Category Archives: General Circulation

For the next couple days I wanted to write concerning the places wherein we agree with our opposing interlocutors. For this series “opposing interlocutor” means those of the Critical Text persuasion and its translational cousin Multiple Versions Only-ism. The reason for marking where we agree is two-fold: 1.) It is important for those who wouldContinue reading “Places Where We Agree with Our Opposing Interlocutors (Part 1)”

This marks our 300th post here at StandardSacredText.com and the beginning of several new initiatives in the StandardSacredText.com trajectory for the future. The material presented thus far has come at a significant pace and with that pace the inevitability that some crucial details have been overlooked. As such, we have decided to change gears aContinue reading “300 and the Near Future”

We here at StandardSacredText.com are often asked, “Which TR do you think is standard Greek NT?” Our reply is, “The book pictured above, the Trinitarian Bible Society Textus Receptus.” Often the response we get from our opposing interlocutors is that the TBS TR is that the it is “back translated” from the KJV. This isContinue reading “The Trinitarian Bible Society Textus Receptus”

In our fourth installment of Understanding the CBGM we now come to the idea of coherence which is the primary and most important contribution of the CBGM. Generally, and simply, there are three ways in which coherence is observed in the CBGM: pregenealogical, genealogical, and stemma. Beginning with the first, “Pregenealogical coherence is the percentageContinue reading “Understanding the CBGM: Coherence”

As we continue our efforts to understand the CBGM we now turn to chapter 2 of Wasserman and Gurry’s A New Approach to Textual Criticism: An Introduction to the Coherence-Based Genealogical Method. The beginning of this chapter sets the historical stage for the rise of the CBGM which is the focus of today’s blog. LordContinue reading “Understanding the CBGM: The Method (Part 1)”

Continuing our discussion from yesterday on the CBGM we turn now to the changes that have come about given the mechanism that is the CBGM. Again, and for the remainder of this series I will be drawing on Wasserman and Gurry’s A New Approach to Textual Criticism: An Introduction to the Coherence-Based Genealogical Method. WeContinue reading “Understanding the CBGM: An Introduction (Part 2)”

Dr. Jeff Riddle was gracious enough to have Dr. Van Kleeck Sr. come the Word Magazine podcast and discuss his new book, An Exegetical Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text. The interview is broad-ranging from Dr. Van Kleeck’s early years in Bible Defense and Ted Letis to the content of Dr. Van Kleeck’s new bookContinue reading “An Exegetical Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text w/ Dr. Jeff Riddle”

The following is the opening post of a discussion I had on the Sharper Iron forum over 11 years ago. The discussion took the better part of 3 months with over 300 comments largely between me and three opposing interlocutors. I had just finished my Th.M. from Calvin Theological Seminary the previous Spring and longedContinue reading “The Standard Sacred Text Debate of Yesteryear.”

Recently I was asked how evidence fits into my overall argument in favor of a standard sacred text of Scripture for the English-speaking believing community. First, I will try to be as succinct and clear as possible then I will go onto offer an explanation for my view. Yes, use evidence. Use as much asContinue reading “The Role of Evidence in Christian Belief”