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From Enlightenment Criticism to Westcott and Hort
Richard Simon had converted textual uncertainty into an argument for Roman tradition. If the extant copies could not identify and interpret the Word of God with sufficient certainty, the church must provide the certainty the text lacked. The preceding article examined that…
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B. B. Warfield and the Evangelical Adoption of the Academy Game
Westcott and Hort did not invent restorationist textual criticism, but their 1881 edition gave it a commanding historical theory and an imposing scholarly form. The question confronting conservative Protestants was therefore no longer whether the new criticism existed. It was whether its…
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Erasmian Myths: The Comma Wager
Erasmian Myths This year marks the 500th anniversary of the publication of Erasmus Greek New Testament and his Latin translation. And next week at Houston Baptist University there will be a conference on Erasmus and his work. In light of this, I…
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The Authority of Scripture
QUESTION 4: Are the Holy Scriptures genuine and divine? Affirmative. I. The question of the authority authoritas of Scripture depends upon its origin, which has just been discussed. Since it is from God, it cannot be other than genuine authenticus and divine.…
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The Linguistic Foundation of Accessibility
Anglo-Saxon Versus Latinized Words in Bible Translations The English language is a rich tapestry, woven from various linguistic influences over centuries. Of these, two primary strands dominate: Anglo-Saxon Old English and Latin-based vocabulary. This dichotomy between the…
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Historical Controversies Over the Canon of Scripture and Their Implications for Sola Scriptura Part 2
Section 3: Historical Controversies Over the Canon The recognition of the biblical canon has not been without challenges. Throughout history, the church has faced significant controversies regarding the inclusion, exclusion, and authority of certain books. These debates highlight the importance of sola…
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Doctrine of the Canon Part 1
What Is the Canon? Defining ‘Canon’ in Biblical and Historical Context Article 1 Series 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Introduction The term “canon,” in ecclesiastical contexts, describes far more than a mere collection of religious…
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The Comma Johanneum Part 2
Article 2: Early Church Witnesses: Tertullian and Cyprian Drawing on insights from “In Defense of the Authenticity of 1 John 5:7” by C. H. Pappas ThM and “A History of the Debate over 1 John 5:7-8” by Michael Maynard M.L.S…
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Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter 1 Part 3
Article 3: “Sundry Times and Divers Manners”: How God Revealed Himself WCF 1.1 From the outset, the Westminster Confession of Faith WCF recognizes that the God of Scripture has not always communicated His redemptive purposes in the same way. Rather, He has…
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Understanding Confessional Bibliology: Historical, Theological, and Practical Perspectives Part 4
The Textual Tradition: Receptus, Critical Text, and the Confessional Approach Series Title: “Understanding Confessional Bibliology: Historical, Theological, and Practical Perspectives” ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Introduction In our…
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Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter 1 Part 5
Article 5: What Makes a Book “Canonical”? WCF 1.2 Having examined the tension between tradition and Scripture Article 4 , we now turn to a closely related issue: how the Reformed tradition, and particularly the Westminster Confession of Faith WCF 1.2 ,…
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Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter 1 Part 6
Article 6: The Old Testament Canon: Law, Prophets, and Writings Building on the question of canonicity explored in Article 5, we now turn specifically to the Old Testament canon—its threefold division into Law, Prophets, and Writings, its historical recognition among the Jewish…
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