Author Archives: Peter Van Kleeck Jr. Ph.D.

Textus Receptus

“Textus Receptus: the Received Text; i.e., the standard Greek text of the New Testament published by Erasmus (1516) and virtually contemporaneously by Ximenes (the Complutensian Polyglot, printed in 1514 but not circulated [i.e., published] until 1522), and subsequently reissued with only slight emendation by Stephanus (1550), Beza (1565), and Elzevir (1633). Richard Muller, Dictionary ofContinue reading “Textus Receptus”

Scripture as Supreme and Infallible Judge of All Controversies and Interpreter of Itself (Part 3)

We are now in our third installment of Turretin’s argument on Scripture as infallible judge of controversies and interpreter of itself. In part 2 we discussed the first four of Turretin’s arguments in support of the claim that the Scripture is such a judge and interpreter. In this installment we will discuss the final threeContinue reading “Scripture as Supreme and Infallible Judge of All Controversies and Interpreter of Itself (Part 3)”

Quips and Quotes from G.K. Chesterton

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 from The Quotable Chesterton edited by Marlin, Rabatin, and Swan. It is a compilation of quotes from G.K. Chesterton across a hostContinue reading “Quips and Quotes from G.K. Chesterton”

Scripture as Supreme and Infallible Judge of All Controversies and Interpreter of Itself (Part 2)

In our last post on this point, we framed the question and asserted that disputes over what is or is not the New Testament and therefore what is or is not the word of God fall under the jurisdictional authority of the Spirit of God as supreme autocratic judge speaking through the words of GodContinue reading “Scripture as Supreme and Infallible Judge of All Controversies and Interpreter of Itself (Part 2)”

Weekly Question – How great is the ecclesiastical upheaval when the church’s Bible is quasi-replaced?

If we take the church to be a sub-culture of any culture, and we take the Bible to be at the center of that sub-culture because Christ can only be known through the Bible, how seismic is an attempt to replace that Bible with another like it let alone one very different? On the levelContinue reading “Weekly Question – How great is the ecclesiastical upheaval when the church’s Bible is quasi-replaced?”

Scripture as Supreme and Infallible Judge of Controversies and Interpreter of Itself (Part 1)

We have now arrived at the twentieth question offered in Turretin’s treatment of Bibliology. Here he asks about the Scripture as the final and infallible judge of controversies in the church as opposed to the Scripture + Church Tradition or the Scriptures + the Magisterium. As you can imagine Turretin’s treatment is extensive so it’sContinue reading “Scripture as Supreme and Infallible Judge of Controversies and Interpreter of Itself (Part 1)”

The Internal Testimony of the Holy Spirit

Happy New Year one and all. After a brief hiatus in celebration of being married to my most splendid wife and co-laborer for 20 years, it is time to once again assume the blogging mantle. Thanks to Dr. Van Kleeck Sr. for doing all the heavy lifting while I was gone. We pick up againContinue reading “The Internal Testimony of the Holy Spirit”