
Post · January 30, 2025Tradition vs. Revelation: Assessing Simon’s Preference for Ecclesiastical Authority over Scripture ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Introduction Richard Simon’s Critical History of the Text of the New Testament is most often remembered…
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Post · January 23, 2025Questioning the “Original Text”: A Presuppositional Critique of Richard Simon’s Manuscript Analyses ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Introduction Few debates in church history have been as pivotal as those concerning the purity…
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Post · January 16, 2025The Rise of Enlightenment Rationalism: How Simon’s Methods Foreshadow Modern Skepticism ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Introduction Richard Simon 1638–1712 is often described as “the father of modern textual criticism.” More than…
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Post · January 9, 2025Unmasking the Counter-Reformation Agenda: Richard Simon’s Assault on Sola Scriptura ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Introduction and Historical Context In the late seventeenth century, a French Oratorian priest named Richard Simon…
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