The electronic edition of the holy bible recovery version. The danger of witness lee books tabernacle baptist church. The general opinion of witness lee s theology is mixed, and the same goes for the content of the recovery version. He was also the chief editor of a new translation of the new testament into english and chinese called the recovery version. Another part of lifestudy of the bible the conclusion of the new testament 1. The new testament was published in 1985 with study aids, and was revised in 1991. The title jehovah is also a hebrew word which is basically the same as the verb to be.
These footnotes are taken from the ministries of watchman nee and witness lee, written specifically for the recovery version for a greater understanding and experience of the text. God, christ, and the spirit 1, the conclusion of the new testament 2. The writings of watchman nee and witness lee focus on the enjoyment of the divine life, which all the believers possess, and on the building up of the. In 1963 and 1964, he wrote the lyrics to approximately 200 new hymns that he compiled together with hymns from other authors. Textonly editions of the new testament and of the complete bible became. Please note many have approached us and expressed disappointment that we tend to agree with cris assessment of the local church movement. These three heard the charges and were convinced of their veracity. This version of the new testament has become the standard version of the local churches as its translation is used at their conferences and weekly services. Printed copies are available online from living stream ministry. The recovery version of the old testament consistently uses jehovah as gods name. Amazing book with great commentary that sheds a new light on the life of jesus and how it all went.
It was their names which were printed as the translators of the original complete new testament recovery version. The recovery version is a modern english translation of the bible from the original languages, published by living stream ministry. New testament recovery version black, economy wfootnotes. Witness lee 19051997 witness lee, a bondslave of christ jesus, labored selflessly throughout his entire life and poured out his being for his lords interest. The new testament recovery version in its current format in english was published in 1991, and it is also available in chinese, spanish, russian, japanese, and several other languages. Yet without the written word of the bible as his expression, christ, the living word, would be abstract and intangible.
Sep, 2009 the recovery version of the old testament consistently uses jehovah as gods name. Jan 02, 2020 the recovery version has raised some caution flags over particular translated passages, as well as the content of these footnotes. Gen exo lev num deut josh judg ruth 1 sam 2 sam 1 kings 2 kings 1 chron 2 chron ezra neh esth job psa prov eccl s. They merely state that the text translation and language notes are by the editorial section of living stream ministry. Apostles teaching and the new testament leadership, the. A summary of the remaining books of the new testament the eight supplementary books. Both watchman nee and witness lee desired to study the bible thoroughly so that the lord would open the word richly among us. Witness lee has written, god is the faithful, mighty one, whose name is jehovah. Witness lees cult exposed their recovery version bible. Many thousands of believers today, both within and outside the local churches, appreciate in witness lees writings the same spiritual quality and faithful.
In addition, witness lee wrote, collected, and translated christian hymns. The new testament recovery version is a comprehensive study bible accurately translated from the original greek text into modern english. While he was ministering the lifestudy series, he also wrote extensive outlines, footnotes, and cross references for a new translation of the new testament called the recovery version. The bibles had been identified as recovery version new testaments which are published by the living stream ministry, the publishingarm of the local church movement. Living stream ministry publishes the works of watchman nee and witness lee, providing the authoritative and definitive collections of treasures from these two servants of the lord jesus christ. They and others confronted witness lee and the rest of the relevant leadership. Therefore, we must read the bible if we desire to know christ. Read and search the recovery version of the new testament online. Oct 19, 2006 why the local church was included in the encyclopedia of cults and new religions.
Are the teachings of witness lee and the local church biblical. Witness lee s local church movement was certainly heterodox, and possibly heretical, but whether it is indeed a cult varies from group to group. Has anyone ever heard of the recovery version of the new. This is the danger of having so many bible versions. The recovery version of the new testament is put out by bibles for. The recovery version of the bible, including outlines, footnotes, and crossreferences for both the old and new testaments, is now available. Isa jer lam ezek dan hosea joel amos obad jonah micah nahum hab zeph hag zech mal. The writings of watchman nee and witness lee focus on the enjoyment. Witness lee moved he was born in the city of yantai, shandong province, china, in 1905, to a southern baptist family. The extensive footnotes written by witness lee and the scripture text found in this edition are supportive of the beliefs and practices of the movement.
Doctrinal beliefs of witness lee some have claimed that the lords recovery movement is a cult. The recovery version embodies a multitude of decisions on the original form of the greek text. It is not recovery as in aa, but recovering the true meaning of the scriptures and comes with extensive notes and cross references. It features extensive notes emphasizing the revelation of the truth, outlines of each book, crossreferences, charts and maps, and more. Fourthly, i have been approached by people from the local churches and they have proven to be some of the most upstanding christians i have ever met. Jul 18, 2004 the notes in the recovery version study bible, though some of them still bother me, are also the most helpful of any study bible i have come across.
The recovery version of the bible was translated and revised by the editorial section of living stream ministry from 1974 to 2003. It comes from the ministry of watchman and witness lee. Is witness lee and the recovery version of the bible a cult. Collected works of witness lee holy word for morning revival. The conclusion of the new testament series by witness lee. Watchman nee was martyred in china after enduring two decades in a chinese communist prison. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Online search of the collected works of witness lee. Living stream ministry is pleased to provide the entire text of the new testament recovery version for your viewing and searching. Witness lee s ministry emphasizes the experience of christ as life and the practical oneness of the believers as the body of christ. New testament recovery version paperback january 1, 1991 by witness lee author 3. Why the local church was included in the encyclopedia of. Bibles for america bfa is a nonprofit, religious organization dedicated to distributing free copies of the new testament recovery version study bible and christian books by witness lee and watchman nee in the united states and puerto rico. We give away copies of the new testament recovery version study bible and christian books by watchman nee and witness lee.
The old testament, from genesis to malachi, is composed of thirtynine books. Since that time he and his followers have been setting up numerous gatherings throughout the country. The entire text of the holy bible recovery version, complete with outlines, footnotes, and cross references, can be purchased in electronic format on a variety of platforms. There are many people, some of them formerly involved in the local church, who are absolutely convinced that the local church is a cult, or at least a nonbiblical and. The recovery version has raised some caution flags over particular translated passages, as well as the content of these footnotes. Read the new testament recovery version bible online. In this definition, there is the aspect of teaching and the aspect of instruction, the side of life and the side of practice. Every major translation of the new testament follows for the most part the accepted edition of the greek text of its day, but no translation is expected to accept every decision of the greek editions. He became a christian in 1925 after hearing the preaching of peace wang and later became a close coworker of watchman nee. Without christ, the living word, as reality, the written words of the bible are but empty doctrines and vain letters.
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