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Baptista Mantuanus on Scripture’s Self-Attesting Authority
Baptista Mantuanus (17 April 1447 – 20 March 1516), lib. de Patientia, cap. 32, 33 (as found in the Works of John Own, Volume 18, in A Vindication of Animadversions on Fiat Lux, Chapter VII). ‘Saepenumero,’ saith he, ‘mecum cogitavi, unde tam suadibilis esset ista Scriptura, ut tam potenter influat in animos auditorum; unde tantum…
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What Does the Self-Authentication of Scripture Mean?
Roman Catholic blogger at Catholic Champion, Matthew Bellisario, has responded to a post from Jeff Downs (link to Jeff’s post) which featured a video from Dr. Tony Curto (video below this introductory paragraph) introducing the topic of the self-authenticating nature of the Bible (link to Bellisario’s post). http://www.youtube.com/v/K3nyHmDfvQw&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1 Mr. Bellisario doesn’t interact directly with any…