Author Archives: Dr. Peter Van Kleeck, Sr.

Tonight 8/15 at 7:30 we will hold the twelfth lecture of series three on “A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text –The Doctrine of Immediate Inspiration and a Standard Sacred Text , part 3.” The Apologetic Aspect of Inspiration             The formulation of the doctrine of inspiration is in large part been an apologeticContinue reading “Series 3, Lecture 12: A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text — The Doctrine of Immediate Inspiration and a Standard Sacred Text, part 3”

Tonight 8/8 at 7:30 we will hold the eleventh lecture of series three on “A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text –The Doctrine of Immediate Inspiration and a Standard Sacred Text , part 2.” The Apologetic Aspect of Inspiration             The formulation of the doctrine of inspiration is in large part been an apologeticContinue reading “Series 3, Lecture 11: A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text — The Doctrine of Immediate Inspiration and a Standard Sacred Text, part 2”

Tonight 7/181 at 7:30 we will hold the eighth lecture of series three on “A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text — The Holy Spirit and a Standard Sacred Text, part 2.” William Bucanus Served as professor of theology at Lausanne from 1591 to 1603. His major dogmatic work was the Institutes of theContinue reading “Series 3, Lecture 8: A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text — The Holy Spirit and a Standard Sacred Text, part 2”

Tonight 7/11 at 7:30 we will hold the seventh lecture of series three on “A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text — The Holy Spirit and a Standard Sacred Text.” Henry Venn (1724-1797), the Anglican rector of Huddersfield in Yorkshire and later of Yelling in Huntingdonshire, was the author of the once well-known bookContinue reading “Series 3, Lecture 7: A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text — The Holy Spirit and a Standard Sacred Text”

Tonight 6/27 at 7:30 we will hold the sixth lecture of series three on “A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text — The Unquantifiability of Manuscript Transmission and Canonical Collation.”             The process by which the words of the Canon were collated cannot be classified, categorized, or easily referenced because, as we have seen,Continue reading “Series 3, Lecture 6: A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text — The Unquantifiability of Manuscript Transmission and Canonical Collation”

Tonight 6/20 at 7:30 we will hold the fifth lecture of series three on “A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text — Canonicity: Historical Overview and the Failure of External Criteria “ The Muratorian Canon (175-225 AD)  was the earliest official list produced by the Church. It was not sanctioning a canon but recognizing aContinue reading “Series 3, Lecture 5: A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text — Canonicity: Historical Overview and the Failure of External Criteria”

Tonight 6/13 at 7:30 we will hold the fourth lecture of series three on “A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text: The Theocentricity of the Canon“ Presbyterian scholar and Westminster Professor John Murray articulates the “imprints” of God’s Authorship upon Scripture, writing, “If, as has been shown in the earlier part of this discussion,Continue reading “Series 3, Lecture 4: A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text: The Theocentricity of the Canon”

Tonight 6/6 at 7:30 we will hold the third lecture of series three on “A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text: The Connection Between Apostolic Preaching and the Written Word of God.” According to 1 Thess. 2:13, Paul’s preaching was received as God’s Word –“ye received it not as the word of men, butContinue reading “Series 3, Lecture 3: A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text: The Connection Between Apostolic Preaching and the Written Word of God”

Tonight at 7:30 we will hold the second lecture of series three on “A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text.” An orthodox Christian theological grounding for a Standard Sacred Text must of necessity begin with Jesus Christ and the Christ-complex – the death, burial, resurrection, ascension, and Pentecost – to be properly formulated (LukeContinue reading “Series 3, Lecture 2, A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text: Canonicity and Apostolicity”

Such is the depth of the Christian Scripture, that therein I could reap new advantage every day, if I had given myself over to the study of it alone, from my very first childhood even to decrepit old age, with the greatest leisure earnestest study, and a more happy genius; not that it is soContinue reading “Augustine, in his 121th Epistle, otherwise Third, to Volusianus, Proconsul of Africa, Uncle to Melania the Younger, Numb. 3”