In this series we have looked at the themes of inspiration, transmission, and textual criticism from Jeremiah 36. If you remember, Jeremiah is told to write the words of God in a scroll which will pronounce divine judgment upon Jehoiakim, king of Judah. The text tells us that Jeremiah did not write these words himself,Continue reading “The Prophet Jeremiah and the Status of the Original”
Author Archives: Peter Van Kleeck Jr. Ph.D.
The Object of Faith
It’s late and I’m tired but the show must go on so today/tonight’s post is going to be brief. What is faith aimed at in the Christian life? For the Protestant scholastics there were two categories: First, Christ and then the Scriptures. Muller writes regarding the object of faith, “obiectum fidei: object of faith; distinguishedContinue reading “The Object of Faith”
From what source does the divine authority of the Scriptures become known to us? (Part 5)
Hopefully you have been following our treatment of the above question to this point. After laying a significant amount of groundwork Turretin now turns to a treatment of the canon of Scripture. If you have not already detected a polemic against the Roman Catholic assertion of ecclesiastical authority you certainly begin to see it here.Continue reading “From what source does the divine authority of the Scriptures become known to us? (Part 5)”
Blaise Pascal and Theological Persuasion
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 Blaise Pascal’s Scientific Treatises on Geometrical Demonstration. Let’s begin. “I am not speaking here of divine truths, which I am far from bringingContinue reading “Blaise Pascal and Theological Persuasion”
From what source does the divine authority of the Scriptures become known to us? (Part 4)
As you can tell by now Turretin’s treatment of the question, “By what means do we come to know the authority and divinity of Scripture” is quite an extensive treatment, but the show must go on. So, continuing this argument we now turn to section XVIII of Turretin’s treatment of the above question. Addressing againContinue reading “From what source does the divine authority of the Scriptures become known to us? (Part 4)”
Weekly Question – How are we to move forward in the translation of Scripture in America?
If we want to get the American Church back on track with a standard sacred text for English-speaking people we would need to do a few of things. 1.) We need to recognize that everyone apparently wants a standard text. We here at StandardSacredText.com certainly do. It also seems the New American Standard folks wantContinue reading “Weekly Question – How are we to move forward in the translation of Scripture in America?”
Inspiration and Profitability
In this video, Dr.’s Van Kleeck discuss the interrelatedness of inspiration and its subsequent profitability in II Timothy 3:16.
The Prophet Jeremiah and Textual Criticism
Today we return to our short series on Bibliology and the prophet Jeremiah. Taking a look again at chapter 36 we find at least four relevant themes: 1.) inspiration, 2.) transmission, 3.) textual criticism, and 4.) the status of the original. Today we will look at the theme of textual criticism. The Scripture reads inContinue reading “The Prophet Jeremiah and Textual Criticism”
Scripture as Touchstone
“lapis lydius: Lydian stone, touchstone, standard, or benchmark; originally a hard black flint used by the ancients to test the purity of gold and silver according to the streaks left on the stone when rubbed by the metals, by extension a standard and invariable test of quality. Scripture is thus frequently referred to as lapisContinue reading “Scripture as Touchstone”
From what source does the divine authority of the Scriptures become known to us? (Part 3)
Continuing our Bibliology Primer and specifically Turretin’s treatment of how a Christian comes to know the authority and divinity of Scripture we now turn to the self-attesting and self-authenticating character of Scripture. Turretin writes, “That the Scripture makes itself known to us is proved: (1) by the nature of Scripture itself.” Turretin, Institutes of ElencticContinue reading “From what source does the divine authority of the Scriptures become known to us? (Part 3)”
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