Should the Name Jehovah Appear in the New Testament? -Two Compelling Reasons

Clearly, then the New World Translation was not the first Bible to contain the divine name in the New Testament.  Like a judge who is called upon to decide a court case for which there are no living eyewitnesses, the New World Bible Translation Committee carefully weighed all the relevant evidence. Base on the facts, they decided to include Jehovah's name in their translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures. Note two compelling reasons why they did so. 

(1) The translators believed that since the Christian Greek Scriptures were an inspired addition to the sacred Hebrew Scriptures, the sudden disappearance of Jehovah's name from the text seemed inconsistent. 

Why is that a reasonable conclusion?  About the middle of the first century C.E., the disciple James said to the elders in Jerusalem: "Simeon has related thoroughly how God for the first time turned his attention to the nations to take out of them a people for his name."  (Acts 15:14)  Does it sound logical to you that James would make such a statement if nobody in the first century knew or used God's name?

(2) When copies of the Septuagint were discovered that used the divine name rather than Ky'ri-os (Lord), it became evident to the translators that in Jesus' day copies of the earlier Scriptures in Greek-and of course in Hebrew-did contain the divine name.

Apparently, the God-dishonoring tradition of removing the divine name from the Greek manuscripts developed only later. What do you think?  Would Jesus and his apostles have promoted such a tradition? -Matthew 15:6-9. 

Next time: Should the Name Jehovah Appear in the New Testament? -Call "on the Name of Jehovah" 

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