It is not irresponsible to ask those adherents of the Textus Receptus or the Received Text, “Which TR?”
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Timothy Decker
A Worthy Inclusion? The Johannine Comma of 1 John 5:7–8 Part 6: Various Historical Interpretations and Disagreements
When it came to textual criticism of the Reformation period and scholastic period, they relied heavily upon internal evidence, as their access to and knowledge of the manuscript data was very limited.
A Worthy Inclusion? The Johannine Comma of 1 John 5:7–8 Part 5: Examining the Strongest Argument of Internal Evidence | Timothy Decker
Are we willing to overturn so much manuscript data and external evidence based on this one strange grammatical rendering which a reasonable answer can be offered? Is the internal evidence for the Comma that strong to undue over 500+ Greek manuscripts, all the versions save some Latin, and much of the church fathers?
A Worthy Inclusion? The Johannine Comma of 1 John 5:7–8 Part 4: Examining the Internal Evidence | Timothy Decker
The internal argument is one that rests primarily on intrinsic probabilities and grammatical difficulties. It asks the question: If the Comma was excluded, would John the author write with such discordant grammar at 1 John 5:7–8?
A Worthy Inclusion? The Johannine Comma of 1 John 5:7–8 Part 3: Tracing the Comma throughout Church History | Timothy Decker
If one were to argue that the Textus Receptus was the text of the church throughout history, they could only make that claim from the Protestant era onward.
A Worthy Inclusion? The Johannine Comma of 1 John 5:7–8. Part 2: Arguments for its Exclusion from the External Evidence | Timothy Decker
When it comes to the Johannine Comma, the external evidence is stacked against its inclusion. If we ascertain the best reading based by sheer numbers, 98% of the extant Greek manuscript tradition exclude it.
A Worthy Inclusion? The Johannine Comma of 1 John 5:7–8 | Timothy Decker
When discussing a cherished passage of Scripture, especially over whether the passage is original or not, often more heat is inserted into the conversation rather than light.
A Case for Calvin’s Second Use of the Law | Timothy Decker
Comparative religions studies thrive off observing similarities between ancient faiths and practices, proposing the root cause of one to the other. While there is a great deal of commonalities between the two law codes, the differences far outweigh their similarities.
10 Rules for Interpreting the 10 Commandments | Timothy Decker
I suspect that I am not the only one who has tended to limit the Decalogue or simplistically read, interpret, or apply them. And if I’m not alone, as I suspect I am not, then this article is especially to help you engage in this subject.
A Gut Feeling? Akkadian Entrail Divination and Its Polemical Prohibition in the OT | Timothy Decker
Christians should be cautious, as though feelings, happenstances, and desires are equated to God’s will. Such conclusions based on flimsy forms can be just as arbitrary as interpreting entrails of sacrificial animals.