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By A. B. Caneday My response to the question asked of me concerning James 5:16, which admittedly called for knowledge of pertinent passages within the Gospels with regard to Jesus’ teaching concerning confession and forgiveness of sin, prompted a follow-up question. I was asked to provide biblical support for my initial response. Specifically, the questioner…
Read More[Editor’s Note: This interview by James Hamilton, Associate Professor of Biblical Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, with Thomas Nettles is from 2010 and was originally posted at For His Renown.] Professor Thomas J. Nettles is one of my favorite historians. It was a joy to audit a course he taught on Baptist history,…
Read MoreBy Michael A.G. Haykin The sixteenth century was one of the great eras of English Bible translation. Between 1526, when William Tyndale’s superlative rendition of the New Testament was printed, and 1611, when the King James Bible (KJB), or Authorized Bible, appeared, no less than ten English-language Bible versions were published. The translators of the…
Read MoreBy Ardel Caneday Recent publication of the booklet, Must Christians Always Forgive? A Primer and Grammar on Forgiveness of Sins, prompted a reader to inquire concerning the admonition of James 5:16. James exhorts, “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed” (ESV). The question posed does…
Read MoreYesterday we highlighted two lectures by Paul L. Maier on Luther and the Bible, given at the Dunham Bible Museum. Today we turn your attention to yet another DBM lecture, this time by Gerald Bray, titled, “Translating the Bible from William Tyndale to King James.” Gerald Bray is research professor of Divinity History and Doctrine…
Read MoreIn the most recent issue of Credo Magazine, “Purgatory: An Evangelical Doctrine?”, James White has written an engaging article titled, “Purgatory: The Same Yesterday, Today, and Forever.” James White is the director of Alpha and Omega Ministries, a Christian apologetics organization based in Phoenix, Arizona. He is the author of more than twenty books, a professor,…
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