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The Reformed Use of the Septuagint: Part 1 | Jared Ebert
“There is no such thing as the Reformed view on the Septuagint. There are differing opinions, ranging from total rejection to sympathetic willingness to use it for a variety of goals.”
What should we think of polygamy? | Ben Carlson
The right view of polygamy is that it violates God’s original design for marriage. Since it was a widespread cultural reality throughout the Ancient Near East, and since it had even infiltrated the Old Covenant people of God, it was regulated by OT law within the Israelite community but never officially endorsed or approved of.
TEXTUAL ODDITIES OF THE TEXTUS RECEPTUS IN 1 JOHN Part 4: Strange Textual Readings in the TR | Timothy Decker
In this article, we will note a somewhat unique feature in 1 John—the uncharacteristic shorter readings of the Byzantine and TR readings.
“He Who Rebukes God, Let Him Answer” | Job 42 | Tom J. Nettles
Job’s patience is demonstrated in his continual insistence that God had everything to do with his present situation of life. He became neither an atheist nor a deist but a more insistent searcher in quest of a true knowledge of God.
TEXTUAL ODDITIES OF THE TEXTUS RECEPTUS IN 1 JOHN Part 3: Strange Textual Readings in the TR | Timothy Decker
*Editors Note: This is part 3 in an ongoing series titled "TEXTUAL ODDITIES OF THE TEXTUS RECEPTUS IN 1 JOHN." Read...
TEXTUAL ODDITIES OF THE TEXTUS RECEPTUS TRADITION IN 1 JOHN Part 2: Printing Oddities within the TR Tradition, Continued | Timothy Decker
It seems to be premature to base one’s view of preservation of Scripture upon a certain textual tradition such as the TR in part because it arose at the same time that the providential technological advancement of the printing press.
Paul and James Harmonized | Austin McCormick
*Editor's Note: This blog post is a portion of Pastor Austin McCormick's sermon manuscript from a message...
TEXTUAL ODDITIES OF THE TEXTUS RECEPTUS TRADITION IN 1 JOHN Part 1: Printing Oddities within the TR Tradition | Timothy Decker
As revolutionary as the movable type-setting printing press was, in the beginning of the printed editions of the Greek New Testament (GNT), it was not without its flaws. A number of such printer errors appear in the various editions of the TR, or what I call the TR tradition.
How the Reformers, Protestant Orthodox, & Puritans Approached Textual Criticism: Part 2 | Timothy Decker
*Editors Note: This is the third installment of blogs related to Textual Criticism authored by Dr. Timothy Decker....