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Where in 2 Timothy are the canonical books listed? Canon New Oxford American Dictionary noun A collection or list of sacred books accepted as genuine the works of a particular author or artist that are recognized as genuine. the list of works considered to be permanently established as being of the highest quality Canon Cambridge Dictionary noun The writings or other works that are generally agreed to be good, important, and worth studying. Canon Merriam-Webster Dictionary noun a: an authoritative list of books accepted as Holy Scripture b: the authentic works of a writer c: a sanctioned or accepted group or body of related works
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Craig Has His Own Offshoot Going On
Nathan_Jr replied to Stayed Too Long's topic in Out of the Way: The Offshoots
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Pure gold!!! Every second of this film is pure genius.
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Lots of info and videos of sermons on his site. For free! You can find him teaching virtually his entire class on YouTube, as well. For free! The differences are more than I am willing to parse, but I'm sure a few spotters can provide some details. From what I remember, the differences are subtle and semantic and nuanced - just enough to claim they're not the same. https://ctcoftexas.com/about/
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When honestly investigating or honestly researching, confirmation bias in any amount is always bad. Any use of confirmation bias ain't good in an HONEST investigation. You looked at my FORMAT? MY format? I haven't detailed or outlined a format. I merely offered a simple definition. What is my format? My definition doesn't limit types of evidence. In fact, it demands that ALL types of evidence be considered. What could be broader in scope than what I offered it means to investigate, to research? I'm open to a better definition. You are making assumptions again. You are starting with conclusions. The implication of your assumptions is a false accusation. You are ignoring the internal evidence of my writing. Look at the internal evidence of my posts in this entire internet forum. I don't preclude or dismiss ANY kind of evidence. Rather, I have always encouraged a closer examination of ALL evidence, not just the evidence that fits a conclusion. And I always begin with I don't know. I start with questions, not answers. I'm going to caution you this one last time, Mike. The assumptions and accusations and unjustified, unprovoked attacks have only one source: The Accuser, The Adversary.
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This sentence is not only deliciously ironic, it's instructive. What does it mean to investigate? Is seeking confirmation bias investigation? When one knows how (H-O-W) to investigate, to research, one follows the evidence wherever it leads. One must be able to look with a mind free to look. The answer, the conclusion, the truth, is accepted, whatever it is. What one WANTS the truth to be can only ever get in the way of finding the truth. One must be open to one's beliefs and assumptions (postulates) being wrong if one is to endeavor honest investigation, honest research, if one ever wants to find the truth.
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Did you read Bruce Metzger's entire article from which you quoted? You might find it edifying. He is very generous and reassuring to any Christian or Pauline apologist concerning the formation of the canon. It's a short article. It's written in an easy, non-academic style. Any member of a church or a research ministry with a 7th grade education can understand it. You also might find it comforting that he worked at the alma mater of your daddy in the word, T7TMOG. Bruce Metzger may be the most important scholar of textual criticism of the 20th century.
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As you know, this claim is pure, steamy bull$hit. The greatest secrets in the world today are that most people will believe most anything they hear and one can get away with the most egregious crimes against man and God, if one can only get himself called reverend.
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The NT was originally written in Greek, not Aramaic. It was fashionable in the early '70s to assert the opinionated claim that the NT was originally written in Aramaic. This fashion went out of style because truth won out.
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The Pesh I t t a is the Syriac version of the Bible used in Syriac and Eastern churches. The NT of the Pesh I t t a may have been written as early as the 5th century. It is a translation from the GREEK. The Syriac-Aramaic Bible that Llamsa translated into English used the GREEK NT as its source text. The words "which means" are NOT anomalous. But I don't mind conceding your claim. So what if "which means" is an anomalous rendering? It would be like the thousands of other variants, of no real consequence.
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"Which means" is NOT an anomaly. Many different Bible versions render it this way.
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What is the Pes h I. Tt a?
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The statement in bold is spurious. Perhaps you were in a hurry and didn't say what you meant. Surely, you know that Llamsa's Bible is a translation of the Peshi--a . You do know what the Peshi--a is, don't you? I'm happy to discuss the science and art of translation and interpretation and the nuance and complexity of language. But this is a thread about the canon, not about translation. Would you like to start a new topic? Want me to start one for you?
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60% of the time it works every time.
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That's exactly what it's called. Now, put your gloves back on! Nobody walks around here with naked hands.
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mmmmmmm....yummm! ...kimchi... Wait! You distracted me! I don't even have time to write this post. Try making up systems of logic yourself. It's hard enough without eight people throwing jokes at you.
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No, no, no, no, NO!!!!!! You obviously missed it the first time. You should go back and read the duck equation I posted. Read it again and again until it infects your brain. Read it until it ferments in your shoes.
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Prepositions. Nothing but prepositions. Until conjunctions. Try writing THAT in cursive. Put it in a bag, Jasper! Evidence. Pure, cold-pressed evidence. Even envelope rainbows! See? Isn't that just wonderful. Bless your little hearts!
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Everything is based on this axiom: Waterhead babies carve cloudy blenders. Rip currents. Even gloves. Did I mention gloves? HOWEVER, bacon breath.
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I'm assuming quince is unprovable if cardboard Africa. It's a totally different system of logic.
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A bowl of fruit + dogs + lmlmlmlmnopqrstutututuvwvwvw + gloves + spacecraft + 398 + Elizabeth Gardner = duck
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Marcion proposed a cannon in the 2nd century. He was a hardcore follower of Paul and Paul only. His canon included ten letters of Paul and a shorter version of Luke. None of the pastoral epistles were in Marcion's canon, probably because they weren't written yet, or else he didn't think Paul wrote them. He didn't think any OT books should be included because he thought they were about a different god. **cdcdcdcdcdcdcdcd ccddccddccddccdd ef
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I rest my case.
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Do you accept the definitions of 'canon' I provided? Do you understand that any written work cannot prescribe itself to be canonical?
