In one of the greatest SNL skits of all time Rock legend Bruce Dickinson [Christopher Walken], yes, the Bruce Dickinson, meets with the members Blue Oyster Cult to record Don’t Fear the Reaper. As the recording session goes on there is something missing and Dickinson being a Rock legend was able to put his thumbContinue reading “Bruce Dickinson and Infallible Scripture”
Author Archives: Peter Van Kleeck Jr. Ph.D.
Why Textual Criticism is an Unreliable Method for Finding the Words of God
In the video below, count the number of times those in white shirts pass the ball to each other. After watching the video to the end, how did things turn out for you? The above example serves as a stark reminder to us all that in order for us to know what is or isContinue reading “Why Textual Criticism is an Unreliable Method for Finding the Words of God”
The KJV Preface Constrained (Part 3)
This is the third part of Christopher Yetzer’s treatment of the KJV Translator’s Preface to the Reader. You can find Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Thanks again to Christopher for allowing us to repost his work without modification. Blessings. _______________________________________________________________________________ Because the preface is the words of just one translator, it is notContinue reading “The KJV Preface Constrained (Part 3)”
The Textual Confidence Collective’s View of Itself
So episode five of the Textual Confidence Collective [TCC] dropped today. My first reaction was to exclaim, “Someone call an ambulance! They are special pleading all over the place!” But I will try to avoid that route in this post. The perennial critiques of modern textual criticism remain firmly intact and completely unaddressed by theContinue reading “The Textual Confidence Collective’s View of Itself”
Riddle Responds to Ward’s Assessment of Psalm 12:6-7 Scholarly Literature
In episode three of the Textual Confidence Collective Mark Ward makes the following observation, “If the Spirit is going to guide us into all truth, I’m expecting that people in the history of the Church would, you know, largely be getting things like this right and I could not find anybody who used Psalm 12:7Continue reading “Riddle Responds to Ward’s Assessment of Psalm 12:6-7 Scholarly Literature”
Very Vulgar: The KJV Preface Considered (Part 2)
The following is Part 2 of Christopher Yetzer’s treatment of certain terms found in the KJV Translator’s Preface to the Reader and the specifically the role of translations in the Church. If you are looking for Part 1 you can found it here. Yetzer here observes that the KJV translator had several audiences they wereContinue reading “Very Vulgar: The KJV Preface Considered (Part 2)”
The TCC-Needs-To-Rethink-Its-Position Starter Pack in 6ish Memes
1.) False Friends – the TCC in general and Ward specifically like the idea of “False Friends” yet it appears they completely misunderstand what a False Friend is. Allow the following example to illustrate, This my friend is a real False Friend which is a word in a foreign language that sounds like a wordContinue reading “The TCC-Needs-To-Rethink-Its-Position Starter Pack in 6ish Memes”
The Plowboy and the Ploughman
Below is a brief history of the theme of “plowboy” or ploughman” in the context of Bible translations their intelligibility. This is part one of a four part series written by Christopher Yetzer on his FB wall [07/26/2022]. Thanks to him for allowing me to repost this here. I found Yetzer insightful on the pointContinue reading “The Plowboy and the Ploughman”
Unfounded Foundations of the TCC
Yesterday the fourth episode of the Textual Confidence Collective [TCC] dropped. As I said in yesterday’s post, I thought this was easily the most low energy episode so far. It is almost like they were bored by their own podcast. Still, they managed to put out some interesting tidbits and enough to critique. I knowContinue reading “Unfounded Foundations of the TCC”
Lancelot Andrewes Institute
I was able to listen to the Textual Confidence Collective today. The episode had some interesting historical facts but overall it was easily the most low energy episode to this point. The one major critique I had was the TCC’s insistence upon scholarship as our epistemological grounding for the text [i.e., the TCC ignores truthsContinue reading “Lancelot Andrewes Institute”
Standard Sacred Text.com 