Jason BeDuhn & New World Translation

Jason BeDuhn & New World Translation

At this point, Jehovah's Witnesses typically refer to the JW.org webpage below that cites an endorsement of the New World Translation from Jason BeDuhn (photo), a university instructor who is not a Jehovah's Witness and yet claimed that the New World Translation is "remarkably good" and "one of the most accurate English translation of the New Testament":

Christian - First, can you name any other university instructor who has endorsed the New World Translation?
Jehovah's Witness - No.

Christian - Isn't that a bit peculiar to you? Non-fiction books that seek general acceptance usually cite many endorsements from famous experts in the field. JW.org is eager to have the New World Translation accepted as a legitimate translation of the Bible, so why doesn't it cite more than this one endorsement from someone who isn't even well-known, let alone famous?
Jehovah's Witness - I don't know.

Christian - How much do you know about Jason BeDuhn?
Jehovah's Witness - Just what JW.org says.

Christian - According to his own CV, Jason BeDuhn received his Bachelor of Arts from University of Illinois, which is a secular school, in Religious Studies, which is a major that does not require Greek and whose courses are stacked with religions other than Christianity (source). BeDuhn then attended Harvard University, another secular school, where he received his Masters in Theological Studies (MTS), which has no language prerequisite and requires for graduation only an "intermediate proficiency" in any one of the following languages: Arabic, French, Hebrew, German, Greek or Pali (source). He then received his PhD from Indiana University, another secular school, in Comparative Studies of Religions, which has no language requirement. So BeDuhn was at best trained to "intermediate proficiency" in Greek and has himself admitted that he is not an expert in Greek. So how can a person judge the accuracy of an English translation of Greek when he lacks expertise in Greek?
Jehovah's Witness - I don't know.

Christian - Do you know why Jason BeDuhn really gave such a glowing endorsement of the New World Translation, which has been ignored, dismissed and even ridiculed by actual Greek scholars?
Jehovah's Witness - No, why?

Christian - Jason BeDuhn is a leader in Gnosticism, the Satanic cult that denies the deity, death and resurrection of Jesus. At his school, he teaches pagan courses like Ancient Gods and Goddesses, and the capstone 400 level course that he teaches is on Gnosticism (source). In fact, he is one of the editors of the book The Gnostic World (below), so Jason BeDuhn literally wrote the book on Gnosticism:

Instead of admitting that he endorses the New World Translation because it denies the deity of Jesus as he does, Jason BeDuhn committed academic fraud by falsely claiming that he endorses it because he judges it to be an accurate translation of the original Greek, a language in which he lacks the expertise to make such a judgment.
Jehovah's Witness - Then why does Northern Arizona University continue to employ him?

Christian - Northern Arizona University is a sports-focused diploma mill that in 2023 offered admission to 91% of all applicants (34,838 of 37,803), only 16% (5,473) of whom accepted the offer and enrolled (source). Its claim to fame is having expensive sports facilities that NFL, NBA and WNBA teams use for off-season training. Northern Arizona University is also a Satanic stronghold. It is located in northern Arizona, which borders Utah, and its campus features an institute of Mormonism, the Satanic cult that denies the deity of Jesus and blasphemes Him by calling Him the brother of Satan.