Did the Apostles Favor the Septuagint?
Why did the New Testament writers quote from the Septuagint (LXX)? Did they favor the Septuagint over the original Hebrew text of the Old Testament?… Read More Did the Apostles Favor the Septuagint?
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The Oracles of God Committed unto the Jews
Johnann Gerhard Theological Commonplaces: On the Nature of Theology and Scripture § 73. The canonical books of the Old Testament have the testimony of the Israelite church. Those controversial books [i.e. the Apocrypha] lack the testimony of the Israelite church. Therefore [the Apocrypha is not canonical]. Proof of the Major Premise. We prove the major… Read More The Oracles of God Committed unto the Jews
The Purity of the Masoretic Text
Johann Gerhard Theological Commonplaces: On the Nature of Theology and Scripture Chapter XIV: On The Integrity of the Hebrew Text in the Old Testament The Hebrew text is not corrupt. § 318. Among the arguments with which the Papists labor to carry their point that the Hebrew text of the Old Testament is not the… Read More The Purity of the Masoretic Text
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