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The Old Testament and Rationalistic Biblical Criticism
Western rationalistic biblical criticism is a phenomenon of long standing, dating back approximately 200 years. It flourished towards the end of the 19th century, and in our century has become only more widely popularized. It bears the title “scientific,” but, we know how often – especially in the field of history – the personal, predetermined conceptions of a world-view are reflected in the conclusions of researchers who arrive at these conclusions ahead of time.
Vincent of Lerins: Finding the true faith (434 AD)
Vincent attempted, as did St John Cassian, to find a way that avoided the extremes both of Pelagius and of Augustine. His Commonitories [reminders] offer a guide to distinguish Orthodox teaching from innovation, the maxim now known as the Vincentian Canon: quod ubique, quod semper, quod ab omnibus creditum est (i.e. only “what has been believed everywhere, always, and by all” is the catholic Faith of Christianity). Vincent taught that the ultimate source of Christian truth was Holy Scripture and that the tradition of the Church was to be invoked to guarantee the correct interpretation of Scripture…
Sola Scriptura
Why, if the Bible is sufficient apart from Holy Tradition, can a Baptist, a Jehovah’s Witness, a Charismatic, and a Methodist all claim to believe what the Bible says and yet no two of them agree what it is that the Bible says? Unfortunately, most Protestants are willing to blame this state of affairs on almost anything except the root problem…
Orthodox Study Bible
The Orthodox Study Bible, a project begun over twenty years ago, is now complete and available for ordering…
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