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Apographa

“copies of an original; specifically, the scribal copies of the original autographa (q.v.) of Scripture.”Richard Muller, Dictionary of Latin and Greek Theological Terms: Drawn Principally from Protestant Scholastic Theology, Term: apographa. The term apographa deserves close attention in that the documents were not merely understood to be copies of copies of copies. Still, for theContinue reading “Apographa”

What is Standard Sacred Text.com – Text

Before addressing a topic so fundamental as the doctrine of God, Francis Turretin begins his Institutes of Elenctic Theology with a discussion on the doctrine of Scripture. Turretin is writing in the third wave of the Reformation and the struggle over the certainty and authority of the Scriptures was still a hotly contested locus betweenContinue reading “What is Standard Sacred Text.com – Text”

William Whitaker and Revelation 20:18

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 William Whitaker on Revelation 20:18. He originally wrote them in 1588. “For we may, by parity of reason, argue thus: The authorityContinue reading “William Whitaker and Revelation 20:18”

Scripture Endures Forever

What are we as Christians to make of these passages? Are we to disregard them as oriental hyperbole, or a literary device, or a contextually limited application? Or are we to accept the clear and conspicuous, historically anchored meaning of “forever”? To reject the truth of Scripture’s “foreverness” presents the need to reinterpret the passagesContinue reading “Scripture Endures Forever”

What is Standard Sacred Text.com – Sacred

Eminent scholar, Daniel Wallace opines in the following manner, “I would question whether it is an epistemologically sound principle to allow one’s presuppositions to dictate his text-critical methodology. This is neither honest to a historical investigation nor helpful to our evangelical heritage.” Daniel Wallace, “Challenges in New Testament Textual Criticism for the Twenty-First Century” in Journal of theContinue reading “What is Standard Sacred Text.com – Sacred”

Weekly Question – What if we had a Standard Sacred Text?

What if we had a standard sacred text? Say the English-speaking believing community was to arrive at and agree on a standard sacred text. What negative outcomes do you think will come about? What are the cons? How would the Church be injured? What does the worst-case scenario look like? What is the likely scenario?Continue reading “Weekly Question – What if we had a Standard Sacred Text?”

The Department of Education, Big Pharma, and Bible Publishers

Riding home from a family visit, we were listening to the radio and a commentor’s observation on the existence of the Department of Education. He scoffed at the notion that the DOE functioned to educate children. In summary, he concluded that the education of children was not the department’s purpose because well-educated children would giveContinue reading “The Department of Education, Big Pharma, and Bible Publishers”