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There Are No Brute Manuscripts
“Let the manuscripts speak for themselves.”
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John Owen and the Learned Surrender He Refused
There is such a thing as learned error. A scholar may possess formidable languages, read rare manuscripts, command a vast bibliography, and still draw a mistaken conclusion. That possibility is generally admitted. Scholarship is a human activity, and human judgments are fallible.
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Richard Simon and the Roman Strategy of Textual Uncertainty
The preceding article examined John Owen’s refusal to let the learned apparatus become a court over Scripture. Nineteen years after Owen published that warning, Richard Simon supplied a remarkable demonstration of why it was necessary.
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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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From Extant Infallibility to Lost-Autograph Inerrancy
Part Sixteen considered B. B. Warfield’s historical role in bringing restorationist textual criticism into conservative American theology. The present article turns from that history to the doctrinal change itself. What happens when the perfection of Scripture is located exclusively in the first…
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The Erosion of Authority
How Enlightenment Textual Criticism Undermined the Word and Weakened the Western Church Introduction In the centuries following the Reformation, the Word of God held a place of supreme authority in the life of the church. Martin Luther and the Reformers understood that…
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The Impact of Enlightenment Thought on Modern Textual Criticism: An Introduction
The Enlightenment, a cultural and intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries, brought about significant changes in Western thought, influencing disciplines from science and philosophy to theology and biblical studies. Textual criticism, which had historically approached…
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The Self-Authenticating Nature of Scripture and Its Implications for Confessional Bibliology: An Introduction
The doctrine of Scripture’s self-authenticating nature lies at the heart of Confessional Bibliology, emphasizing the Bible’s intrinsic authority and truthfulness apart from external validation. This article serves as an introduction to a series on the self-authenticating nature…
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Conceptual Preservation vs. Verbal Preservation: A Theological and Exegetical Analysis
Introduction The doctrine of textual preservation has long been a cornerstone of confessional theology, particularly among those who uphold the Reformed view of Scripture. Matthew 5:18, a key verse in this doctrine, declares, “For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and…
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The Noetic Effects of Sin: A Foundational Doctrine for Confessional Bibliology
The doctrine of the noetic effects of sin holds profound theological and epistemological significance, revealing the pervasive impact of human sinfulness on reasoning, understanding, and intellectual faculties. At its core, this doctrine asserts that the Fall not only corrupted the moral and…
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Scholarly Arrogance in Confessional Circles: A Call to Repentance
While the confessional view rightly upholds the doctrines of the authority, inspiration, and providential preservation of Scripture, a troubling trend has emerged among some who profess adherence to this view. Certain individuals, who claim fidelity to the Westminster or Second London Baptist…
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