canon
Historical and textual studies explaining how the biblical canon was formed and defended against common objections.
Syriac Sinaiticus’ Gospel Variants Paid Members Public
The Syriac Sinaiticus codex is a 4th century AD manuscript, which contains the oldest translations of the Gospels into the Syriac language: The Syriac Sinaiticus, a late 4th century codex also known also as the Sinaitic Palimpsest or the Codex Syriacus, contains a translation of the four canonical gospels of
An EO’s New Testament Translation Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting select references from Eastern Orthodox scholar David Bentley Hart’s The New Testament: A Translation, published by Yale University Press in 2017. As the readers will see, Hart rendering of specific Christological texts is far from Orthodox, and even smacks of outright Arianism.
IRENAEUS ON MARK 16:9-20 Paid Members Public
This post is taken from James Snapp’s blog: The Text of the Gospels: Craig Evans and the Ending of Mark. Craig Evans and the Ending of Mark A prominent evangelical commentator has spread misinformation about an important text-critical question. I wrote this post as a means of doing something
SIRACH & THE TALMUD Paid Members Public
In this post I quote select passages from the Babylonian Talmud where the rabbis affirm the authority of Ecclesiasticus, also known as Ben Sirach, and even quote from it to establish doctrine. The rabbis even placed Sirach in the section called Writings (ketuvim). כָּתוּב בַּתּוֹרָ
RAPHAEL: A LYING ANGEL? Paid Members Public
In attempt to undermine the canonicity of the book of Tobit certain Protestants appeal to the following text where the archangel Raphael is alleged to have lied about his identity: “He replied, ‘I am Azariah, the son of the elder Hananiah, one of your relatives (ton adelphon sou).’” Tobit 5:
AUGUSTINE ON THE CHURCH’S AUTHORITY Paid Members Public
In the following extract Augustine shows how the Gospels’ reliability rests on the authority of the Catholic Church and to, therefore, attack the Church is to undermine the veracity of the Gospels themselves. Here is what he wrote in refuting of the claims of Manichaeus, the founder of Manicheism. All
JEROME & JUDITH Paid Members Public
This is what the illustrious theologian and scholar St. Jerome wrote in regards to the canonicity of Judith. All emphasis is mine. Jerome, Prologue to Judith (2006) [Translated by Kevin P. Edgecomb] BEGINNING OF THE PROLOGUE TO JUDITH Among the Hebrews the Book of Judith is found among the Hagiographa,
FLORENCE AND THE CANON Paid Members Public
According to the online Catholic Encyclopedia, among the reasons why the Council of Florence was convened was to settle the issues of purgatory, the filioque and papal primacy in order to reunite the Oriental and Eastern Orthodox Churched with Rome: The Ferrara Council opened on 8 January, 1438, under the