straub|first1=Jeffrey P.|title=Fundamentalism and the King James Version: How a Venerable English Translation Became a Litmus Test for Orthodoxy|journal=]|date=2011|volume=15|issue=4|page=52|url=https://sbts-wordpress-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/equip/uploads/2013/08/Pages-from-SBJT-V15-N4_Straub.pdf |access-date=November 19, 2015}}</ref>
The "U.S. city" with the zip code 60606 is ], even though Chicago has more than one zip code, such as 60601, 60602, 60607, 60610, 60656, et al. The ] and ] in Riplinger’s quotation implies that because one of the zip codes of Chicago contains 3 sixes (666), this proves the NIV as evil since the number 666 in the Bible is related to the ].


==Works==
Chicago has more than one motto, such as “Urbs in Horto”, meaning “City in a Garden.” In actuality, the Chicago motto “I will” does not hold the negative implication that Riplinger has assigned it in her book.
* {{cite book|last=Riplinger|first=G. A. |title=New Age Bible Versions|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=to4xAAAACAAJ|year=1993|publisher=A.V. Publications|isbn=978-0-9635845-0-2|location=Monroe Falls, Ohio|display-authors=0}}

* {{cite book |last=Riplinger |first=Gail |year=1998 |title=The Language of the King James Bible |location=Ararat, VA |publisher=A. V. Publications|display-authors=0}}
According to the preface of the NIV, the translation was first “conceived in 1965…”, not in 1966, and it was sponsored by the ] Bible Society. In the original 1978 preface of the NIV, it states the "group of scholars met at ]..." not Chicago. It appears that Riplinger changed 1965 to 1966 to match the double sixes with the "666" connotation. This is an example of the false attachment utilized many times by Riplinger in her books.
*{{cite book|last=Riplinger|first=G. A. |title=In Awe of Thy Word: Understanding the King James Bible Its Mystery and History Letter by Letter|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kSLxPQAACAAJ|year=2004|publisher=A V Publications|isbn=978-0-9635845-2-6|location=Ararat, Va.|display-authors=0}}

*{{cite book|last=Riplinger|first=G. A. |title=Which Bible Is God's Word?|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PS_MPAAACAAJ|year=1994|publisher=Hearthstone Publishing, Limited|isbn=978-1-879366-81-7|display-authors=0}}
==Misrepresentation of Modern Bible Translations==
*{{cite book|last=Riplinger|first=G. A. |title=Hazardous Materials: Greek and Hebrew Study Dangers, the Voice of Strangers, the Men Behind the Smokescreen, Burning Bibles Word by Word|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D_0tQwAACAAJ|year=2008|publisher=A. V. Publications|isbn=978-0-9794117-6-2|display-authors=0}}
In the Berean Baptist Hour video, while displaying the front cover she ripped from an NIV Bible, Riplinger points out that the "new versions" are not "holy" because they change "holy angels" to say just "angels," "removing the word ''holy''." She said that by doing this the modern translations are "secularizing the Bible" and making it difficult to distinguish good angels from bad angels. However, Riplinger does not mention that out of the 94 times that the word ''angels'' appears in the KJV, only four of those times list them as "'''holy''' angels." This means that the other 90 places in the KJV where angels are mentioned, they are not called "'''holy''' angels" but just "angels," the same as in the modern Bible versions. Using Riplinger's argument, the KJV also makes it difficult to determine good angels from bad angels in those 90 places. The modern versions say "holy angels" in three out of the four places that the KJV does, meaning that in only '''one''' instance the word ''holy'' is left off the word ''angels'' in the "new versions," yet the context of the passage in the modern versions makes it clear as to what ''kind'' of angels are being mentioned. Unjustifiable accusations against the modern Bible translations such as these have caused some of Riplinger's critics to susupect that she is actually out to attack the word of God rather than to defend it.]

==Bibliography==
===Books===
* ''New Age Bible Versions: An Exhaustive Documentation of the Message, Men & Manuscripts Moving Mankind to the Antichrist's One World Religion'' (])
* ''Which Bible is God's Word?'' (])
⚫ * ''The Language of the King James Bible'' (])
* ''In Awe of Thy Word: Understanding the King James Bible Its Mystery and History Letter by Letter'' (])


==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
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American writer and speaker (born 1947)
Gail Anne Riplinger
BornGail Anne Riplinger
(1947-10-10)October 10, 1947
U.S.
Occupation
  • Writer
  • publisher
  • lecturer
Notable worksNew Age Bible Versions
The Language of the King James Bible

Gail Anne Riplinger (born October 10, 1947) is an American writer and speaker known for her advocacy of the King James Only movement and denunciation of modern English Bible translations.

Bible comparisons

In 1993, Riplinger wrote a comparison of popular Bible translations to the King James Version, New Age Bible Versions. She also wrote The Language of the King James Bible, Which Bible is God's Word, In Awe of Thy Word, The Hidden History of the English Scriptures, Blind Guides, and Hazardous Materials: Greek and Hebrew Study Dangers.

She has spoken out against the people behind the modern versions of the Bible. She supports the manuscripts used in producing the King James Bible, and criticises the "Alexandrian Texts" manuscripts which are the root texts for most other modern Bibles.

H. Wayne House notes that New Age Bible Versions goes beyond previous King James Only works, in "developing a conspiracy theory for the KJV-only view", and arguing that modern versions are influenced by New Age thought.

One of Riplinger's most criticized actions is her belief that she is doing God's will. House goes on to suggests that Riplinger "claims some sense of divine inspiration for her work". New Age Bible Versions has the author's name "G. A. Riplinger", which stands for "God and Riplinger": "Each discovery was not the result of effort on my part, but of the direct hand of God — so much so that I hesitated to even put my name on the book. Consequently, I used G. A. Riplinger, which signifies to me, God and Riplinger — God as author and Riplinger as secretary." David Cloud calls this statement "amazing and frightful", and says that "even the most radical charismatic prophets hesitate to use such intemperate language".

Critics say that Riplinger has misquoted and misused the works of others. S. E. Schnaiter reviewed her book, New Age Bible Versions, and said, "Riplinger appears to be another of those who rush to defense, alarmed by the proliferation of its modern rivals, armed with nothing more than the blunderbuss of ad hominem apologetic, when what is needed is the keenness of incisive evaluation." H. Wayne House argues that New Age Bible Versions is "replete with logical, philosophical, theological, biblical, and technical errors".

A lengthy critical review of her book New Age Bible Versions was originally published in Cornerstone in 1994, authored by Bob and Gretchen Passantino of Answers In Action, and described the book as "erroneous, sensationalistic, misrepresentative, inaccurate, and logically indefensible".

They concluded by summarizing "There is hardly a page of this book that is free from error. Riplinger does not know Greek, Hebrew, textual criticism, linguistics, principles of translation, logical argumentation, proper citation and documentation standards, competent English grammar and style, or even consistent spelling. This book would never have done more than use Riplinger's savings and fill up her garage if Christian 'celebrities' such as Texe Marrs and David Hocking had not promoted it."

Jeffrey Straub suggests that Riplinger has "fallen out of favor among many fundamentalists due to her unusual associations, shrill tone, and dubious background".

Works

References

  1. ^ House, H. Wayne (April 6, 2009). "A Summary Critique: New Age Bible Versions". Christian Research Institute. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  2. Cloud, David. "The Problem with New Age Bible Versions". Way of Life Literature. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  3. Schnaiter, S. E. (1997). "New Age Bible Versions". Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal. 2 (1): 105–25.
  4. ^ Bob and Gretchen Passantino (1994). "An AIA review of New Age Bible Versions". Answers In Action. Archived from the original on December 20, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  5. Straub, Jeffrey P. (2011). "Fundamentalism and the King James Version: How a Venerable English Translation Became a Litmus Test for Orthodoxy" (PDF). Southern Baptist Journal of Theology. 15 (4): 52. Retrieved November 19, 2015.

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