1689 LBCF ch. 1: Of the Holy Scriptures
Source: 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith (Chapter 1) · creed
The 66 books of the Old and New Testaments are the inspired, sufficient, and final rule of faith and practice. The original Hebrew and Greek texts are the church's authority; translations serve.
Witnesses (Deuteronomy 19:15)
- manuscript_tradition: Rufinus of Aquileia, Commentary on the Apostles' Creed (c. AD 404)
- manuscript_tradition: Pirminius, De singulis libris canonicis scarapsus (c. AD 750) — earliest received form
- translation: Latin (Symbolum Apostolicum) — Western Church
- citation_tradition: Cited by every major catechism since 8th century
- republication: CCEL — Creeds of Christendom (Schaff)
Connections
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