Alexander Thomson (writer)

The Differentiator
June 1963

Alexander Thomson (December 19, 1889 – April 14, 1966; born in Corstorphine, Scotland) was a banker and occasional religious writer involved in the work of the Concordant Publishing Concern (CPC),[1] publishers of the Concordant Literal Version of the Bible.

Thomson was credited for corrections included in the 1944 revision of the Concordant Version.[1] Commentary by Thomson was published in the Concordant Publishing Concern's bimonthly magazine Unsearchable Riches. Later, from about 1950 until soon before his death, Thomson was an editor and contributor for the periodical The Differentiator,[2][3] which reviewed and commented upon Bible translation work. The circulation never exceeded 200 subscribers.

Ernest Oliver Knoch, son of CPC founder Adolph Ernst Knoch and former editor of Unsearchable Riches, wrote of Thomson:[1]

Thompson's [sic] untiring and unselfish labors were invaluable in the compilation of the Concordant Version, and they have left an undying impression on the accuracy and value of that work. [...Thomson and A. E. Knoch] were singularly alike in their unflinching stand for the truth as they saw it, and in their untiring effort to ferret it out from the Word of God. Both were unselfishly devoted to ... the compilation of the Concordant Version.[4]

Thomson's critics claim he had no formal credentials, such as a degree in biblical studies, theology, or ancient languages.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Other Co-laborers", Concordant.org, As Retrieved 2009-04-10, Concordant Publishing Concern, Other Co-laborers
  2. ↑ The Differentiator Revisited, As Retrieved 2009-09-11
  3. ↑ A collection of Thomson's Differentiator articles includes at least one from as late as June 1965; see As Retrieved 2009-09-11
  4. ↑ In Memoriam, A. E. Knoch, 1874-1965, (Part One), Unsearchable Riches magazine, volume 56, number 3, As Retrieved 2009-04-10 Adapted here
  5. ↑ Understanding Jehovah's Witnesses by Robert Bowman, ©1991, Baker Pub Group, page 130, "Thomson may have been versed in Hebrew and Greek to some extent, but so far as anyone has been able to determine… he appears not to have had any formal credentials; not to have taught the languages in an academic setting"

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