"The Acts of the Apostles provides evidence that Christian proclamation was engaged from the very first with the philosophical currents of the time. In Athens, we read, Saint Paul entered into discussion with 'certain Epicurean and Stoic philosophers' (17:18); and exegetical analysis of his speech at the Areopagus has revealed frequent allusions to popular beliefs deriving for the most part from Stoicism. This is by no means accidental. If pagans were to understand them, the first Christians could not refer only to 'Moses and the prophets' when they spoke. They had to point as well to natural knowledge of God and to the voice of conscience in every human being (cf. Rom 1:19-21; 2:14-15; Acts 14:16-17). Since in pagan religion this natural knowledge had lapsed into idolatry (cf. Rom 1:21-32), the Apostle judged it wiser in his speech to make the link with the thinking of the philosophers, who had always set in opposition to the myths and mystery cults notions more respectful of divine transcendence." -- Pope St. John Paul II, Fides et Ratio
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Friday, May 27, 2022

Sola Scriptura, the Canon Problem, and Reformed Epistemology

In a previous post (HERE), I laid out an argument against the Protestant doctrine of sola Scriptura as follows:
  1. Either the canon of Sacred Scripture is known infallibly, or it is not.
  2. If the canon of Sacred Scripture is not known infallibly, then Sacred Scripture is a fallible collection of infallible books.
  3. A fallible collection of infallible books is incoherent.
  4. Therefore, Sacred Scripture is not a fallible collection of infallible books (3).
  5. Therefore, the canon of Sacred Scripture is known infallibly (2, 4).
  6. Either the canon of Sacred Scripture is known by Sacred Scripture itself or by Tradition.
  7. The canon of Sacred Scripture is not known by Sacred Scripture itself.
  8. Therefore, the canon of Sacred Scripture is known by Tradition (6, 7).
  9. If the canon of Sacred Scripture is known infallibly and is known by Tradition, then there is an infallible Tradition (pertaining to the Christian faith) outside of Sacred Scripture.
  10. Therefore, there is an infallible Tradition outside of Sacred Scripture (5, 8, 9).
  11. If there is an infallible Tradition outside of Sacred Scripture, then sola Scriptura is false.
  12. Therefore, sola Scriptura is false (10, 11).
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