The canon of the Bible, i.e., those books held to be divinely inspired and an absolute rule of faith and practice for Christians, is a topic that has stirred increased controversy in recent decades.

Which books were inspired by God? The answer to this question is not found in the Bible itself. It necessarily has to appeal to Catholic tradition. Gutenberg Bible on display at the New York Public ...

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The rule of faith for Protestants is sola Scriptura. This belief holds that only Scripture is a final, infallible authority for the Christian: thus excluding the Church and Sacred Tradition as equally ...

It is frequently said that Luther did not regard the whole Bible as the divinely-inspired Word of God, but only such parts of it as “urge Christ” (Christum treiben.) He thus assumed “a canon within ...

It was not on the bare word of the second-century episcopate, however honored, that the early Church based its confidence in the Christian facts and doctrines; bishops and teachers had themselves to ...

Forecast: Given Brueggemann's stature in Old Testament scholarship and the fresh perspectives of this work, his introduction is likely to become a standard text in seminaries and theological schools.