Theological Journals, #1: 11/20-2022

William Whittaker’s “Disputation on Holy Scripture:” Dr. Whittaker continues to illustrate varied textual variations, omissions, insertions and corruptions in the Latin Vulgate, a point ceded by the Louvain Papists, but rarely conceded by the Jesuit antagonist, Cardinal Bellarmine. And yet, in decadent Protestant seminaries, no Hebrew, Greek or Latin is required. Why is that? What are modern Protestant ministers largely unskilled in the original languages? (I'll never forget asking the first TEC clerk with whom I worked about his training in the original languages...he had none.)

John Jewel’s “Apology for the Church of England:” Jewel is rebutting the charge that the English Reformation resulted in tumults and disorders. After denying the imputation, Jewel retails the same issuing forth from Popery in the realm of governments in Germany, France, Austria and Italy. Too bad the moderns are largely unaware of Papal arrogance. Hans Kung in "God" equated communist tyranny with medieval and modern tyranny in Rome. For that and other views, his teaching license as a Romanist was rescinded. Kung had it right. 

“Ante-Nicene Fathers down to 325 AD: the First Letter of Clement: continued exhortations and illustrations of humility are offered, telling the Corinthians to avoid the seditious disrespect to the aged, elderly and the old leaders. Wonder if the Penguin and Shifty ever considered this as they slammed REC generations #1-4? And slam they did. 1 Clement is instructive.