Catholic Scholarly Critique of the King James Authorized Bible
©2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ The King James Version was not formally condemned by the Catholic Church as a wholly “heretical” Bible, but Catholics have historically identified several doctrinally problematic translations, omissions, and anti-Catholic biases within it. Many of these arose from the theological assumptions of the English Reformation and the Church of England in […]
“Today You Will Be with Me in Paradise”: The Good Thief, Salvation, and the Catholic Doctrine of Redemption
©2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ Table of Contents Introduction Among the Seven Last Words spoken by Christ from the Cross, few possess the theological depth, pastoral tenderness, and salvific hope contained in the declaration addressed to the repentant thief: “Amen I say to thee: this day thou shalt be with me in paradise.” —Luke 23:43 […]
“And the Word was God”
The 1901 Jehovah’s Witness Bible
Greek translations of John 1:1
Notice that the word for God is capitalized (emphasis mine). ΚΑΤΑ ΙΩΑΝΝΗΝ 1:1 Greek NT: Nestle 1904Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ Λόγος, καὶ ὁ Λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ Λόγος. ΚΑΤΑ ΙΩΑΝΝΗΝ 1:1 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort 1881ΕΝ ΑΡΧΗ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς […]
MATTHEW 26:26–28: THE INSTITUTION OF THE EUCHARIST
by Giuseppe Monno Matthew 26:26–28 Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had said the blessing he broke it and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he handed it to them, saying, “Drink […]
1 PETER 1:11: THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST
by Giuseppe Monno 1 Peter 1:10–11 (New World Translation) “Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the undeserved kindness meant for you made a diligent search and a careful inquiry. They kept on investigating what particular time or what sort of circumstances the spirit in them was indicating about Christ when it was bearing […]
THEOPHANY IN THE BURNING BUSH
by Giuseppe Monno In Exodus 3:1–6, Moses sees a bush that burns without being consumed. From the bush, the Angel of the Lord appears to him, and God Himself speaks: “The Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame blazing from the middle of a bush… God called to him from the middle […]
THE ADDITIONS TO THE BOOK OF ESTHER
by Giuseppe Monno Refutation of Protestant Objections to the Additions to the Book of Esther The objections raised against the additions to the Book of Esther, though numerous, ultimately rest on fragile assumptions or on criteria foreign to the very nature of Sacred Scripture. When examined carefully, they not only fail to prove the inauthenticity […]
THE BOOKS OF THE MACCABEES
by Giuseppe Monno Protestants generally reject the First and Second Books of the Maccabees as divinely inspired, classifying them as apocryphal and arguing that they contain historical and doctrinal errors. A number of objections are commonly raised in support of this view. THE OBJECTIONS 1. The First Book of Maccabees records the death of Judas […]
THE BOOK OF TOBIT
by Giuseppe Monno A Response to Protestant Objections to the Book of Tobit AZARIAH, SON OF HANANIAH Some Protestants deny the divine inspiration of the Book of Tobit, arguing that the angel Raphael deceived the young Tobit by introducing himself as “Azariah son of the great Hananiah, one of your kinsmen” (Tobit 5:13). Yet Raphael […]