The Bible, Church, Tradition, & Canon (Index Page)
Relationship of the Bible to the Church
The Three-Legged Stool of Catholic Christian Authority: a Brief Explanation
Dialogue with an Anglican on the Catholic Understanding of the Relationship of Scripture, Tradition, and the Church (Dave Armstrong vs. Jon Jacobson)
The Catholic Church Has Always Been the Enemy of the Bible (???)
"Why Don't Catholics Read Their Bibles?"
The Freedom of the Catholic Biblical Exegete
The Canon of Scripture: Did the Catholic Church Create It Or Merely Authoritatively Acknowledge It? (with Kevin Johnson)
Does the Catholic Church Think it is Superior to the Bible, and its Creator?
Reply to "CPA" (Lutheran) Concerning Bogus Notions of the Catholic View of the Bible
Critique of Martin Chemnitz' Examination of Trent: Scripture I (Poisoning the Well as to the Catholic Rule of Faith & Veneration of Holy Scripture) (+ Discussion)
Apostolic Succession Based on Biblical Data / Supposed "Prooftexting" & Protestant Reluctance to Discuss Bible Text Interpretations With Catholics (+ Discussion)
Aids For Catholics: Selecting a Bible Translation
Clarification On What I Consider "Biblical Evidence" (Dave Armstrong and Tim Enloe) (+ Discussion)
Catholic (and Protestant) Biblical Illiteracy and Ignorance at an All-Time High?
Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, and Noah as Actual Historical Figures: the Biblical Evidence and Catholic Agreement With It (+ Discussion)
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Tradition (Apostolic)
Why We Need More Than the Bible (my talk on Catholic Answers Live: 10-10-03. Real Audio file)
Dialogue on "Tradition" in the New Testament (Dave Armstrong vs. Eric Svendsen)
The Old Testament, the Ancient Jews, and Sola Scriptura
Refutation of Protestant Polemicist William Webster's Critique of Catholic Tradition and Newmanian Development of Doctrine (Dave Armstrong vs. William Webster)
Anglican Anti-Traditional Principles of "Development" & the "Cult of Uncertainty" (Dave Armstrong vs. Dr. Edwin Tait)
Response to Rev. Michael Pahls on "Theological Humility" and the Protestant "Non-Quest" Regarding Christian Certainty (Dave Armstrong vs. Rev. Michael Pahls)
Priests, Levites, and Josiah's Destruction of the High Places: Closer to Sola Scriptura or Catholicism? (+ Part Two / Part Three / Part Four / Part Five)
(Dave Armstrong vs. "CPA")
A Refutation of the Fallacies and Circular Reasoning of James White Regarding "Moses' Seat," Authentic Tradition, and Sola Scriptura (Dave Armstrong vs. James White)
Refutation of James White: Moses' Seat, the Bible, and Tradition (Introduction) (+ Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI | Parts VII & VIII)
Dialogue on Whether Extensive Use of Biblical Arguments Reduces to a Quasi-Sola Scriptura Position? (Development of Doctrine, Tradition, and Implicit vs. Explicit Biblical Proofs. The Papacy as a Test Case) (Dave Armstrong vs. Christopher Parks)
Reflections on Tradition, Sola Scriptura, Perspicuity, and the Canon
Biblia y Tradición: Mantened la Tradición . . . [Bible and Tradition: "Maintain the traditions . . ."]
The Canon of Scripture
The New Testament Canon (see also the Spanish version)
Are All the Biblical Books "Self-Attesting" and Self-Evidently Inspired?
Dialogue: Are All the Biblical Books Self-Evidently Inspired & Canonical? (+ Parts Two | Three) (Dave Armstrong vs. Ken Temple)
Did St. Paul and Other Biblical Writers Always Necessarily Know That What They Were Writing Was Inspired Scripture? / NT Prophets (Dave Armstrong vs. Ken Temple)
Reply to a Protestant Counter-Response on Development of Doctrine (Particularly With Regard to the New Testament Canon and the Papacy)
(Dave Armstrong vs. Jason Engwer)
Further Dialogue With an Evangelical Protestant on Various Aspects of Development of Doctrine (Particularly Concerning the Canon of Scripture)
(Dave Armstrong vs. Jason Engwer)
2nd Reply to "CPA" on Catholic Apologists and the Biblical Canon
2nd Reply to Dave H. on Catholic "Epologists" and the Biblical Canon
James White's Deficient Research: Counting Numbers at Trent (Regarding the Canon) / Gary Michuta's Deuterocanon Web Page (+ Discussion)
Deuterocanonical Books (So-Called "Apocrypha")
The "Apocrypha": Why It's Part of the Bible (see also the Spanish version)
Reply Concerning the Canonicity of the So-Called "Apocrypha" (Dave Armstrong vs. Dr. John Ankerberg & Dr. John Weldon)
Dialogue on Objections to the "Apocrypha" (Dave Armstrong vs. Dr. Norman Geisler)
Possible References to the Deuterocanon (aka "Apocrypha") in the New Testament (RSV) (+ Parts Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven | Eight | Nine)
James White's Deficient Research: Counting Numbers at Trent (Regarding the Canon) / Gary Michuta's Deuterocanon Web Page (+ Discussion)
Church Fathers
Were the Church Fathers Closer to Protestantism Than to Catholicism?
Dialogue on Whether the Church Fathers Were Closer to Protestantism Than to Catholicism (Dave Armstrong vs. Ken Temple)
Refutation of David T. King Regarding St. John Chrysostom & St. Irenaeus as Alleged Sola Scriptura Advocates (+ Discussion)
"Live Chat" Dialogue on Patristic Consensus (Particularly, Mariology) (Dave Armstrong vs. James White)
Unanimous Consent" of the Church Fathers (Steve Ray)
General
The Layman's Use of Greek Bible Reference Books
Summaries of Old Testament Books
Alleged Biblical Contradictions
[see also related papers in the Atheist & Agnostic section]
Refutation of Atheists' Alleged Biblical "Contradictions" Concerning Salvation and Supposed Annihilationism and Universalism
(Dave Armstrong vs. Dr. Ted Drange)
Jesus' "Three Days and Three Nights" in the Tomb: Is it a Biblical Contradiction?
Alleged "Bible Contradictions"
Supposed Contradiction Between 2 Samuel 24 and 1 Chronicles 21 (God or Satan as Cause?)
On the Alleged Contradictions of 2 Samuel 24, and 1 Chronicles 21 and 27 (Dave Armstrong vs. the atheist "DagoodS")
Alleged Contradictions Regarding the Twelve Disciples of Jesus (+ Discussion) (Dave Armstrong vs. "DagoodS")
Supposed Contradictions in the Gospel Accounts of Jesus' Calling of the Disciples (edited and compiled by Dave Armstrong)
Reply to Alleged Biblical Contradictions Concerning Judas and His Death (vs. Dave Van Allen and Dr. Jim Arvo) (+ Discussion)
Genealogies of Jesus Christ: Do Matthew and Luke Contradict? (Catholic Resources)
External Links
The Bible, Revised Standard Version, with the Apocrypha
The WWW Bible Gateway (incl. NIV, KJV, NKJV, NASB)
Blue Letter Bible
World Wide Study Bible
Many Online Bible Commentaries ("God Rules.net" - GREAT!)
A Catholic Bible Commentary (Dr. Jerome Dominguez)
Catholic Scripture Study
Nice Summary and Collection of Catholic Biblical Commentary (David Jensen)
Jerome H. Neyrey: Catholic Biblical Scholar (press the dot to the left of the articles for the full online text)
The Old and the New: A Dual Commentary on Genesis and Matthew (purchase) (Dr. Jay Olaguer)
Last updated on 6 May 2008
