For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the message was lost.For want of a message the battle was lost. For want of a battle the kingdom was lost, And all for the want of a horseshoe nail. This famous proverb has been used across the centuries to indicate the importance and necessity of small things in the grand picture. We see this truth all around us. That is why kings and generals and Supreme Court justices have quoted or made reference toContinue reading “For The Want of a Horseshoe Nail”
Author Archives: Peter Van Kleeck Jr. Ph.D.
The Textual Confidence Collective Closes Up Shop
We have finally come to the last episode of the Textual Confidence Collective [TCC]. This episode was about 30% shorter than all the others. The bulk of the conversation took place around things each member was thankful for, what they appreciated most about their own podcast, and books they recommended for further study. I wasContinue reading “The Textual Confidence Collective Closes Up Shop”
Does Modern Evangelical Textual Criticism Count as Liberal Theology? We Affirm.
While perusing FB I came across an article from Christianity Today entitled A Neoconservative’s Plea to Those Leaving Conservative Churches. This article is a book review of Roger Olsen’s Against Liberal Theology: Putting the Breaks on Progressive Christianity. Olsen focus of attention is on “exvangelicals” or those who “grew up in fundamentalist churches, found themContinue reading “Does Modern Evangelical Textual Criticism Count as Liberal Theology? We Affirm.”
An Oldie But A Goodie: Theodore Letis Radio Interview on KVTT
Here we have a 90 minute interview of Theodore Letis on KVTT. Dooley does a wonderful job asking penetrating question though it is clear he is not an advocate of Letis’ position. The interview is a model interview even among those who differ. As an aside, Dooley gives Letis an opportunity to be Letis andContinue reading “An Oldie But A Goodie: Theodore Letis Radio Interview on KVTT”
Christopher Yetzer Addressing the Meaning of “Very Vulgar” in the KJV Preface to the Reader (Part 4)
The following is Christopher Yetzer’s fourth and final instalment in the treatment of the term “very vulgar” as it is used in the 1611 KJV Preface to the Reader. You can find prior instalments here: First, Second, and Third. Recently, “very vulgar” has been co-opted by opponents of the KJV in order to claim thatContinue reading “Christopher Yetzer Addressing the Meaning of “Very Vulgar” in the KJV Preface to the Reader (Part 4)”
Confessional Bibliology: The Stronger Apologetic
As many of you know my Ph.D. is in Christian Apologetics. I love Christian Apologetics. I love meeting people where they are and helping them see the person, power, and work of Jesus Christ. I will talk to anyone at any time about their worldview, it’s explanatory force and scope, and whether their worldview stacksContinue reading “Confessional Bibliology: The Stronger Apologetic”
Which Came First – The Text or Textual Criticism?
In the most recent episode of the Textual Confidence Collective [TCC] much hay was made about the ongoing enterprise of textual criticism in the history of the Church. In my opinion they did not go back far enough to the inception of textual criticism with the words, “Yeah, hath God said?” brought to us byContinue reading “Which Came First – The Text or Textual Criticism?”
The Textual Confidence Collective: Having Confidence in Everything But Scripture
Today we have arrived at the penultimate episode of the Textual Confidence Collective [TCC] – Episode 6: This Pious Labor. At the beginning I had much higher hopes until around Episode 3 when it dawned on me that the whole thing was probably going to be an If-You’re-On-Our-Team-You’ll-Like-It-If-Not-Ya-Wont kind of affair. Once I had recalibratedContinue reading “The Textual Confidence Collective: Having Confidence in Everything But Scripture”
The KJV: The Most Searched For English Bible Version on Google
Around here we often make the case that we know what words are God’s words by the Spirit of God moving through the words of God in the hearts of the people of God. More colloquially we look to the average Spirit-filled Christian and not the scholar to tell us what belongs in the BibleContinue reading “The KJV: The Most Searched For English Bible Version on Google”
Canonicity and Whether the KJV Needs and Update
If you hold to Confessional Bibliology or you have listened to considerable amounts of argumentation made in favor of said position you know that questions of Canonicity overlap strongly and often with questions of which TR and which Bible. Regarding whether the KJV needs an update is no exception. Once upon a time, all NewContinue reading “Canonicity and Whether the KJV Needs and Update”
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