
Post · August 26, 2026Inspiration, canonicity, authority, and preservation belong together, but they do not answer the same question. Keeping their order prevents confusion about the books God gave and the words…
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Post · August 25, 2026Which books are Scripture, what words constitute those books, and how the church recognizes both are related but distinct questions. God creates the canon and text; the church…
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Post · August 25, 2026The received and principal critical texts include both loyalties: Christ and the gospel. A limited variant omits the gospel clause, often under influence from the shorter Synoptic parallels.
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Post · August 25, 2026The received reading identifies the dancer as Herodias’s own daughter. A difficult critical form can be read as Herod’s daughter named Herodias, conflicting with the narrative’s next identification.
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Post · August 23, 2026After healing the blind man, the received text gives two prohibitions: do not enter the village and do not report the healing there. The critical text keeps only…
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