Part 1 Part 2 A standard evangelical approach to dealing with the stylistic differences of, say, Ephesians, Colossians, and the Pastorals from the rest of Paul’s letters, is...

by C Michael Patton

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Dan Wallace - Contra Mundane

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Book Review of Bart D. Ehrman’s “Forged” – Part 2

Part 2: Statistics on Writing Styles So, how does Ehrman attempt to prove forgery in the NT? He uses the traditional arguments that have been debated for centuries:...

by C Michael Patton

Canon

Dan Wallace - Contra Mundane

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Book Review of Bart D. Ehrman’s Forged: Writing in the Name of God—Why the Bible’s Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are

Part 1 of 3 The James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at North Carolina Chapel Hill, Dr. Bart Ehrman, is the most recognized evangelical-turned-agnostic...

Credo Clip: What Books Belong in the Bible?

Theology in three minutes.

by C Michael Patton

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“If there are Modern Day Prophets, then the Canon is Still Open” . . . And Other Stupid Statements

I am not a charismatic. It is hard for me to describe myself as a traditional cessationist either. I refer to myself as a “de facto” cessationist. What does this...

Why I Believe the Canon is Fallible . . . And am Fine with It!

I am looking on page 23 of my Bible and it has the list of books. The books all together number 66—39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament. This is often...

In Defense of Sola Scriptura – Part Eight(b) – What about all the divisions?

3. Division is not always a bad thing I am a Calvinist, others are Arminian. I believe in a premillenial eschatology, others are amillinial. I am a traducianist with regards...

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In Defense of Sola Scriptura – Part Eight – What about all the divisions?

The fifth argument against sola Scriptura: Without the infallible authority of the Church, the Church would be hopelessly divided on matters of doctrine and morals. This would...

In Defense of Sola Scriptura – Part Seven – What About the Canon?

The next argument against sola Scriptura: Without the infallible declaration of the Church, there would be no way of knowing what books belong in the canon of Scripture. Since...

In Defense of Sola Scriptura – Part Six – Apostolic Succession?

The third argument for the Dual-Source Theory and against sola Scriptura has to do with a concept called “apostolic succession.” Most non-Anglican Protestants are not very...

by C Michael Patton

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