2 Peter Reconsidered, and other links

The posting of links does not constitute an endorsement of the sites linked, and not necessarily even agreement with the specific posts linked.

• 2 Peter Reconsidered -- “...the arguments commonly adduced to support the current view of 2 Peter as an undoubted pseudepigraph do not appear to be as securely based as might be expected from the confidence reposed in them.”
• Byzantine Colophons Suggesting Dates for the Four Canonical Gospels -- “Dating the Gospels is a longstanding challenge in NT studies. R. A. Boyd’s Text-Critical English NT: Byzantine Text Version includes colophons with some conjectures offered by Byzantine scribes.”
• Eta Linnemann: Friend or Foe of Scholarship? -- “...She is not a foe of scholarship, it appears, unless that scholarship is unprepared to question its basic premises where this is warranted.”
• Eta Linnemann Testimony -- “I must note here that this is why it is so important to get biblical teaching. We are surrounded by unbiblical ideas, and if we are not solidly trained in the Bible, we will not even realize what is contrary to the Bible.”
• Eta Linnemann’s rejection of the Historical-Critical Method -- “Though it appears Linnemann died before turning her attention to a critique of modern text and translation criticism, one wonders what conclusions she might have reached.”
• Five Reasons Historical Theology is Necessary for the Local Church -- “The late Jaroslav Pelikan once stated that historical theology is what the church ‘believes, teaches, and confesses as it prays and suffers, serves and obeys, celebrates and awaits the coming of the Kingdom of God.’”
• Historical Criticism of the Bible: Methodology or Ideology? -- “Thought in the West was de-Christianized somewhat like a caterpillar is devoured from the inside after the ichneumon fly has laid its eggs.”
• Hymns and the Civil War -- “During the classic struggle of the Civil War, the hymn was a most important form of music in America. Singing hymns, either from memory or following a music leader, was an important aspect of camp and hospital worship.”
• Is Second Peter a Fraud? -- “If the writer of Second Peter is not the witness to Jesus’ Transfiguration that he claims to be, throw his book in the garbage. I believe he is who he claims to be.”
• Is the Textus Receptus Based Only on a Few Manuscripts? -- “The Bible clearly portrays this single copy found in the temple as the sole catalyst for the great spiritual revival during Josiah’s time and the rediscovery of God’s words for subsequent generations.”
• ‘It’s Not An Either/Or’: Fauci Suggests Masks Are Forever, Vaccinated Or Unvaccinated -- “You said earlier this week that if you are vaccinated, you should feel comfortable traveling and celebrating the holidays with your family. Do you still believe that?”
• Local Only Ecclesiology and Historical Theology -- “Churches need historical theology. They need to know that churches always believed what they believed, because it is the truth. ”
• Peter Martyr Vermigli: The Forgotten Reformer -- “Under the tutelage of Professor Pietro Bembo, arguably the most distinguished humanist scholar to be associated with San Giovanni di Verdara, Vermigli acquired an insatiable appetite for the study of classical texts.”
• The Quirky and Interesting Characters in a Small Town -- “Another regular was a local fellow called Peanut. He had a talent I had never seen before, nor have I witnessed since. He would eat entire light bulbs and double-edged razor blades.”
• Understanding Our King James Bible: Personal Pronouns -- “Personal pronouns (such as I, you, ye, thou, thee) refer, in place of a noun, to a person or a group of people.”
• Why we still use the King James Bible at Long Hill Baptist Church -- “Our desire is to graciously communicate the rationale for a our decision to make exclusive use of the King James Bible. We recognize at least four key reasons for using the King James Bible.”