A Week on Lesbos in Search of… Manuscripts
By the time you read this blog post, I will be back in Athens, coming off a week-long expedition to the island of Lesbos. Yes, Lesbos. This is the third largest of the 2000...
In Defense of Sola Scripture, Part 9: A Biblical Defense
Now I will start to give a brief positive defense of the Protestant doctrine of sola Scriptura. The Scripture implicitly and explicitly speaks of its unique authority and...
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...
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...
My Definite Stance on Inerrancy
For my upcoming Bibliology and Hermeneutics students, here is a rework of my stance on inerrancy. Do I believe in inerrancy? I guess, these days, it depends on who you ask and...
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...
Theological Word of the Day: Sola Fide
If you have not subscribed to the Theological Word of the Day, you should. Here is today’s entry: Sola Fide Latin “faith alone” The historic Protestant...
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...
Christ’s Resurrection Predicted on Ancient Tablet: Good or Bad?
I am not up on the facts of this case, but I found this article very interesting. Most importantly, it would seem that according to some, such a discovery (described below)...