Continuing our trek through Francis Turretin’s Institutes of Elenctic Theology as a Bibliology Primer we now come to the question of the necessity of versions. For Turretin, this question is divided into two main heads: 1.) the necessity of the versions and 2.) the authority of the versions. Today’s post concerns the former. Turretin writesContinue reading “Are Versions Necessary?”
Author Archives: Peter Van Kleeck Jr. Ph.D.
What is a False Friend?
If you think you know somebody but you really don’t there can be two reasons for this: 1.) They are lying to you and so you believe something about that person that is not true. For example, Judas Iscariot. 2.) They are telling the truth and acting consistent with who they are but you areContinue reading “What is a False Friend?”
Preservation of Scripture
In this video Dr.’s Van Kleeck begin their discussion on the doctrine of the Preservation of Scripture.
The Power of the Word of God
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 And how exactly did God do this most profound act of creation? He did it with His words. He spoke the world into existence. Unlike our words, God’s words have power to create, change, and destroy. Where we need to combine elements toContinue reading “The Power of the Word of God”
Preaching the Word
Praedicatio Verbi Dei Verbum Dei est: The preaching of the Word of God is the Word of God. Richard Muller, Dictionary of Latin and Greek Theological Terms: Drawn Principally From Protestant Scholastic Theology, Term: Praedicatio Verbi Dei Verbum Dei est. For the Protestant Scholastics and for us here at StandardSacredText.com, there are three ways inContinue reading “Preaching the Word”
Sola Scriptura
Welcome to the Brickyard. This is a place to find quotes for use in your own research. The bricks are free but the building is up to you. The following quotes are from Robert Preus’ The Inspiration of Scripture: A Study of the Theology of the 17th-Century Lutheran Dogmaticians. Our focus for this post is onContinue reading “Sola Scriptura”
The Same Old, Same Old
Under the question, “Are the Hebrew version of the Old Testament and the Greek version of the New Testament the only authentic versions?” Turretin addresses the idea propounded by the Roman Catholics that the original Hebrew and Greek are mutilated and therefore untrustworthy in themselves. He then goes on to deal with three passages whichContinue reading “The Same Old, Same Old”
Weekly Question – Do you know that no two Greek manuscripts agree in every place?
Yes, we here at StandardSacredText.com know that no two Greek manuscripts agree in every place. The Reformers knew this 400 years ago [See Turretin’s Institutes Second Topic, Q. 11]. Jerome knew the same. So what are we suppose to do about this fact seeing that we believe in an inerrant standard sacred text and weContinue reading “Weekly Question – Do you know that no two Greek manuscripts agree in every place?”
Are the Hebrew version of the Old Testament and the Greek version of the New Testament the only authentic versions? We affirm against the papists.
Turretin writes, “All admit that the Hebrew of the Old and the Greek of the New Testament are the original and primitive. But we and the papists dispute whether each is authentic, of itself deserving faith and authority and the standard to which all the versions are to be applied.” Francis Turretin, Institutes of ElencticContinue reading “Are the Hebrew version of the Old Testament and the Greek version of the New Testament the only authentic versions? We affirm against the papists.”
More Sure Word (Part 2)
In this video Dr.’s Van Kleeck continue their discussion of II Peter 1:19-21 and the meaning of “more sure word.”
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