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Homily of the Papyrus of Turin – Pseudo-Athanasius
In a previous post, I raised a question regarding authenticity of The Homily of the Papyrus of Turin (link to previous post), sometimes attributed to Athanasius. It’s been a while since that post, but I see that some folks (typically in Roman Catholic apologetic circles) are still citing the work because of what it says…
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Further Defense of James White on Providential Preservation
My previous post (link), defending Dr. James White against the false accusation that he rejects the Reformed doctrine of providential preservation, received a response in a facebook group. The following provides detailed rebuttals/responses/replies to the comments provided. I will label Dr. White’s critic/accuser as “N” for “Negative,” as he expressed a negative opinion about Dr.…
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James White and Providential Preservation
Dr. James White has managed to become something of a lightning rod for advocates of the King James Version and its corresponding back-translation into Koine Greek, the Textus Receptus (as provided by F.H.A. Scrivener in 1894). There are a wide array of KJV advocates, but one narrow band of the spectrum alleges that it is…
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Early Marian Prayers?
Continuing the series (first response)(second response) of responses to an article about allegedly early veneration of Mary (link to original article), we now examine some alleged early prayers to Mary. I will quote the post author and then provide my additional comments. 1) Sub Tuum Praesidium The Sub Tuum Praesidium petitions: “O Mother of God:…
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Does Ode of Solomon 19 Evidence Early Christian Veneration of Mary?
In a previous post (link), we demonstrated an error that alleged veneration of Mary in Psalm 45. The same author (link to post) argued that Ode of Solomon 19 provides an example of early Christian veneration of Mary. On the other hand, while the Odes of Solomon are certainly “Christian” in some sense, they are…
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Mary, Another Redeemer?
Roman Catholic Pope Francis weighed in on the debate over the question of whether Mary is a co-redemptrix (link to Vatican site): Christ is the Mediator, Christ is the bridge that we cross to turn to the Father (see Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2674). He is the only Redeemer: there are no co-redeemers with…