The rule of faith for Protestants is sola Scriptura. This belief holds that only Scripture is a final, infallible authority for the Christian: thus excluding the Church and Sacred Tradition as equally ...

The canon of Scripture refers to the authoritative list of books that comprise the Bible (canon is Greek for rule or standard). Protestants have historically believed that the 66 books in the Bible ...

All scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. 2 ...

The idea of an immutable literature of holy books is firmly fixed in the majority of Judeo-Christian tradition. Though it has been challenged over the centuries with multiple new revelations that vie ...

Since everything asserted by the inspired authors or sacred writers must be held to be asserted by the Holy Spirit, it follows that the books of Scripture must be ...

For Roman Catholicism, Holy Scripture is a primary source of revelation. As Trent puts it, saving truth and moral teaching “are contained in written books.” These are the books of the Old and New ...

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