Holy Scripture & Sacred Tradition

 

Articles Written By Me

• Esdras Re-examined: A Response to William Webster, July 2004.
• A Response to William Webster on Esdras, May 2007.

Articles Found Online

**Note: I don't necessarily agree with every claim or point made by each of these authors.

• 2 Peter: The Most Contested Book in the Canon (Garrett Ham)
• A Defense of the Book of Tobit (Kris Smith, Da Pacem Domine)
• Defending the Book of Judith: Nebuchadnezzar, king of “Assyria” (Kris Smith, Da Pacem Domine)
• Did the Council of Carthage Have One Book Too Many?, (Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery).
• The Third Book of Esdras & the Tridentine Canon, (Hugh Pope, Journal of Theological Studies).
• Jesus' Use of Old Testament Themes in Matthew 23:34-39, (Susan Rieske, Journal of Biblical Studies). 

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Online Bibles, Catechisms, & Commentaries (Click here for more)

YouTube Debates & Discussions

Apocrypha Apocalypse

• A Catholic & Syriac Christian Discuss the Canon, 3 March 2023.
• Apocrypha Apocalypse: Augustine's Canon, 17 March 2021.
• Canon Round Table with Lee McDonald, 17 April 2021. 
• Catholic vs. Eastern Orthodox: Canon of Scripture Debate, 10 March 2024.
• Christology in the Deuterocanon: Baruch & Sirach, 18 January 2024.
• Christology in the Deuterocanon II: Wisdom & Baruch, 29 January 2024.
• Coptic Christianity and the Question of the Canon w/ Deacon Gerges, 9 June 2023.
• Did Councils Contradict Themselves on the Book of Esdras? Part 1, 19 April 2024.
• Did Councils Contradict Themselves on the Book of Esdras? Part 2, 26 April 2024.
• Did Councils Contradict Themselves on the Book of Esdras? Part 3, 10 May 2024.
• German Bibles Before Luther, 13 December 2021.
• In-depth Look At Matthew 27:43's Use of Wisdom 2:18 (Part 1), 28 January 2022.
• In-depth Look at Matthew 27:32 and Wisdom 2:18 PART 2, 4 February 2022.
• Jan Hus on the Deuterocanonicals, 21 August 2021.
• Jonathan Sheffield on the Canon of Scripture, 7 June 2022.
• Responding to Stephen Nichols: Why Sixty-Six Books? The Development of the Canon, 7 September 2022.
• Sola Scriptura & the Canon, 24 March 2021.
• The Canon Debate - Michuta vs. Christie, 8 July 2020.
• The Canon of Scripture East & West w/Rev. Dr. Kappes, 29 September 2023.
• The Council of Trent & the Canon, 18 February 2022.
• The Dead Sea Scrolls & the Deuterocanon, 21 December 2021.
• The North African Code & Baruch - Part 1, 14 June 2024.
• The North African Code & Baruch - Part 2, 21 June 2024.
• The Shocking Jewish Reception of the Book of Baruch, 28 June 2024.
• The Shocking Jewish Reception of the Book of Esdras, 24 May 2024.
• Wisdom & Christ's Incarnation, 5 December 2021.
• Wisdom 7, the Trinity, and the Early Church, 17 September 2021.
• Wisdom in Luke's Theology of the Cross, 7 April 2023.

Ascension Presents

• Why Catholics Use Scripture and Tradition, 21 August 2019.

Augustine Institute

• Evidence For The 4 Evangelists - Who Wrote the Gospels?, 4 February 2021.

Catholic Answers

• Catholic Answers Focus: Two Failed Passages on Sola Scriptura, 1 July 2020.
• Is Tradition Reliable? Joe Heschmeyer, 14 April 2021.

Douglas Beaumont

• Answering Sola Scriptura: Dr. Jordan B. Cooper's Defense, 31 October 2022.
• Can a Catholic Believe in Sola Scriptura?, 6 June 2022.
• Can We Understand the Bible Without the Church? (A Discussion with Author Casey Chalk), 25 June 2023.

How To Be Christian

• Bring 'Em Back: Allie Beth Stuckey / Should a Christian Believe in Sola Scriptura?, 21 August 2020.
• Bring 'Em Back: Sola Seuss-tura (Jordan B. Cooper's 'Defense' of Sola Scriptura), 20 September 2020.
• Christian vs. Protestant (Galatians 1: 6-9), 20 October 2019.
• Christian vs. Protestant 2 Timothy 3 [Round 1: Slick Moves], 30 March 2019.
• The Little 'White' Lies that form Sola Scriptura, 13 February 2020.
• The Man-Made False Doctrine of Sola Scriptura: Christian vs. Protestant UPDATE (on Galatians 1:6-9), 9 December 2019.

Keith Nester

• Why I Can't Accept Sola Scriptura, 9 May 2023.

Mike Licona

• How was the Old Testament Canon Formed?, 8 October 2020.
• The Apocrypha: The Missing Books of the Protestant Bible, 12 October 2020.
• How was the New Testament Canon Formed? (Part 1 of 2), 15 October 2020.
• How was the New Testament Canon Formed? (Part 2 of 2), 19 October 2020.
• Is the Biblical Canon Closed (and other related questions)?, 22 October 2020.

Patristic Pillars

• Did St. Athanasius Practice Sola Scriptura? William Albrecht & Turrentinfan Debate, 2 May 2019.
• Is Sola Scriptura True?, 3 June 2022.
• Refuting Gavin Ortlund on the Canon of Scripture, 6 September 2024.
• Refuting Gavin Ortlund on St. John Chrysostom, 30 November 2021.
• Saint Augustine & Sacred Scripture, 13 November 2021.
• Shadows of Christ: Canon Roundtable, 1 March 2024.
• The Catholic St. Augustine: Refuting Gavin Ortlund II, 15 November 2021.

Pints With Aquinas

• EPIC Debate on Sola Scriptura w/ Patrick Madrid & James White, 15 July 2020.
• Gavin Ortlund vs. Trent Horn: Is Sola Scriptura True?, 2 March 2023.
• Jimmy Akin vs. James White on Sola Scriptura (Previous Debate), 20 May 2021. 
• Why Sola Scriptura is FALSE w/ Patrick Madrid, 20 July 2020.

The Counsel of Trent

• A Neglected Argument Against Sola Scriptura, 4 March 2023.
• Bible verses that teach Sola Scriptura (REBUTTED), 31 January 2022.
• DIALOGUE: Can Protestants Agree on Essential Doctrine?, 8 June 2022.
• Does The Bible Teach 'Scripture Alone' (Sola Scriptura)? (REBUTTED), 29 January 2020.
• Refuting Protestantism's Clarity Doctrine of Scripture, 3 April 2023. 
• Sola Scriptura Debate Debrief (with Suan Sonna), 8 March 2023.
• The (Rare) Word That Refutes Sola Scriptura, 3 July 2023.