Scripture and Tradition
Scripture and Tradition
Scripture and Tradition
“By word of mouth or by letter” — 2 Thessalonians 2:15
———— The Bible ————
Dialogues
On Catholic Teaching about the Bible
Does the Catholic Church teach that Scripture is inerrant?
Do Protestants pit Scripture and Church against each other?
On the Relationship Between Church and Bible
Does the Catholic Church believe itself to be superior to Scripture?
———— The Canon of Scripture ————
Articles
How Do We Know Which Books Belong in the Bible?
A response to James White’s “golden index” argument
The Church Didn’t Have to—and Didn’t—Adopt the Jewish Canon
Who determines which books belong in the Christian Old Testament?
The Books Protestants Removed from the Bible
The Catholic Church didn’t add the “Apocrypha” to the Bible at the Council of Trent
Dialogues
On Whether the “Apocrypha” Is Scripture
Shouldn’t we accept these books for the same reasons we accept the other biblical books?
———— Sola Scriptura ————
Articles
Can “Scripture Alone” Be Derived From Scripture Alone?
Putting sola Scriptura to its own test
Making Ourselves the Final Authority
How making Scripture the supreme judge puts us in charge
Why Protestants Can’t Agree on the Clear Teachings of Scripture
The 500-year experiment on the clarity of Scripture
A roll call of hundreds of Protestant denominations
The Bereans and Sola Scriptura
Did the Berean Jews test all of Paul’s teachings against Scripture?
“Do Not Go Beyond What Is Written”
Does 1 Corinthians 4:6 establish sola Scriptura?
“All Scripture is God-Breathed”
Does 2 Timothy 3:15-17 establish sola Scriptura?
Dialogues
On Two Versions of Sola Scriptura
Is the modern version of sola Scriptura different from the Classical Protestant version?
On the Early Christians’ View of Scripture
A response to Tim Enloe’s claim that sola Scriptura can be found in the early Church
The ancient Bereans were Jews, not Baptists, so did they believe in “Scripture alone”?
On Verifying Everything by Scripture
Do the Bereans teach us that we must personally verify everything by Scripture?
———— The Clarity of Scripture ————
Articles
Why Protestants Can’t Agree on the Clear Teachings of Scripture
The 500-year experiment on the clarity of Scripture
Dialogues
On the Meaning of the Word “Clarity”
What do Protestants mean when they say the Bible is “clear”?
On subjective Clarity vs. Objective Clarity
Is it possible for a document to be “objectively clear” even if it is widely misunderstood?
On the Inevitable Clarity of Scripture
Does God’s ability to communicate imply that Scripture must be clear?
If the Bible’s so clear, why didn’t you understand it without an “external interpreter”?
Part 2On the Protestant System of Authority
Is Scripture clear enough to be the basis of Christian unity?
———— Tradition ————
Articles
Where Did We Get Our Knowledge of the New Testament?
Most of what we believe about the New Testament comes from Tradition
Dialogues
On Tradition vs. “Scripture Alone”
Do Protestants accept “Scripture alone,” or do they unwittingly accept Tradition, too?
———— The Greek New Testament ————
Articles
”From Childhood” or “From Infancy”?
2 Timothy 3:15
James 2:14
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