Saturday, October 24, 2015

Martin Luther on Hebrews, James, Jude, and Revelation

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[Luther] begins the preface to the Epistle to the Hebrews with a sentence which applies to all four separated writings: “Up to now we have...

The Eucharist in the Didache

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The Didache is a very early Christian document, variously dated between AD 50-100; some scholars, such as Milavec, date it between 50-70 [...
Friday, October 23, 2015

Marion D Hanks on Gospel Scholarship

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“No one knows anything about Christ’s work simply by being born a member of the Church, and often he knows little about it after years of ...

Blake Ostler on the Christology of Mosiah 15

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40.   Modalism or Distinction in Unity?  Those who adopt a modalist reading of Mormon scripture rely heavily on Mosiah 15 as a proof-text f...
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

M Russell Ballard on the Importance of Scholarship

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On facebook, a grossly misinformed Latter-day Saint wrote the following in response to a post on the Greg Kofford page:  I really don...

Alfred Plummer on Luke 22:44

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44. ὡσεὶ θρόμβοι αἵματος καταβαίνμοντες . Even if καταβαίνοντος ( א V X, Vulg. Boh.) be right, the words do not necessarily mean m...
Monday, October 19, 2015

Appealing to the Internal Witness of the Holy Spirit: Not uniquely "Mormon"

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In the Westminster Confession of Faith , we read the following in chapter 1 "Of the Holy Scripture" (emphasis added): We may...