Introduction All I shall add is, transiently, to observe that since some deny this whole portion of Scripture any way to belong to St. John, thinking that it has been but lately intruded into his gospel, Selden already mentioned has recited their reasons, and Francios Gomarus has industriously vindicated it, as belonging to St. John,Continue reading “A Disputation Concerning the Authority and Meaning of John, Chapter 8, Verses 1–12[1]”
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And Still…The Most Searched for English Translation in the World
Years ago I made a post showing which version of the Bible was the most searched for in the the USA and in the world. The terms I used were acronyms like KJV, ESV, CSB etc. Well, as I said it has been a couple of years so I thought it good to revisit thisContinue reading “And Still…The Most Searched for English Translation in the World”
Johann Gottlob Carpzov, A Defense of the Hebrew Bible, 1729: defense of the pericope de adultera
Whiston’s Objection 7, Page 99. In John 8:5, the Jews say that Mosses commanded the stone the adulteress, which assertion our Savior’s answer in John 8:7 confirms. This punishment, although in this age it is not extant in the Hebrew, nor Samaritan Pentateuch, nor in the Septuagint, nor Josephus, yet that in ancient times itContinue reading “Johann Gottlob Carpzov, A Defense of the Hebrew Bible, 1729: defense of the pericope de adultera”
The Septuagint (LXX): A Scurrilous Imposter Set Against the Hebrew Old Testament
The Greek translation of the Old Testament, now commonly and rather carelessly labeled the Septuagint, is one of the most misrepresented and mythologized documents in biblical studies. The very name “Septuagint” is a historical confusion masquerading as a canonized fact. According to the lore of the Letter of Aristeas, seventy-two translators produced a Greek PentateuchContinue reading “The Septuagint (LXX): A Scurrilous Imposter Set Against the Hebrew Old Testament”
THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE WORD
2 Peter 3:13 “We according to his promise look for a new heaven and earth wherein dwelleth righteousness.” καινοὺς δὲ οὐρανοὺς καὶ γῆν καινὴν κατὰ τὸ ἐπάγγελμα αὐτοῦ προσδοκῶμεν ἐν οἷς δικαιοσύνη κατοικεῖ δικαιοσύνη, dikaiosuné — “integrity, virtue, purity of life, uprightness, correctness in thinking, feeling, and acting:” Here, dwelleth in that coming world asContinue reading “THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE WORD”
THE PURITY OF THE WORD
Scripture describes itself as pure. The adjective pure is defined as “not mixed with, or not having in or upon it, anything that defiles, corrupts, or impairs.”[1] To describing Scripture as pure is to speak of Scripture’s divine integrity and authority as God-breathed, Holy Spirit originating, infallible words written by chosen penmen. Scripture attests toContinue reading “THE PURITY OF THE WORD”
Seven Characteristics of 2nd Century Church Fathers Regarding the Canon of Scripture – Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria, and Irenaeus
L. Gaussen, The Canon of the Holy Scriptures Examined in the Light of History, translated from the French and abridged by Edward N. Kirk (Boston: American Tract Society, 1862), 160-162. [Note: The canon is one book. The New Testament is the succession of the Old Testament “of the same origin and equal authority.” The canonicalContinue reading “Seven Characteristics of 2nd Century Church Fathers Regarding the Canon of Scripture – Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria, and Irenaeus”
Inspiration, Preservation, Self-Attestation, and the Church: The Historic Grounds for Scripture’s Canonicity
L. Gaussen, The Canon of the Holy Scriptures Examined in the Light of History, translated from the French and abridged by Edward N. Kirk (Boston: American Tract Society, 1862), 96-100. [Note: Inspired Scripture evidences the marks of its Divinity. That Scripture came from God is through the Word and Spirit made historically conspicuous to theContinue reading “Inspiration, Preservation, Self-Attestation, and the Church: The Historic Grounds for Scripture’s Canonicity”
THE NOTION OF A CANON OF THE NEW TESTAMENT TRACED TO THE DAYS OF THE APOSTLES
L. Gaussen, The Canon of the Holy Scriptures Examined in the Light of History, translated from the French and abridged by Edward N. Kirk (Boston: American Tract Society, 1862), 18-23. [Note: The essential truth of canonical collation was the recognition and reception by the Church as the Word of God. The canon of Scripture wasContinue reading “THE NOTION OF A CANON OF THE NEW TESTAMENT TRACED TO THE DAYS OF THE APOSTLES”
The Transformative Moment for the Modern Church
L. Gaussen, The Canon of the Holy Scriptures Examined in the Light of History, translated from the French and abridged by Edward N. Kirk (Boston: American Tract Society, 1862), iii-vii. [Note: This translator’s preface lays out in simple terms the pre-critical, historic, orthodox methodology for academic Bible research by succinctly describing the quintessential sequence forContinue reading “The Transformative Moment for the Modern Church”
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