An Historical Account of Two Notable Corruptions of Scripture: in a Letter to a Friend

An Historical Account of Two Notable Corruptions of Scripture by Sir Isaac Newton is a detailed examination of the corruption of the text of 1 John 5:7 known as the 'testimony of the Three in Heaven.' Sir Isaac Newton provides a historical account of how this corruption came to be tracing its origins to Jerome's version of the Bible and its insertion into the Latin manuscripts. The book explores the controversy surrounding this text its absence in Greek manuscripts and its gradual inclusion in Latin manuscripts over time. The work sheds light on the historical context and process of corruption of the text of 1 John 5:7 providing valuable insights into the transmission and alteration of biblical texts over time.