Today we begin a short series on Bibliology and the prophet Jeremiah. Our focus falls on chapter 36. In this chapter we find at least four relevant themes: 1.) inspiration, 2.) transmission, 3.) textual criticism, and 4.) the status of the original. Let us begin with the first theme – inspiration. Jeremiah writes in JeremiahContinue reading “The Prophet Jeremiah and Inspiration (Part 1)”
Author Archives: Peter Van Kleeck Jr. Ph.D.
Certitudo
“certitudo: certainty, certitude, surety; the certainty of knowledge (ceritiudo cognitionis), also termed the certainty of assent or adhesion (certitudo adhaesionis). Richard Muller, Dictionary of Latin and Greek Theological Terms: Drawn Principally From Protestant Scholastics, certitudo. Muller goes on to explain that according to the Protestant scholastics, certain knowledge occupies at least four spheres: “(1) CertitudoContinue reading “Certitudo”
Do Real Contradictions Occur in Scripture? We deny. (Part 2)
In Part 1 we discussed the state of the case surrounding the existence or non-existence of contradictions and errors in Scripture. We saw that the Christian response was multifarious but concluded that the common orthodox understanding was that no real contradictions occur in Scripture and all minor errors were/are presently solvable. Now in Part 2Continue reading “Do Real Contradictions Occur in Scripture? We deny. (Part 2)”
Do Real Contradictions Occur In Scripture? We deny. (Part 1)
Continuing our Bibliology Primer we now come to the question of whether real contradictions appear in the Scriptures. This blog post will be divided into two section, maybe three. The first section will deal with the problems faced by the Reformers at there time which, interestingly enough, very closely resembles similar problems the Standard SacredContinue reading “Do Real Contradictions Occur In Scripture? We deny. (Part 1)”
Has the Bible Been Kept Pure?
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 Garnet Howard Milne’s, Has the Bible Been Kept Pure? Confession of faith and the Providential Preservation of Scripture. Milne’s work quotes theContinue reading “Has the Bible Been Kept Pure?”
Weekly Question – Which Bible Version Do You Read and Why?
Which English version of the Bible do you read? Do you account multiple versions of the English Bible to be equal? Instead of reading one perhaps you read many and hold them each to be relatively equal in authority. Why? What rational basis do you have for these conclusions? What Scriptural basis do you haveContinue reading “Weekly Question – Which Bible Version Do You Read and Why?”
Special Revelation
A More Sure Word
“We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts.” II Peter 1:19 In the beginning of the apostle Peter’s second catholic epistle he declares thatContinue reading “A More Sure Word”
Autopistos
“autopistos: trustworthy in and of itself; specifically, a term used by the Protestant scholastics to denote the self-authenticating character of scriptural authority. Richard Muller, Dictionary of Latin and Greek Theological Terms: Drawn Principally from Protestant Scholasticism, autograph. As we have noted other place regarding the self-attesting character of Scripture as the principium cognoscendi we seeContinue reading “Autopistos”
Atheism and the Authority of Scripture
As we continue our way through Francis Turretin’s Institutes of Elenctic Theology as a Bibliology Primer we come to the question, “Are the holy Scriptures truly authentic and divine?” Of course Turretin assumes the affirmative. He then goes on to say that the question could be divided into two sub-heads: “(1) with atheists and theContinue reading “Atheism and the Authority of Scripture”
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