The Bible, Tradition, Canon, and Sola Scriptura (Index Page for Dave Armstrong)

 

Table of Contents:

I. Relationship of the Bible to the Church
II. Tradition (Apostolic)
III. Sola Scriptura (Scripture as the Only Infallible Authority)
IV. Private Judgment
V. Perspicuity (Clearness) of Scripture
VI. Material and Formal Sufficiency of Scripture
VII. The Canon of Scripture
VIII. Deuterocanonical Books (So-Called "Apocrypha")
IX. Alleged Biblical Contradictions and Difficulties

I. Relationship of the Bible to the Church

The Catholic Church Has Always Been the Enemy of the Bible (???)

Luther's Lie About the Supposed Utter Obscurity of the Bible Before His Translation

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 (vs. Jon Jacobson)

Basic Catholic-Protestant Differences Regarding Authority, or the "Rule of Faith": A Summary [Facebook]

The Protestant "Either/Or" Mindset and Sola Scriptura [Facebook] 

A Few Thoughts on The Bible (TV Miniseries) [Facebook]

Catholic Interpretation of Scripture (Hermeneutics / Exegesis): Resource List

How Does the Individual Catholic Approach and Interpret Holy Scripture?

Does the Catholic Church Think it is Superior to the Bible, and its Creator?

The Canon of Scripture: Did the Catholic Church Create It Or Merely Authoritatively Acknowledge It? (with Kevin Johnson)

Aids For Catholics: Selecting a Bible Translation

"I Don't Enjoy Reading the Bible": Some Suggestions to Help Folks Better Enjoy and Benefit From Bible-Reading

The Freedom of the Catholic Biblical Exegete

The Layman's Use of Greek Bible Reference Books

Summaries of Old Testament Books

Clarification On What I Consider "Biblical Evidence"

Recommended Catholic Scholarly Works on Tradition, Soteriology, and the Eucharist

Thoughts on Bibles and Catholics, Catholic "Sunday School," Catholic Bibles at Mass, Bible Memorization, Etc.

Am I a "Protestantizing" Catholic Now Or Was I Formerly a "Catholicizing" Protestant?
 

Catholic (and Protestant) Biblical Illiteracy and Ignorance at an All-Time High?

Brief Critical Comments on the Lack of Bible Reading of Far Too Many Catholics

Apologetics-Oriented Biblical Commentary on Philippians and Colossians (RSV)

Review of Orthodox Catholic Bible Commentaries (David W. Emery)

Sola Scriptura vs. Ephesians 4 and St. Paul's Word Selection: Scripture(s), Tradition, and Church (+ Body)
 

"Biblical Evidence" and Exegetical Series: Collection of 200+ Papers

Was the Catholic Church an Avowed Enemy of Scripture in the Middle Ages (or at any other time)?


Nicholas Cardinal Wiseman on Catholic Bibles in the Vernacular Before Luther [Facebook]

"Why Don't Catholics Read Their Bibles?"

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 and Veneration of Holy Scripture)
 

Apostolic Succession Based on Biblical Data / Supposed "Prooftexting" and Protestant Reluctance to Discuss Bible Text Interpretations With Catholics

 

Reply to Protestant Apologist Jason Engwer's "The Canon and Church Infallibility" (An Alleged Disproof of Catholic Development of Doctrine) (+ Pt. II / Pt. III / Pt. IV)

Dialogue With Protestant Apologist Jason Engwer on the Rule of Faith in the Church Fathers, Part One (Papias)

Papias, Scripture, and Tradition (Round Two): Dialogue With Protestant Apologist Jason Engwer / Sadly Typical End of Discourse With Anti-Catholics

What is Meant When Catholics Refer to Scripture (in a Limited Sense) as a "Dead Letter"? (Not What Many May Think!) / Much Protestant Concurrence

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II. Tradition (Apostolic)

Tradition is Not a Dirty Word

Tradition: Short Reflection and Basic Explanation

Why We Need More Than the Bible (my talk on Catholic Answers Live: 10-10-03. Real Audio file)

Biblical Evidence for the Oral Torah (Hence, by Analogy, Oral Apostolic Tradition)

Biblical Evidence for True Apostolic Tradition vs. "Traditions of Men"

Excerpts From Chapter One on Bible and Tradition From My Book, The Church Fathers Were Catholic (Including an Analysis of Perspicuity)

Unanimous Consent" of the Church Fathers (Steve Ray)

Biblical Evidence for Submission to Church Authority and Apostolic Tradition / Biblical Condemnation of the Rebellion of the Protestant Revolt

25 Short Biblical Arguments For the Binding Authority of Tradition

Recommended Catholic Scholarly Works on Tradition, Soteriology, and the Eucharist

Biblical Evidence For Apostolic Oral Tradition

Dialogue on "Tradition" in the New Testament (vs. Eric Svendsen)

Refutation of Protestant Polemicist William Webster's Critique of Catholic Tradition and Newmanian Development of Doctrine (vs. William Webster)

Anglican Anti-Traditional Principles of "Development" and the "Cult of Uncertainty" (vs. Dr. Edwin Tait)

Response to Rev. Michael Pahls on "Theological Humility" and the Protestant "Non-Quest" Regarding Christian Certainty (vs. Rev. Michael Pahls) 

Lutheran-Catholic Group Dialogue #2: The Nature of the True Church and Authoritative Christian Tradition / Questions on Institutional Separation

Answers For An Inquiring "Bible Christian" on Bible and Tradition Issues (Particularly St. Augustine's Position)

Luther Meets His Match: Part IV: Erasmus' Hyperaspistes (1526): The Rebellious and Anti-Traditional Elements of Luther's Revolt

 

 
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III. Sola Scriptura
 

Books by Dave Armstrong: 100 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura

Nicholas Cardinal Wiseman:  If Sola Scriptura is True, Why Were There Virtually No Vernacular Versions of the Bible in the Early Church? [Facebook]

1 Corinthians 4:6 as a Supposed Prooftext for Sola Scriptura [Facebook]

Biblical Arguments Against the Supposed "Proof " of Sola Scriptura in 2 Timothy 3:16-17 on the Basis of the Phrases, "Man of God," "Profitable for Teaching," Etc.

Sola Scriptura vs. Ephesians 4 and St. Paul's Word Selection: Scripture(s), Tradition, and Church (+ Body)

The Old Testament, the Ancient Jews, and Sola Scriptura


Reply to Protestant Apologist Jason Engwer's "The Canon and Church Infallibility" (An Alleged Disproof of Catholic Development of Doctrine) (+ Pt. II / Pt. III / Pt. IV)

Dialogue With Protestant Apologist Jason Engwer on the Rule of Faith in the Church Fathers, Part One (Papias)


Papias, Scripture, and Tradition (Round Two): Dialogue With Protestant Apologist Jason Engwer / Sadly Typical End of Discourse With Anti-Catholics

Priests, Levites, and Josiah's Destruction of the High Places: Closer to Sola Scriptura or Catholicism? (+ Part Two / Part Three / Part Four / Part Five) (vs. "CPA")

A Refutation of the Fallacies and Circular Reasoning of James White Regarding "Moses' Seat," Authentic Tradition, and Sola Scriptura (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 and VIII)

Reflections on Tradition, Sola Scriptura, Perspicuity, and the Canon

Biblia y Tradición: Mantened la Tradición . . . [Bible and Tradition: "Maintain the traditions . . ."]

Critique of Martin Chemnitz' Examination of Trent: Bible, Tradition, and the Church Fathers, Part I (Preliminaries, St. Irenaeus, and Tertullian) 

Critique of Martin Chemnitz' Examination of Trent: Bible, Tradition, and the Church Fathers, Part II (Various Fathers and Arguments)

Fictional Dialogue on Sola Scriptura ("Bible Alone")

Critique of Bedrock (Self-Defeating) Protestant Principles of Authority

Introduction From My Book, 501 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura: Is the Bible the Only Infallible Authority?

Do Catholics Think Trinitarianism is Not Demonstrable From Scripture Alone?
 

Quick Ten-Step Refutation of Sola Scriptura

SOLA Scriptura vs. SOLO Scriptura, or, "Why History is Important For All Christians"

The Novel and Unbiblical Doctrine of Sola Scriptura (vs. Steve Parks [Lutheran] )

Nicholas Cardinal Wiseman:  If Sola Scriptura is True, Why Were There Virtually No Vernacular Versions of the Bible in the Early Church? [Facebook]

Cardinal Wiseman on Quick Mass Baptisms in the Book of Acts as a Proof of the Profound Authority of the Catholic Church and Binding of New Converts to Even its Future Decrees [Facebook]

Catholic Scholars (E.g., Joseph Ratzinger, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Henri de Lubac) on the Illogical Nature of Sola Scriptura

Reformed Fundamentalist Views of Scripture Alone Reflected by Luther and Calvin
 

How Different (In Nature and Ultimate Effect) Are SolO Scriptura and SolA Scriptura? (+ Part II) (vs. Keith Mathison)

Dialogue With a Baptist About Sola Scriptura, Keith Mathison's Fallacious Critiques of Catholic Ecclesiology, and Anti-Catholicism

Protestants (Trinitarians) Who Forbid Prayer to the Holy Spirit and/or to Jesus (Sola Scriptura Reductio ad Absurdum)

Reply to C. Michael Patton on Sola Scriptura, Part One (Definitions and Introduction)


Reply to C. Michael Patton on Sola Scriptura, Part Two


Reply to C. Michael Patton on Sola Scriptura, Part Three (Dual-Source Theory)


Reply to C. Michael Patton on Sola Scriptura, Part Four (Tradition and Apostolic Succession)


Reply to C. Michael Patton on Sola Scriptura, Part Five (The Canon)


Reply to C. Michael Patton on Sola Scriptura, Part Six (Divisions)


Lively Debate on Sola Scriptura and the Perspicuity (Clearness) of Scripture With Two Protestants in the CARM Chat Room

1 Timothy 3:15: Was My Take in The Catholic Verses the "Worst Exegesis Ever"?

Biblical Proof of Church Infallibility and Disproof of Sola Scriptura in One Bible Verse (1 Timothy 3:15) -- Reinforced by Closely Related Cross-References



Do I Know and Understand the Definition of Sola Scriptura (Let's Have Some Fun With This One)?

The Jerusalem Council (Acts 15:6-30) vs. Sola Scriptura and James White (vs. James White) 

Reply to Jason Engwer's Catholic But Not Roman Catholic Series on the Church Fathers: Sola Scriptura (An In-Depth Analysis of Ten Church Fathers' Views Pertaining to the Rule of Faith) (+ Part Two) (vs. Jason Engwer)

Dialogue on Sola Scriptura and the Church Fathers (+ Part Two) (vs. Jason Engwer)

Dialogue with Two Protestants on the Irrational, Unbiblical Protestant Demand for Multiple, Explicit Scriptural Prooftexts for Every Doctrine (Especially Marian Doctrine): The Virgin Birth as a Difficulty for This View


The Bereans and "Searching the Scriptures": Biblical Proofs of the Man-Made Protestant Tradition of Sola Scriptura?

The Old Testament, the Ancient Jews, and Sola Scriptura

Sola Scriptura: An Unbiblical Tradition: Refutation of Dr. John MacArthur and Richard Bennett

Critique of: Denying Sola Scriptura: The Attempt to Neutralize the Bible (by Gary DeMar) (vs. Gary DeMar)

Did St. Gregory of Nyssa Believe in Scripture Alone? 

Why Sola Scriptura is Self-Defeating and False if it Isn't in the Bible (vs. Kevin Johnson)

Reply to a Protestant Who Claims That I Have Not Demonstrated That Protestant Authority Structures Are Ultimately Self-Defeating (vs. Kevin Davis)

Dialogue on Lutheranism and Catholicism, Part Two: Church Fathers + Sola Scriptura (vs. Nathan Rinne)



Dialogue on Lutheranism and Catholicism, Part Four:  Rule of Faith, the Fathers, and Ecclesiology (vs. Nathan Rinne)

Reply to Lutheran Nathan Rinne: Exegetical Exposition on Whether the "Leaven" of the Pharisees is Hypocrisy or Doctrinal Falsehood 

On Whether Extensive Use of Biblical Arguments Reduces to a Quasi-Sola Scriptura Position

Refutation of David T. King Regarding St. John Chrysostom and St. Irenaeus as Alleged Sola Scriptura Advocates

Reply to Steve Hays' Critique of Robert C. Koons' Treatise, A Lutheran's Case for Roman Catholicism: Sola Scriptura and Rule of Faith

"Saint and Sinner's" Critique of The Catholic Verses, Part I: 1 Timothy 3:15 (Church Authority and Sola Scriptura) 

Luther Meets His Match: Part VI: Erasmus' Hyperaspistes (1526): Sola Scriptura and Perspicuity (Total Clarity) of Scripture Critiqued

IV. Private Judgment

Lutheranism, Catholic "Absolute" Authority, and Private Judgment
 

Private Judgment and "Reformed Catholicism"

Reply to C. Michael Patton on Sola Scriptura, Part Six (Divisions)

Cardinal Wiseman on Quick Mass Baptisms in the Book of Acts as a Proof of the Profound Authority of the Catholic Church and Binding of New Converts to Even its Future Decrees [Facebook]

25 Short Arguments on the Difficulties of Perspicuity (Clearness of Scripture for Salvation) and Private Judgment
 

400 Million "Popes": Protestant First Principles on Authority Are Inevitably Arbitrary, Unbiblical, and Viciously Self-Contradictory (vs. Ken Temple)

Church Authority and Epistemological "Certainty" (The "Infallibility Regress")

The Problem of Authority: Luther, Calvin, and Protestantism (+ Part II vs. Kevin Johnson)

The Logical Circularity and Hidden Premises of Sola Scriptura and Private Judgment (with Brent Arias)

Catholic vs. Protestant Conceptions of the Meaning and Consequences of Private Judgment (Including Lengthy Citations From Reformed Protestants Arthur W. Pink, Archibald Bruce, and Charles Hodge, Four Protestant Confessions, and Catholic John Henry Newman)

Further Clarifications on the Matter of Private Judgment

Private Judgment: Its Meaning and How it is Viewed by Protestants and Catholics 

Protestant Epistemology and Authority Structures Are Always Ultimately Self-Defeating 

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   V. Perspicuity (Clearness) of Scripture

Excerpts From Chapter One on Bible and Tradition From My Book, The Church Fathers Were Catholic (Including an Analysis of Perspicuity)

The Perspicuity (Clearness) of Scripture

Did Martin Luther State That Scripture Could Easily Be Read and Understood By a "Plowboy"?

"Me, My Bible, and the Holy Spirit" (The Relationship of the Church to the Judgment of Individuals in the Matter of Authoritative Biblical Interpretation. Does the Church Require a Particular Meaning for Each Passage?)

25 Short Arguments on the Difficulties of Perspicuity (Clearness of Scripture for Salvation) and Private Judgment

Dialogue on the Alleged "Perspicuous Apostolic Message" as a Proof of the Quasi-Protestantism of the Early Church (vs. Eric Svendsen and James White)


Lively Debate on Sola Scriptura and the Perspicuity (Clearness) of Scripture With Two Protestants in the CARM Chat Room


Dialogue With a Catholic on the Perspicuity (Clearness) of Scripture, and the Definition of Christian in Relation to the Holy Trinity (+ Part Two)


The Perspicuity (Clarity) of the Bible

Dialogue on Whether the Fathers Taught "Perspicuity" of Scripture and Denied the Necessity of Tradition and an Authoritative Church (vs. Carmen Bryant)

"Saint and Sinner's" Critique of The Catholic Verses, Part I: 1 Timothy 3:15 (Church Authority and Sola Scriptura)

Luther Meets His Match: Part VI: Erasmus' Hyperaspistes (1526): Sola Scriptura and Perspicuity (Total Clarity) of Scripture Critiqued

  VI. Material and Formal Sufficiency of Scripture

Material vs. Formal Sufficiency of Scripture

Refutation of David T. King: Is Catholic Espousal of the Material Sufficiency of Scripture Inconsistent With Belief in the Assumption of Mary?

Dialogue on the Clearness and Formal Sufficiency of Holy Scripture (vs. Carmen Bryant)

The Sufficiency of Scripture and the Church Fathers (Particularly, St. Athanasius and the Trinity) (vs. E. L. Hamilton and "Cranmer")

VII. The Canon of Scripture

The New Testament Canon (see also the Spanish version)

25 Short Arguments on the Difficulties Posed to Protestants by the Determination of the Canon of Holy Scripture

Are All the Biblical Books "Self-Attesting" and Self-Evidently Inspired?

Reply to Dave H. on the Biblical Canon and the Alleged Irresponsibility of Internet "Catholic Apologists"

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
 

Did Martin Luther Deny the Canonicity of Esther?

Catholic Resources for the Greek Septuagint and the Deuterocanonical Books of the Old Testament (Links Page)

Dialogue: Are All the Biblical Books Self-Evidently Inspired and Canonical? (+ Parts Two | Three) (vs. Ken Temple)

Luther's Outrageous Assertions About Certain Biblical Books (Protestant Scholars' Opinions and "Debate" With John Warwick Montgomery)

Did St. Paul and Other Biblical Writers Always Necessarily Know That What They Were Writing Was Inspired Scripture? / NT Prophets (vs. Ken Temple)

The Biblical Canon Issue and the Problematic Incoherence and Logical Inconsistency of Protestant Conceptions of It, Per Sola Scriptura

Reply to a Protestant Counter-Response on Development of Doctrine (Particularly With Regard to the New Testament Canon and the Papacy) (vs. Jason Engwer)

Further Dialogue With an Evangelical Protestant on Various Aspects of Development of Doctrine (Particularly Concerning the Canon of Scripture) (vs. Jason Engwer)

Reply to Protestant Apologist Jason Engwer's "The Canon and Church Infallibility" (An Alleged Disproof of Catholic Development of Doctrine) (+ Pt. II / Pt. III / Pt. IV)

Dialogue With Protestant Apologist Jason Engwer on the Rule of Faith in the Church Fathers, Part One (Papias)


Papias, Scripture, and Tradition (Round Two): Dialogue With Protestant Apologist Jason Engwer / Sadly Typical End of Discourse With Anti-Catholics

2nd Reply to "CPA" on Catholic Apologists and the Biblical Canon

VIII. Deuterocanonical Books (So-Called "Apocrypha")

The "Apocrypha": Why It's Part of the Bible (see also the Spanish version)


Dialogue on Objections to the "Apocrypha" (vs. Dr. Norman Geisler)

Ten Likely Deuterocanonical References in the New Testament [Facebook]


Catholic Resources for the Greek Septuagint and the Deuterocanonical Books of the Old Testament (Links Page)


Orthodox View of OT Canon / Athanasius' Slightly-Qualified Acceptance of the Deuterocanon / Jerome's Anomalies in His Rejection of the Deuterocanon


James White's Deficient Research: Counting Numbers at Trent (Regarding the Canon) / Gary Michuta's Deuterocanon Web Page
 
John Calvin's Citations of Deuterocanonical Books (So-Called "Apocrypha"): Documented Instances

 

Reply Concerning the Canonicity of the So-Called "Apocrypha" (vs. Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon)

Possible References to the Deuterocanon (aka "Apocrypha") in the New Testament (RSV) (+ Parts Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven | Eight | Nine)

Reply to C. Michael Patton on Sola Scriptura, Part Five (The Canon)

IX. Alleged Biblical Contradictions and Difficulties

[see also related papers in the Atheist and Agnostic section]

Master List / Resources

Alleged Bible "Contradictions" and "Difficulties": Master List of Christian Internet Resources for Apologists (Including a Lengthy Bibliography)

Jesus 

Jesus' "Three Days and Three Nights" in the Tomb: Is it a Biblical Contradiction?

Genealogies of Jesus Christ: Do Matthew and Luke Contradict? (Catholic Resources)


The Lord's Prayer (Our Father): Is "Debts" or "Trespasses" the More Accurate Translation?


Second Reply to Atheist Mitch / "ProfMTH" Regarding Christian Apologists' Allegedly Dishonest Interpretation of the Messianic Prophecy, Isaiah 53

Reply to Atheist Mitch / "ProfMTH"'s Video "Jesus Was Not the Messiah" - Pt. I (Alleged "Fabrications" and "Misquotations" of OT Messianic Prophecies)

Supposed Contradictions in the Gospel Accounts of Jesus' Calling of the Disciples (edited and compiled by Dave Armstrong)

Jesus Had "Offspring"? (Isaiah 53:10)

Resurrection Appearance Accounts: More "Bible Butchery" From Atheist "DagoodS": His Demonstrably False Pretense That the Passages Are Contradictory

Census and Jesus' Birth in Bethlehem: Atheist John W. Loftus' Irrational and Uninformed Criticisms of the Biblical Accounts

Related to Jesus

Reply to a Skeptic Regarding Elijah the Prophet's Extraordinary Departure From Earth and Relation to John the Baptist (vs. "paul")

Dialogue With a Skeptic Regarding Elijah and John the Baptist, Round Two (vs. "paul")

Alleged Contradictions Regarding the Twelve Disciples of Jesus (vs. atheist "DagoodS")

St. Mary Magdalene: Former Prostitute? The Repentant "Sinner" Woman of Luke 7 Who Washed Jesus' Feet With Her Hair? (Differing Opinions) 
 

Who Wrote the Book of James? / James the Lord's "Brother" (I.e., Cousin)

St. Peter's Denials and the Cock's Crows: A Biblical Contradiction?
  

Reply to Alleged Biblical Contradictions Concerning Judas and His Death (vs. Dave Van Allen and Dr. Jim Arvo) 

Joseph of Arimathea: Atheist "DagoodS" Fallaciously Asserts Alleged Biblical "Contradictions" (Lousy Atheist Exegesis Example #5672)

Miscellaneous

Blaise Pascal on Biblical and Theological Paradox, and Heretics' Miscomprehension and Consequent Resort to False Dichotomies 

Alleged "Bible Contradictions"

 

The Bible and Skepticism: Example of Irrational Double Standards (Barabbas and the Privilegium Paschale and The Betrayal Book)

Refutation of Atheists' Alleged Biblical "Contradictions" Concerning Salvation and Supposed Annihilationism and Universalism (vs. Dr. Ted Drange)

Adam and Eve and Other Early Figures

Adam and Eve: Defense of Their Literal Existence as the Primal Human Couple, by Catholic Philosopher, Dr. Dennis Bonnette

Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, and Noah as Actual Historical Figures: the Biblical Evidence and Catholic Agreement With It

Catholics and the Historicity of Jonah the Prophet

Fr. Robert Barron Denies That Adam Was a "Literal Figure"

Defending the Literal, Historical Adam of the Genesis Account (vs. Catholic Eric S. Giunta)

Where Did Cain Get His Wife? [Facebook] 

The Documentary Theory of the Authorship of the Pentateuch: Collection of Critical Articles

Dialogue on the Documentary Theory of Biblical Authorship (JEPD) and of Dissenting Liberal Hermeneutics Generally

Righteous and Sinful Anger in Moses: Smashing the Tablets and the Rock at Meribah

Dr. Dennis Bonnette Debunks the Argument Against Adam and Eve from Molecular Biologists

The Hittites

The Hittites: Atheist "DagoodS" Lies About Christian Apologists Supposedly Lying About How Biblical Critics Once Doubted Their Historical Existence 

Habitually "Lying" Christian Apologists?: 19th Century "Hittites Didn't Exist" Radical Skepticism and Examination of Atheist DagoodS' Replies and Charges 

Hittite Skeptics Chronicles, Part III: Specific Citations of Denial (Budge, Sumner, and Conder) and Biblical Historical Accuracy (in the Time of Elisha) 

Great Hittite Wars, Part IV: Lying Christian Egyptologist M. G. Kyle?: Atheist DagoodS Disputes Sir A. E. Wallis Budge's Reported Hittite Skepticism

Massacres and Wars of Annihilation / God's Judgment

Quick Proof for Israel Being God's Agent of Judgment in its Wars of Annihilation [Facebook]

The Judgment of Nations: Biblical Passages and Commentary

Reflections on the Catholic Viewpoint on Original Sin and God's Prerogative to Judge and Take Human Life as He Wills (Even, Sometimes, Entire Nations)

"How Can God [in the OT] Order the Killing and Massacre of Innocents?" [Amalekites, etc.]

Did Moses (and God) Sin In Judging the Midianites (Numbers 31)?

Exodus 20:5: God's "Punishing" or "Visiting" Descendants "to the Third and Fourth Generation": Proof of an "Unjust" God or Biblical "Contradiction"?

God and Evil

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 (vs. atheist "DagoodS")

 

Did God Harden Pharaoh's Heart? (Does God Positively Ordain Evil?) (vs. [atheist] "DagoodS")

Reply to a Calvinist Critique Concerning the "Hardening of Pharaoh's Heart" (vs. Colin Smith)

The Psalms

Reply to "The Problem of Pain and the Egomania of the Psalms" (vs. Ed Babinski [agnostic])

Second Reply to Agnostic Ed Babinski on the Supposed Irrationality and Immorality of the Psalms and the Christian Worldview (vs. Ed Babinski)

Postscript to Dialogue With Agnostic Ed Babinski on the Psalms, Etc.: Ed's Attempt to Enlist an Ancient Near East Scholar in Support Backfires (Dr. James Roger Black vs. Ed Babinski; compiled and additional commentary by Dave Armstrong)

Last updated on 7 May 2013.



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