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Curse of the Billy Goat vs. Holy Water
In the “Holy Water Debate” (link to debate), I had made a comparison between the superstitions in baseball and the medieval superstitions surrounding “Holy Water.” Unexpectedly, the two have merged for TBS has broadcast some footage of a papist priest sprinkling the Cubs’ dugout with “Holy Water,” evidently in an effort to reverse the “Curse…
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Textual Variant in 1611 KJV
The KJV, 1611 edition, was printed on more than one printing press. While the text printed was generally the same, there was at least one variant. At Ruth 3:15 the text correctly reads (in the current 2/3 majority of extant copies) “she went into the city” instead of “he went into the city”, but the…
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Proverbs 1:1
Proverbs 1:1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; This verse provides both the title of the book and the author of the first and main section of the book. The author is King Solomon, himself the son of David. Both were the king of Israel. It may be grammatically an…
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Glossa Ordinaria Electronica
The Glossa Ordinaria is attributed to a 9th century German man named Strabo, who compiled commentary on the Bible, including quotations either from or attributed various church fathers. This gloss never seems to have been officially sanctioned by the pope, but was referenced as being of high authority by Thomas Aquinas. It was popular in…
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Response to Victor Reppert on 1 Samuel 15
Victor Reppert wrote (not to me … but it is also relevant to me): How can you be so strongly pro-life on abortion and also defend killing “babes in arms” as enjoined by I Samuel 15? I answer:a) Killing is ordinarily a lawful and just part of warfare; andb) More particularly, Israel’s genocide of the…
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Cory Tucholski on Mary contra Bellisario
Cory Tucholski has provided a new post (link) on the subject of Mary’s alleged Immaculate Conception, against a previous post by Mr. Bellisario. Cory sets out to demonstrate that the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception is an unnecessary tradition that actually denigrates the orthodox doctrine of the Incarnation. -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!
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The Child Inside You
Those women who are pregnant, have been pregnant, or think they may one day be pregnant, would do well to check out one of the most advanced set of images I’ve seen to date showing what is inside the woman from the 6th week onward. (link) It’s not just a lump of tissue – its…
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Proverbs 1:5-6
Proverbs 1:5-65A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: 6To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. The Scriptures, and especially the proverbs, are not only for the foolish man to become wise, but also for…
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George Bryson Open to Debating Again?
Someone posting under the name “George Bryson,” today wrote: “What James White did not say is that I offered to debate him on the very interesting question: “Does Calvin or Calvinism teach that God is the cause (by virtue of His decree) the cause of sin?[”] … Why won’t James White debate George Bryson on…
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The Real Turretin on: Creation of Souls
Chelms Varthoumlien at Oikodomē has provided a sizable quotation from the real Francis Turretin on the issue of Creationism vs. Traducionism (link). This is not the “Creationism” debate we normally hear about today (vs. Evolutionism) but instead about the issue of whether souls are created or propagated. Turretin quite properly and aptly defends the Creationist…