In our fourth installment of Understanding the CBGM we now come to the idea of coherence which is the primary and most important contribution of the CBGM. Generally, and simply, there are three ways in which coherence is observed in the CBGM: pregenealogical, genealogical, and stemma. Beginning with the first, “Pregenealogical coherence is the percentageContinue reading “Understanding the CBGM: Coherence”
Author Archives: Peter Van Kleeck Jr. Ph.D.
Faith & Philosophy
Welcome to the Brickyard. This is a place to find quotes for use in your own research and writing. The bricks are free, but the building is up to you. The following quotes are drawn from various philosophical sources dealing with faith and belief. I include these quotes because faith and belief are foundational toContinue reading “Faith & Philosophy”
Questioning One’s Belief in Their Bible
There seems to be an unavoidable yet precarious conflict which necessarily arises whenever there is a discussion about original texts and Bible versions. That conflict contains the inevitable claim that this or that guy’s Bible is not the word of God in the same way that this or that guy’s Bible is. Given the grossContinue reading “Questioning One’s Belief in Their Bible”
We Are Miles Away But Still Walking
Taking a break from the CBGM for a moment I want to turn to Mark Ward’s latest interview with Dwayne Green. Having watched each episode in the three part series I have come to the conclusion that we are on the same road but so far apart I’m afraid he cannot see us. As aContinue reading “We Are Miles Away But Still Walking”
Understanding the CBGM: The Method (Part 1)
As we continue our efforts to understand the CBGM we now turn to chapter 2 of Wasserman and Gurry’s A New Approach to Textual Criticism: An Introduction to the Coherence-Based Genealogical Method. The beginning of this chapter sets the historical stage for the rise of the CBGM which is the focus of today’s blog. LordContinue reading “Understanding the CBGM: The Method (Part 1)”
Understanding the CBGM: An Introduction (Part 2)
Continuing our discussion from yesterday on the CBGM we turn now to the changes that have come about given the mechanism that is the CBGM. Again, and for the remainder of this series I will be drawing on Wasserman and Gurry’s A New Approach to Textual Criticism: An Introduction to the Coherence-Based Genealogical Method. WeContinue reading “Understanding the CBGM: An Introduction (Part 2)”
Understanding the CBGM: An Introduction (Part 1)
For the benefit of our readership, I thought it good that we present a primer of sort on the CBGM or the Coherence-Based Genealogical Method. To do this I will lean almost exclusively on Dr. Wasserman and Dr. Gurry’s work, A New Approach to Textual Criticism: An Introduction to the Coherence-Based Genealogical Method. As youContinue reading “Understanding the CBGM: An Introduction (Part 1)”
The Apostolic Message and Your Bible (Part 2)
In this episode, Dr.’s Van Kleeck continue their discussion of the Apostolic Message as the ground and foundation of the Gospel and the Christian Scriptures.
Scripture as the Object of Faith
In Volume 2 of Francis Turretin’s Institutes of Elenctic Theology (1696) he discusses the question of the object of faith, or toward what is faith aimed and from which does faith come? To answer this question, Turretin offers four propositions. “First proposition: ‘The object of faith ought to be true and nothing false can comeContinue reading “Scripture as the Object of Faith”
Mark Ward and Which Evidence
As we continue our way through Mark Ward’s observations of the Confessional/Standard Sacred Text position we now come to his observations regarding Matthew 5:18, jot and tittle, and whether we are rational and warranted that every word of every verse is present in the Masoretic Hebrew and the TBS Greek New Testament. Indeed, we doContinue reading “Mark Ward and Which Evidence”
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