Confessional Bibliology Blog
The Verification Problem
IGNORING THE ISSUE With every textual claim put forth by advocates of RTC, whether Critical Text, Majority Text, or something else, they all suffer from the same flaw: an inability to verify their textual choices.
Lest Arius Be Offended
For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. – Galatians 1:10 Introduction What
Textual Issue in John 10:29
From Dean Burgon’s Causes of Corruption We are sometimes able to trace the origin and progress of accidental depravations of the text: and the study is as instructive as it is interesting. Let me invite
The Doctrine Relating to Canon – Method of Faith – 3
CHAPTER IV THE ADVANTAGES OF THE METHOD OF FAITH. 416. The method of faith, on the contrary, by requiring you to study profoundly the divine facts recorded in the Word in order to find your
The Doctrine Relating to Canon – Method of Faith – 2
CHAPTER II OBJECTIONS TO THE METHOD OF SCIENCE. 410. This method of science, which can render such valuable service to the cause of God as long as it is not allowed to pass the limits
The Doctrine Relating to Canon – Method of Faith
The Doctrine Relating to Canon THE METHOD OF FAITH by Louis Gaussen 401. We are come to what, after all, forms the surest foundation of our confidence relative to the entire collection of the Scriptures.
Matthew 2:11 & WCF 1.8
As the Confessional Bibliology Facebook Group is a confessional group affirming the original intent of WCF/2LBCF 1.8 we have the following in our pinned post from Dr. Garnet Milne’s Has the Bible Been Kept Pure
Why New Testament Textual Criticism Can Never Arrive at Truth
RTC as a Thought Experiment https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W3OatkjM1gU So let’s pretend we have completed such an experiment. We begin our experiment by printing off a copy of the book of Matthew. This printed copy (autograph) is
William Whitaker on the Canon – Part 2
CHAPTER IV. WHEREIN THE ARGUMENT OF THE ADVERSARIES IS PROPOSED AND CONFUTED. Having now premised a brief explanation of these matters, we will come to the discussion of the cause and question proposed. And first,
William Whitaker on the Canon – Part 1
THE FIRST CONTROVERSY. QUESTION I. CHAPTER I. WHEREIN THIS WHOLE CONTROVERSY IS DISTRIBUTED INTO ITS PARTICULAR QUESTIONS. We will lay the foundation of this controvery in those words of Christ which are to be found
The Doctrine Relating to Canon – Part 1
THE DOCTRINE RELATING TO THE CANON. The doctrine which concerns the canon of Scripture is this that God himself has made Himself its guarantee, that His almighty providence is engaged for the preservation of this
Kruger, White, & Lovecraft Walk Into a Bar
Kruger, White, & Lovecraft Walk Into a Bar At the recent G3 conference in Georgia, Dr. Michael Kruger & Mr. James White had a discussion on the Doctrine of the Canon*. The first part of
Robert Rollock – Whether the Scripture be the Word of God
THE NUMBER OF THE CONTROVERSIES WHICH ARE CONCERNING THE WRITTEN WORD : AND OF THE FIRST CONTROVERSY, WHETHER THE SCRIPTURE BE THE WORD OF GOD. There be two kinds of controversies concerning the holy Scripture.
Bullinger's Sermon on the Word of God
Of The Word Of God; The Cause Of It; And How, And By Whom, It Was Revealed To The World. THE FIRST SERMON. ALL the decrees of Christian faith, with every way how to live
James White, Inconsistency, & Lying
James White, Inconsistency, & Lying ##UPDATE#1 (26DEC2017): Mr. White has on his FB page challenged my assertion of his conclusion in the video. I’ll be listening to the podcast again and will more explicitly lay
Are You a KJVO?
From time to time as one who holds to the Confessional (Biblical) Textual View you will be asked, Are You a KJVO? The very asking of this question when we are arguing not about a
Providentially Preserved?
Within Christendom there are two opposing views concerning the intent of the phrase by His [God's] singular care and providence, [the Scriptures are] kept pure in all ages. Does it refer to a generic preservation that
The Genuineness of 1 John 5.7 by David Martin 2.7
CHAP. VII. Of the Manuscript of Berlin. 'Tis here no longer that same Mr. Emlyn, who has been silent with regard to the Manuscripts mention'd in the Preface to the Louvain doctors, and that which F.
The Genuineness of 1 John 5.7 by David Martin 2.6
CHAP. VI. A Defence of the Manuscripts of Robert Stephens against certain Manuscripts produced from the Library of the King of France, which are pretended to be the same that Stephens used in his Editions.
The Genuineness of 1 John 5.7 by David Martin 2.5
CHAP. V. Of the obelus plac'd in the middle of the 7th Verse, There are three in heaven, &c. of the Manuscripts mention'd by the Divines of Louvain, and of that which F. Amelotte says
The Genuineness of 1 John 5.7 by David Martin 2.4
Of Robert Stephen's Manuscripts WE have seen in the foregoing Chapter the extreme perplexity in which Mr. Simon arid Mr. Emlyn are found with reference to the Manuscripts of Complutum and Erasmus; they could not
The Genuineness of 1 John 5.7 by David Martin 2.3
CHAP. III. The passage of St. John proved to be genuine from the Greek Manuscripts with some particular considerations upon the Manuscripts of Laurentius Valla, upon that of Complutum, and that of England or the
The Genuineness of 1 John 5.7 by David Martin 2.2
CHAP. II. Of the first Greek Editions, in which the Text of the three witnesses in heaven is read, and of those in which this Text is not inserted. Before I come to speak of
The Genuineness of 1 John 5.7 by David Martin 2.1
PART the SECOND. In which, the passage of St. John's Epistle, There are three in heaven, &c. is prov'd to be genuine from the Greek Copies, and the use of the Greek Church. CHAP. I.
Essay on the Right Estimation of MSS Evidence 1.0
Essay on the Right Estimation of MSS Evidence Preface & Introduction The present attempt to revise and improve our English Bible is mixed up inseparably with a further question, What is the true original Text
THE GREEK TEXT OF WESTCOTT AND HORT.
THE GREEK TEXT OF WESTCOTT AND HORT. THE CASE OF THE CONSERVATIVES. I HAVE been requested to state briefly and in as popular a form as the subject will admit, the case of the Conservatives
The Application of Thought to Textual Criticism by A.E. Housman
Taken from Proceedings of the Classical Association, Vol XVIII, August 1921 In beginning to speak about the application of thought to textual criticism, I do not intend to define the term thought, because I hope that
The Genuineness of 1 John 5.7 by David Martin 1.10
CHAP. X. What judgment must be passed upon the Latin of the Vulgate of St. Jerom, which have not the Text of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. WERE we so happy as
The Genuineness of 1 John 5.7 by David Martin 1.9
CHAP. IX. That the Text of the three witnesses, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one, was always in St. Jerom's Version. MR. Emlyn does not deny but this
The Genuineness of 1 John 5.7 by David Martin 1.8
C H A P. VIII. Of the judgment St. Jerom has made of this Text, in his Prologue to the seven Catholick Epistles 'Tis impossible but that St. Jerom must have seen in the Italick Version
Treatise of the Holy Scriptures by John Jewel part 2
The Authority of the Fathers But what say we of the fathers, Augustine, Ambrose, Hierome, Cyprian, &c.? What shall we think of them, or what account may we make of them? They be interpreters of
Treatise of the Holy Scriptures by John Jewel part 1
TREATISE OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, GATHERED OUT OF CERTAIN SERMONS, WHICH THE REVEREND FATHER IN GOD, BISHOP JEWEL, PREACHED AT SARISBURY, ANNO DOMINI 1570. Among all his creatures in heaven or earth God hath not
The Genuineness of 1 John 5.7 by David Martin 1.7
C H A P. VII. Other quotations of the Italick Verston in favour of the passage in St. John's Epistle, taken from two ancient Tracts, ascrib'd to St. Fulgentius. ST. Fulgentius, Bishop of Ruspe in
The Genuineness of 1 John 5.7 by David Martin 1.6
CHAP. VI. Containing some new reflexions upon the Profession of faith, which was presented to Huneric by the African Bishops. IN speaking of Vigilius Bishop of Tapsum, and the frequent quotations he has made of
The Doctrinal Various Readings of the New Testament Greek
Taken from R. L. Dabney's Discussions p.350 THE magnificent work whose name stands last in this list may be said to complete a marked stage in the progress, or at least in the rotation, of
The Genuineness of 1 John 5.7 by David Martin 1.5
Other proofs that the Text of the witnesses in heaven was in the old Italick Version. TO the age of St. Cyprian immediately succeeded that, in which St. Jerom flourish'd. The first Latin Version
The Genuineness of 1 John 5.7 by David Martin 1.4
That the Text of the three witnesses in heaven was from the first Ages in the Italick Version., prov'd from the quotations of Tertullian and St. Cyprian. IT is not from the MSS. themselves of
The Genuineness of 1 John 5.7 by David Martin 1.3
Of the nature of the proofs on which the genuineness of the Text of the three witnesses in heaven, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, must be established; and of the nullity of
John Owen on Providential Preservation
Below, John Owen provides 12 arguments in support of the Doctrine of Providential Preservation: We add, that the whole Scripture, entire as given out from God, without any loss, is preserved in the copies of
The Genuineness of 1 John 5.7 by David Martin 1.2
CHAP. II. The Text of the three witnesses in heaven clear'd up, for the better understanding the importance and force of it, which were spoke of in the foregoing Chapter. THE first thing, which here
The Genuineness of 1 John 5.7 by David Martin Part 1
This will be a 24-part series covering David Martin's The Genuineness of the Text of the First Epistle of Saint John V.7 The 7th Verse of the Fifth Chap. of St. John's first Epistle, There are
Edward Freer Hills and the Last 12 Verses of Mark
5. The Last Twelve Verses Of Mark Burgon's best known work in the field of textual criticism was his treatise on The Last Twelve Verses of Mark, which he published in 1871 after years of
Erasmian Myths: The Rush to Print
One of the more pernicious myths circulating about Erasmus concerns the quality of his Greek New Testament. The story goes that it was filled with errors because Erasmus was rushing to print. This myth was
Edward Freer Hills on the Comma Johanneum
Excerpt from his book The King James Version Defended 3. The Johannine Comma (1 John 5:7) In the Textus Receptus 1 John 5:7-8 reads as follows: 7 For there are three that bear witness IN
Francis Turretin and the Comma Johanneum
Francis Turretin & the Comma Johanneum One of the claims going around the internet about Francis Turretin is that he would not have defended 1 John 5:7, commonly called the Comma Johanneum. Below is a
The Revision Revised – Preface
PREFACE. The ensuing three Articles from the “Quarterly Review,”—(wrung out of me by the publication [May 17th, 1881] of the “Revision” of our “Authorized Version of the New Testament,”)—appear in their present form in compliance
Being Proud of Your Heresy
When it comes to the foundation of Christianity, the Bible, humor seems to be out of place. But occasionally the enemies of God's word provide us with a good laugh by telling the truth about
Well what's your methodology?
A common question that arises from those who support the unbiblical practice of textual criticism is, "Well what methodology do you use?" or, "Your methodology can't produce a text!" and other such nonsensical statements. Most
Presuppositions of Textual Criticism Examined
It’s been some time since I’ve posted due to work and building up the Miskatonic University site. But now that I have time, I’m going to focus on three of the canons of textual criticism
Textus Receptus – Default Text or Chosen Text?
One of the oft made claims of a popular apologist in evangelical circles is that the Reformers did not choose the Textus Receptus, but that they used it because they had no other options. Is
Confessional Bibliology Podcast #1 Introduction
Confessional Bibliology Podcast Episode #1 Introductions
John Gill On the Hebrew Vowel Points pt 4
On the Hebrew Letters, Vowel Points, & Accents by John Gill, D.D. Chapter 3. Concerning the Original of the Samaritans, their Language and Letters HAVING, in the preceding Chapter, shown that it is probable that
John Gill On the Hebrew Vowel Points pt 3
On the Hebrew Letters, Vowel Points, & Accents by John Gill, D.D. Chapter 2. Concerning the Antiquity of the Hebrew Letters IT has been a controversy among learned men, for a century or two past,
Dr. Edward Hills on The Logic of Faith
Dr. Edward Hills on The Logic of Faith 1. The Logic of Faith - How It Leads Us To The True Bible Text From the study of the Bible and of Church history two conclusions
Textual Criticism != Providential Preservation
Textual Criticism does not equal Providential Preservation. In his latest Dividing Line, Mr. White calls the non-CT views among other things "dangerous, counter-productive, non-confessional, ahistorical and indefensible." Now Mr. White holds to the mid-20th century
John Gill On the Hebrew Vowel Points pt 2
On the Hebrew Letters, Vowel Points, & Accents by John Gill, D.D. I OBSERVE there is much talk about the Masoretic Bible, and about Masoretic authority. As to the Masoretic Bible, I could never learn
John Gill On the Hebrew Vowel Points pt 1
On the Hebrew Letters, Vowel Points, & Accents by John Gill, D.D. The Preface. THE following Dissertation has long lain by me; nor was it written at first with any design to publish it
Of the Divine Original – Introduction Part 4
WITH AN ANSWER TO THAT INQUIRY, HOW WE KNOW THE SCRIPTURES TO BE THE WORD OF GOD. Continued from Part 3 CHAPTER 4. Innate arguments in the Scripture of its divine original and authority —
Of the Divine Original – Introduction Part 3
WITH AN ANSWER TO THAT INQUIRY, HOW WE KNOW THE SCRIPTURES TO BE THE WORD OF GOD. PREFATORY NOTE. THIS interesting treatise originated in the request of several persons, who had heard Owen preaching on
The Adventures of Captain Deflector Episode 1
James White's Red Herrings Pastor Robert Truelove posted the following OP on Facebook in various groups on Nov 13: Regarding having a meaningful apologetic for the Christian faith and the text of the New Testament...
Of the Integrity and Purity of the Hebrew & Greek Texts of Scripture
With Consideration on the Prolegomena and Appendix to the Late Biblia Polyglotta. Prefatory Note Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Prefatory Note: There is a
Idolatry & Atheism
The Idolatry & Atheism of Restoration Textual Criticism The current low view of Scripture held by those who contend for Restorationist Textual Criticism, was at one time considered by men such as John Owen to
Idolatry & Atheism
The Idolatry & Atheism of Restoration Textual Criticism The current low view of Scripture held by those who contend for Restorationist Textual Criticism, was at one time considered by men such as John Owen to
The Perfection of Scripture
QUESTION 16: Does Scripture contain whatever is necessary for their salvation to the extent that after it was given there was no need for unwritten traditions? Affirmative. I. In order to avoid the tribunal of
The Authenticity of the Vulgate
Question 15: Is the Vulgate version authentic? Negative, against the Roman Catholics I. It is not to be asked whether the Vulgate has value, and frequently presents the truth very effectively. No one denies this.
The Authenticity of the Vulgate
Question 15: Is the Vulgate version authentic? Negative, against the Roman Catholics I. It is not to be asked whether the Vulgate has value, and frequently presents the truth very effectively. No one denies this.
The Authenticity of the Septuagint
QUESTION 14: Is the Septuagint version of the Old Testament authoritative? Negative. I. Among the Greek versions of the Old Testament, that of the seventy-two translators rightly holds first place among us. It held this
Follow Up: Codex Montfortianus, Erasmus, and 1 John 5:7
In a previous article I addressed the issue of Codex Montfortianus and Erasmus and showed that the so called "British" Codex that Erasmus used could not be Codex Montfortianus. I was pleased to find out
Of the Divine Original – Introduction Part 2
OF THE DIVINE ORIGINAL, AUTHORITY, SELF-EVIDENCING LIGHT, AND POWER OF THE SCRIPTURES; For my own part, I must confess that I shall as soon believe a poor, deluded, fanatical Quaker, pretending to be guided by
Of the Divine Original – Introduction Part 1
OF THE DIVINE ORIGINAL, AUTHORITY, SELF-EVIDENCING LIGHT, AND POWER OF THE SCRIPTURES; WITH AN ANSWER TO THAT INQUIRY, HOW WE KNOW THE SCRIPTURES TO BE THE WORD OF GOD. ALSO, A VINDICATION OF THE PURITY
John Owen's Doctrine of Scripture
As part of the series of Index Posts on Reformed Bibliology, we have the John Owen series. Who was John Owen? John Owen (1616 - 1683) was an English theologian and "was without doubt not
On the Divine Original of the Scriptures – Preface
OF THE DIVINE ORIGINAL, AUTHORITY, SELF-EVIDENCING LIGHT, AND POWER OF THE SCRIPTURES; WITH AN ANSWER TO THAT INQUIRY, HOW WE KNOW THE SCRIPTURES TO BE THE WORD OF GOD. ALSO, A VINDICATION OF THE PURITY
The Need of Translations
QUESTION 13: Are translations necessary, and what is their authority and use in the church? I. There are two parts of this question: the first concerning the need for translations, and the second their authority.
NT Manuscripts Made to Order (Erasmus and I Jn5.7)
It is commonly known that Erasmus did not include a large section of 1 John 5:7 in the 1st and 2nd Editions of his Greek New Testament. This is the so called Comma Johanneum, "For
Matthew Henry, Cyprian, & the Comma
Matthew Henry on the Comma Johanneum, Cyprian, Thomas Aquinas, and the Complutensian Polyglot This post originated from a meme and a post in the Confessional Bibliology Facebook group and from the claim of a popular
The Authentic Version of Scripture
QUESTION 11: Are the Hebrew version of the Old Testament and the Greek of the New the only authentic ones? Affirmative, against the Roman Catholics. I. Some versions of Scripture are original and primary, originally
The Authentic Version of Scripture
QUESTION 11: Are the Hebrew version of the Old Testament and the Greek of the New the only authentic ones? Affirmative, against the Roman Catholics. I. Some versions of Scripture are original and primary, originally
The Purity of the Original Text
QUESTION 10: Has the original text of the Old and New Testaments come to us pure and uncorrupted? Affirmative, against the Roman Catholics. I. This question is forced upon us by the Roman Catholics, who
The Purity of the Original Text
QUESTION 10: Has the original text of the Old and New Testaments come to us pure and uncorrupted? Affirmative, against the Roman Catholics. I. This question is forced upon us by the Roman Catholics, who
The Canonicity of the Apocrypha
QUESTION 9: Are Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, the first two books of Maccabees, Baruch, and the additions to Esther and Daniel properly included in the list of canonical books? Negative, against the Roman Catholics. I.
The Canonicity of the Apocrypha
QUESTION 9: Are Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, the first two books of Maccabees, Baruch, and the additions to Esther and Daniel properly included in the list of canonical books? Negative, against the Roman Catholics. I.
The Canonicity of the Old Testament
QUESTION 8: Are the books of the Old Testament still part of the canon of faith, and the rule of conduct in the church of the New Testament? Affirmative, against the Anabaptists. I. This question
A Short Response to James White
Faulty Facts and Assumptions On Thursday, June 9th, James White posted in the Reformed Pub about the Comma Johanneum. Like most of Mr. White's previous interactions with those of us that hold to the Confessional
The Authenticity of the Hebrew Text
QUESTION 12: Is the present Hebrew text authentic and inspired both as to content and as to words, so that all versions are to be tested by its norm, and corrected if they differ? Or
The Preservation of the Canon
QUESTIQN 7 Will any canonical book ever have disappeared? Negative. I. In order more readily to discuss the various questions that are raised concerning the canon, a distinction must first be established. This word is
The Knowledge of Scriptural Authority
Question 6: How does the authority of the Holy (divinus) Scripture become known to us? Doesit, either in itself or on our part, depend upon the witness of the Church? Negative, against the Roman Catholics.
The Knowledge of Scriptural Authority
Question 6: How does the authority of the Holy (divinus) Scripture become known to us? Doesit, either in itself or on our part, depend upon the witness of the Church? Negative, against the Roman Catholics.
Apparent Contradictions in Scripture
QUESTION 5: Are there in Scripture true contradictions, or any irreconcilable passages, which cannot be resolved or harmonized in any way? Negative. I. When the divine quality of Scripture, which was argued in the preceding
Apparent Contradictions in Scripture
QUESTION 5: Are there in Scripture true contradictions, or any irreconcilable passages, which cannot be resolved or harmonized in any way? Negative. I. When the divine quality of Scripture, which was argued in the preceding
Erasmian Myths: Revelation Back Translated from the Vulgate?
One of the more notorious myths about Erasmus is that he backtranslated the last 6 verses of the book of Revelation. There are many articles on the internet purporting to prove conclusively that Erasmus did
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
The Divine Imperative of Written Revelation
QUESTION 3: Was the Holy Scripture written because of the circumstances of the time (occasionaliter), and without divine command? Negative, against the Roman Catholics. I. This question is debated between us and the Roman Catholics,
The Divine Imperative of Written Revelation
QUESTION 3: Was the Holy Scripture written because of the circumstances of the time (occasionaliter), and without divine command? Negative, against the Roman Catholics. I. This question is debated between us and the Roman Catholics,
The Necessity of Scripture
QUESTION 2: Was it necessary for the word to be committed to writing? Affirmative. I. Since in the preceding question we have proved the necessity of the word, in this one the necessity of Scripture,
The Necessity of Scripture
QUESTION 2: Was it necessary for the word to be committed to writing? Affirmative. I. Since in the preceding question we have proved the necessity of the word, in this one the necessity of Scripture,
Francis Turretin's Doctrine of Scripture
Doctrine of Scripture This begins a series of 21 blog posts taken from the PDF 21 Questions of the Doctrine of Scripture by Francis Turretin. Other series will include the works of John Owen, John
The Necessity of Verbal Revelation
QUESTION 1: Was revelation by the word necessary? Affirmative. I. Since the word of God is the unique foundation (principium) of theology, its necessity is properly investigated at the very beginning: was it necessary for
Five Considerations About Arguments Based on Stylistic Differences
How should we think about arguments against the traditional human authorship of a certain passage or book of Scripture based on style and word choice, such as this one by Bart Ehrman: "its writing style
Four Reasons to Reject the Floating Tradition Argument Against the Pericope Adulterae
The "floating tradition" argument against the authenticity of the Pericope Adulterae (PA), John 7:53-8:11, is summarized well by Bruce Metzger in 1964, "The pericope is obviously a piece of floating tradition which circulated in certain
Erasmian Myths: Codex Vaticanus
Erasmus & Codex Vaticanus [Part 1: Erasmus & the Comma Johanneum] In part 2 of our series, The Erasmian Myths, we will deal with the oft repeated, but never proven claim, that Erasmus didn’t have
The Apostles and Prophets: Secretaries of the Holy Ghost
"The Scripture is the Word of God written in a language fit for the Church by men immediately called to be the Clerkes, or Secretaries of the Holy Ghost, 2 Peter 1:21: 'For prophecie came
Making Mountains Out of Molehills – Part 4
Making Mountains Out of Molehills Part 4 This is part 4 of the Apologia radio episode featuring James White. You can read the other parts here: [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3]. Again my comments
Making Mountains Out of Molehills – Part 3
Making Mountains Out of Molehills Part 3 This is part 3 in this series. Here are Part 1, Part 2, & Part 4. Again, my responses are in Italics. 43:28 “What I did, is I responded
Making Mountains Out of Molehills – Part 2
Making Mountains Out of Molehills Part 2 [Part 1][Part 3][Part 4] This is the 2nd part in the series covering Mr. White's Apologia episode. 31:00 People are afraid, they just want black and white 31:20
Making Mountains Out of Molehills – Part 1
Making Mountains Out of Molehills Part 1 [Part 2] [Part 3][Part 4] This series will cover the timeline of Mr. White's Apologia episode and provide some refutations to the more notorious claims made by Mr.
Defense of the Pericope by Dr. Edward Freer Hills
Defense of the Pericope by Dr. Edward Freer Hills The Woman Taken In Adultery (John 7:53-8:11) The story of the woman taken in adultery (called the pericope de adultera) has been rather harshly treated by
Response to James White on Augustine and the Pericope Adulterae
This post is in response to a few claims made in the video, Dr. White Answers Critics on Apologia TV, which James White recorded after our argument in the Reformed Pub Facebook group about the
William Whitaker on Augustine's View of the Apocrypha
We allow that the council of Carthage, and Gelasius with his seventy bishops, and Innocent, and Augustine, and Isidore call these books canonical. But the question is, in what sense they called them canonical. Now,
Welcome to the Revolution
A Welcome to Everyone Who is New There are many of you who are new to this issue or having heard someone expound the Confessional view in the Reformed Pub, you realized that it has
Argument Analysis Checklist
Argument Analysis Checklist This post in the main is from an older blog I no longer maintain. Why an argument analysis checklist? They’re easy for people to memorize. So I’m providing the checklist I follow
Argument Analysis Checklist
Argument Analysis Checklist This post in the main is from an older blog I no longer maintain. Why an argument analysis checklist? They’re easy for people to memorize. So I’m providing the checklist I follow
The Artificial Memory
So after reading the previous two posts on memory you should now be asking yourself, Where do I begin in the development my artificial memory? First we begin with the 3 keys of artificial memory.
The Artificial Memory
So after reading the previous two posts on memory you should now be asking yourself, Where do I begin in the development my artificial memory? First we begin with the 3 keys of artificial memory.
Rhetorica Ad Herennium on Memory
The following excerpt is from the Latin text Ad Herennium. Though written many centuries ago, the information it provides on improving the memory is still as useful today as it was when originally written. I
A History of Memory
(A post on memory from an old site I started.) In beginning any history on the techniques of memory, tradition requires the mention of the following story. It is much like writing the “Hello World!”
The Preservation of Scripture
One of the benefits that God gave Israel as his covenanted people was committing to them the oracles of God. What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? Much every way: chiefly, because that
Did Paul say what I think he just said?
This is my first article on the site and I wanted to thank Chris for the opportunity to contribute. I am by no means an expert when it comes to textual criticism, though I did learn
Are you Confessional, Atheistic, or Evangelical on the Doctrine of Scripture
Three Types of Consistency and Textual Criticism How we approach the work of textual criticism, must like all other doctrines, be derived from Scripture alone. This is evident from Chapter 1 of the WCF/2LBCF Confessions
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
Historical Resources on Textual Criticism, Bible Versions, etc.
The information in this post comes from the following Facebook note of Sean McDonald. They will be added to The Library over the next 2 weeks along with many other books. May 27, 2013 at
Learning Latin, Greek, & Hebrew
I've posted these a few times in the Confessional Bibliology Facebook group. But from time to time people ask for them again. The last time I posted them I added hashtags, but I think a
Learning Latin, Greek, & Hebrew
I've posted these a few times in the Confessional Bibliology Facebook group. But from time to time people ask for them again. The last time I posted them I added hashtags, but I think a
Where to begin in the textual debate?
All Roads Lead To? When it comes to learning about textual criticism the shear amount of reading necessary to understand just the basics seems monumental. Who do you read? Who do you ignore? Why
Where to begin in the textual debate?
All Roads Lead To? When it comes to learning about textual criticism the shear amount of reading necessary to understand just the basics seems monumental. Who do you read? Who do you ignore? Why
Upcoming posts
It's been a while since I posted due to life, updating the site theme, adding more resources, finding more resources and so on. That is changing. At most, there may be one or two new
Critical Text Onlyism: A New Doctrine
Can We Trust the Reformers? He never saw it coming. He had just started attending a strict confessional church and was completely unprepared for the onslaught when he posted the Confessional view of Scripture
Critical Text Onlyism: A New Doctrine
Can We Trust the Reformers? He never saw it coming. He had just started attending a strict confessional church and was completely unprepared for the onslaught when he posted the Confessional view of Scripture
Dan Wallace & Why a Little Research Goes a Long Way
In a Facebook group, a friend on FB tagged me on a discussion about the following article: Is "Lucifer" the Devil in Is 14:12. I've reproduced a couple of quotes below. But before I begin,
Dan Wallace & Why a Little Research Goes a Long Way
In a Facebook group, a friend on FB tagged me on a discussion about the following article: Is "Lucifer" the Devil in Is 14:12. I've reproduced a couple of quotes below. But before I begin,
The Second Helvetic Confession
The View of Scripture found in the Second Helvetic Confession CHAPTER I Of The Holy Scripture Being The True Word of God CANONICAL SCRIPTURE. We believe and confess the canonical Scriptures of the holy prophets
Welcome to Confessional Bibliology
Welcome to the site for Confessional Bibliology. The purpose of this site is to provide resources, discussions, and analysis on the Confessional view of Scripture as found in the Reformed Confessions. Here is a break