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”
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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 Forgotten Promise of Providential Preservation
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), 460-463. {Note: Gaussen’s work concludes with the following short testimony of his findings attributing the canonicity of Scripture to inspiration and providential or miraculous preservation. ThisContinue reading “The Forgotten Promise of Providential Preservation”
L. Gaussen’s Preface to “The Canon of Holy Scripture” (1863)
PREFACE In publishing this work, I am actuated by the threefold consideration— of the real importance of the subject, of its being accessible to every class of readers, and of the very luminous aspect it presents when closely studied. It is only obscure at a distance; and if to some persons it seems beset withContinue reading “L. Gaussen’s Preface to “The Canon of Holy Scripture” (1863)”
THE LITTLE BOOK OF REVELATION 10: TOTAL ASSIMILATION OF THE INSPIRED MESSAGE
THE LITTLE BOOK OF REVELATION 10: TOTAL ASSIMILATION OF THE INSPIRED MESSAGE βιβλαρίδιον The identity of the “little book” in Revelation 10 can be established through five key theological and exegetical considerations: Introduction The design of this paper is to examine the interpretive background of Revelation 10 to determine the origin and nature of theContinue reading “THE LITTLE BOOK OF REVELATION 10: TOTAL ASSIMILATION OF THE INSPIRED MESSAGE”
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