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Who Authenticates the Canon?

December 31, 2025December 31, 2025 TheSire

This article grew out of an extended dialogue I had with a Catholic interlocutor about the canon—how it’s recognized, what authority it presupposes, and why the question matters in the first place. I’m sharing the conversation here not to recycle … Continue reading Who Authenticates the Canon?

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Is the Roman Catholic Canon Open?

April 27, 2023 TheSire

Click here to watch on YouTube:     Continue reading Is the Roman Catholic Canon Open?

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Did the Early Church have the Bible?

January 6, 2023 TheSire

Click here to watch on YouTube: Continue reading Did the Early Church have the Bible?

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Did Jude Affirm Enoch as Canonical?

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 TheSire

Dr. Thomas Schreiner has written a commentary on Jude in the CSC series. Here were some of his points about those that point to it as affirming 1 Enoch as canonical: Jude’s citation of 1 Enoch suggests to some that … Continue reading Did Jude Affirm Enoch as Canonical?

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Responding to Gary Michuta’s “Abel to Zechariah” Counter-Arguments with Steve Christie & Paul

January 11, 2022January 11, 2022 TheSire

Click here to watch on Youtube: For more: http://spirited-tech.com/2021/08/18/steve-christies-resources/ Continue reading Responding to Gary Michuta’s “Abel to Zechariah” Counter-Arguments with Steve Christie & Paul

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Papal Recyclables: A Defense of Sola Scriptura

September 9, 2021September 10, 2021 TheSire

Click here to watch on Youtube: https://rumble.com/vm9gwt-papal-recyclables-a-defense-of-sola-scriptura.html Continue reading Papal Recyclables: A Defense of Sola Scriptura

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Canon, Internalism, and Sola Scriptura

April 22, 2021March 5, 2023 TheSire

I wish to make a few comments on the review by Jonathan Mclatchie of “Canon Revisited – Establishing the Origins and Authority of the New Testament Books, by Michael J. Kruger”. I’ve discussed his perspective briefly somewhere else and I … Continue reading Canon, Internalism, and Sola Scriptura

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The One True Canon

February 24, 2021March 2, 2021 TheSire

A Catholic responded to my claim that the catholic canon wasn’t settled until the Council of Trent. Here was his response: This is false. It was not until the Synod of Rome under Pope Damasus in A.D. 382, followed by … Continue reading The One True Canon

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The Law, Prophets, and Writings

March 18, 2020 TheSire

We classify our books differently than the ancient Jews of Jesus’ time. In canon debates, some Catholic or Orthodox proponents will challenge a Protestant to show where Jesus or the Apostles referred to Esther as scripture. While Esther is a … Continue reading The Law, Prophets, and Writings

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Dr. James White – Sola Scriptura

March 12, 2020 TheSire

Here are some other resources in regards to this issue: TheCouncil: The Issue of Canon and Sola Scriptura Continue reading Dr. James White – Sola Scriptura

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