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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Sola Scriptura 6 – Utilitarian
In a way, this thread I’ve observed seems a little odd. For some reason, the attempt to place the Bible in a place where it does not naturally fit distorts the manner in which it is perceived and the practices surrounding it. At first blush, it would seem that the elevation of the Bible to [...]
Sola Scriptura 5 – Yanking On Those Bootstraps
Yesterday I briefly touched on the complex manner in which the canon of Holy Scripture we often call the Bible developed over time within and as part of the tradition of the church. Scripture is not something which somehow stands apart or separate from the church and its tradition. Rather it is a product of [...]
Posted in Sola Scriptura Tagged 1 timothy 3, 2 thessalonians 2, allah, holy scripture, islam, new testament, oral culture, pillar 1 Comment
Sola Scriptura 4 – Canon and History
The thread of deconstruction I have in mind today is a tangled one indeed. I’m not sure how well I can express it one post, but I’ll do my best. Put simply, many of the ways “the Bible” is discussed among those today who hold to some variation of sola scriptura simply don’t reflect the [...]
Posted in Sola Scriptura Tagged eastern orthodox, gentile converts, greek text, life of christ, scripture, septuagint 8 Comments
Sola Scriptura 2 – So Many Sola Scripturas
One of the things that quickly dawned on me as I explored this idea is that there isn’t really one concept called Sola Scriptura. Rather, there are a variety of different perspectives, often flowing from different times and places, that all operate under that general umbrella. Luther, for example, had little patience with the idea [...]
Posted in Sola Scriptura Tagged Holy Scriptures, holy spirit, magisterium, radical reformation, reformers, roman catholic, scripture Leave a comment
Sola Scriptura – Interlude for Dilemma
As I move into this series, Peter Rollins posted the video below. It also struck me as beautiful and evocative. I have the sense that there are those who will watch and truly see and others who may not. I can’t think of a way to translate my reaction to words. So I’ll leave you [...]
Sola Scriptura 1 – Intertwined with the Modern Lens
No, this isn’t going to be yet another one of those apologies for or arguments against the idea of Sola Scriptura that you find littered across the blogosphere and in print. I’ve read and listened to quite a few from a variety of perspectives over the years and found the majority of them … less [...]
Posted in Sola Scriptura Tagged deconstruction, modernity, perspective, scholasticism, sola scriptura, Southern Baptist 2 Comments
Constantine and the Church 6 – Outcome of the Council
As I mentioned in the last post, many of the myths about Constantine’s influence or control over the Church revolve around his imagined ability to control the outcome of the council at Nicaea or over the bishops of the Church in general. I looked at the bishops yesterday. Today I want to look at the [...]
Constantine and the Church 5 – Who was at Nicaea?
Within the Church, of course, other than granting Christianity legal status, Constantine is perhaps best known for calling the council at Nicaea that eventually came to be recognized as the first ecumenical council. Yes, that phrasing is important. You see, there were many councils before Nicaea (though none with an emperor present) and there were [...]
Sola Scriptura 7 – It just hasn’t worked