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The Canon of the Holy Scriptures
Alternate title: From the Double Point of View of Science and of Faith
London: James Nisbet and Co., 1863.
Gaussen combines a historical case for the canon with a theological account of the believer’s certainty. He deliberately distinguishes evidence that may address the unbeliever from the divine ground of faith by which the church receives Scripture. The book mobilizes patristic testimony,…
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A Disputation on Holy Scripture
Alternate title: Against the Papists, Especially Bellarmine and Stapleton
William Whitaker, A Disputation on Holy Scripture, trans. William Fitzgerald; Titus Books digital edition, 2013.
Whitaker’s classic Reformation disputation answers Roman arguments on canon, authentic editions, authority, perspicuity, interpretation, and traditions. His central claims are that Scripture’s authority does not arise from the church, that Hebrew and Greek originals must not be confused with translations, and that…
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The Canon of the Holy Scriptures
Alternate title: From the Double Point of View of Science and of Faith
London: James Nisbet and Co., 21 Berners Street, 1863.
Gaussen argues for the canon of Scripture by combining historical evidence with what he calls the method of faith. Part One treats the New Testament canon through early catalogues, fathers, heretics, opponents, and the reception of disputed books. Part Two develops doctrinal…
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Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 1 Series: An Introduction
The Westminster Confession of Faith WCF remains one of the most significant doctrinal statements in the Reformed tradition, offering a comprehensive expression of core theological convictions. In particular, Chapter 1 of the Confession— Of the Holy Scripture —addresses…
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The Church as Witness and Keeper, Not Creator or Master: How Christ’s Church Receives, Recognizes, Preserves, and Proclaims His Word
Christ’s church receives, recognizes, preserves, and proclaims the Word as its appointed witness and keeper, never as the source or master of Scripture’s authority.
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Probability All the Way Down: When the Critic’s Judgment Becomes the Final Court
Examines how a chain of revisable probabilities can make the critic’s judgment function as the final court at every disputed textual locus.
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Preservation Is Not Built on One Proof Text: The Canonical Witness
Preservation rests upon Scripture’s cumulative canonical witness to a determinate written deposit that endures, remains present speech, and governs the church.
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The Word Given and the Word Kept: Inspiration, Canon, and Preservation as One Work of the Faithful God
Inspiration, canon, and preservation are distinguishable acts within one faithful divine work by which God gives and keeps his written Word for the church.
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Contradiction, Tension, Ambiguity, and Proof-Text Loss
Contradiction, tension, ambiguity, and proof-text loss are not interchangeable accusations. This article defines each category, fixes the threshold for a strict contradiction, and shows how logical coherence and confessional derivation must be judged on separate axes.
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Scripture Interprets Scripture: The Canonical-Coherence Test
Scripture is its own infallible interpreter, but canonical synthesis cannot be used to silence local wording or conceal textual instability. This article establishes the test that distinguishes legitimate clarification, completion, qualification, and harmonization from theological repair.
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Negative Controls: Difficulties Shared by Received and Critical Texts
A fair reconstruction test must distinguish problems produced by a critical reading from difficulties already present in both the critical and received texts. Negative controls prevent false attribution, special pleading, and inflated verdicts.
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“Textual Criticism Has No Explicit Biblical Guidelines”: The Admission That Controls the System
Analyzes the methodological consequence of admitting that textual criticism has no explicit biblical guidelines for ordering its probabilistic canons.
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