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Response to Paul Hoffer
Paul Hoffer, who submits to the dictates pope Benedict XVI, has a misleading article entitled, “A Protestant Proving the Superiority of Scriptural Revelation by Quoting from the Deuterocanonical Book of Wisdom of Solomon.” (link to Mr. Hoffer’s article) Let’s handle the headline first. 1) The “Protestant” who cited Scripture is me, but the “Protestant” who…
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Gregory Thaumaturgus – The First Homily on the Annunciation to the Holy Virgin Mary – Pseudographic?
In a previous post we investigated the possibility that a widely used quotation attributed to Athanasius may be spurious. (link) Now, at the request of my debate opponent in the upcoming Sola Scriptura debate, Mr. Bellisario, I have turned my attention to another alleged quotation about Mary. This one is by someone my average reader…
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Athanasius – "Homily of the Papyrus of Turin" – Pseudographic?
I’ve noticed that several Roman Catholic apologists have relied on a writing identified by them as “Homily of the Papyrus of Turin” and attributed to Athanasius. I wonder whether this is spuria or genuine. The name of the document is not itself frightfully reassuring. It suggests attribution to Athanasius based on a single copy (probably…
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After-Splash – Paul Hoffer Responds to Holy Water Debate
Some time ago, PhatCatholic and I concluded a debate on the alleged efficacy of Holy Water (link to debate). Now, Paul Hoffer has taken up the cause in support of PhatCatholic’s position. His initial post is here (link), though I understand he plans a series of additional posts on the subject. A few quick thoughts…