Were Vernacular Bibles Unknown Before Luther?
Luther’s Dubious Claims About the Supposed Utter Obscurity of the Bible Before His Translation In 1466, 17 years before Martin Luther was even born, Johannes Mentelin printed the Mentel Bible, a High...
View ArticleCatholic Church vs. the Bible? Exchange w Protestant
This comment from “Ash” was underneath my National Catholic Register article, “Did Luther Rescue the Bible in German from Utter Obscurity?”: The historical record is very clear on the fact that the...
View ArticleLuther & the Previously Obscure [?] Bible (vs. James Swan)
[Martin Luther’s own words below will be in blue; Hartmann Grisar’s footnotes (only) in brown; James Swan’s words in green] *** The big myth under consideration is the commonly heard legend among...
View ArticleDialogue: “Obscure” Bible Before Luther’s Translation?
This was originally a lengthy Facebook discussion (7-24-14) about my article, Were Vernacular Bibles Unknown Before Luther? (Luther’s Dubious Claims About the Supposed Utter Obscurity of the Bible...
View ArticleDid Pope Innocent III Forbid the Bible in 1199?
+ Does the Bible Itself Teach That it Should be Read Without Need of Any Authoritative Interpretation? An anti-Catholic Protestant blog called Evangelical Miscellanies produced a lengthy article...
View ArticleDid Medieval Catholicism Forbid All Vernacular Bibles?
An anti-Catholic Protestant blog called Evangelical Miscellanies produced a lengthy article entitled, “Was the Bible Forbidden by the Roman Church?” (5-10-21). Presently, I shall be dealing with...
View ArticleCouncil of Trent: Anti-Bible or Anti-Bad Bible Translations?
An anti-Catholic Protestant blog called Evangelical Miscellanies produced a lengthy article entitled, “Was the Bible Forbidden by the Roman Church?” (5-10-21). Presently, I shall be dealing with...
View ArticleBanzoli’s “Church vs. the Bible” Myths Debunked
Lucas Banzoli is a very active Brazilian theological writer, who denies that Jesus is immutable in His Divine Nature (i.e., judging by the standard of trinitarian classical theism, he denies that Jesus...
View Article“Church vs. the Bible” (vs. Francisco Tourinho)
Examining the Presuppositions That Lie Behind Past Catholic Recommended Restrictions on Individual Bible Reading Francisco Tourinho is a Brazilian Calvinist apologist. He described his theological...
View ArticleTourinho Knows More About Catholicism Than I Do?
His Stubborn & Foolish Pride in Refusing to Accept Correction Re the Non-Infallible Status of Unigenitus (1713) Francisco Tourinho is a Brazilian Calvinist apologist. He described his theological...
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