http://holdingfast.net/Canon?blogid=9176&view=post&articleid=Dr-Ferguson-on-the-TR&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0

Dr. P. S. Ferguson is with the Bible Presbyterian Church in Singapore, and offers some powerful insights into the strength of the Textus Receptus. This is a cross-post from the Puritan Board. Yellow highlights are mine.

http://holdingfast.net/Canon?blogid=9176&view=post&articleid=Chicago-Statement-Offers-No-Help&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0

Though the Chicago Statement on Inerrancy has good content, it still fails at a critical point: verbal plenary preservation. Isolating inerrancy to manuscripts no longer in our possessions leaves a gaping hole in the defense. A brother offers a whimsical illustration of this problem.

Blog - 1 page; 2018

http://holdingfast.net/Canon?blogid=9176&view=post&articleid=Is-Your-Bible-Missing-Something&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0

The latest hot-selling Bible is the ESV. Before you burn your hard-earned cash, you might want to see what the next-generation RSV actually does to God's Word. You'll be shocked. You may even get kicked out of your church if you even question why 15% of the Received Greek New Testament is missing from this utterly corrupt translation. At best we can only say it contains the word of God.

(Study - 7 pages; 2017)

http://holdingfast.net/Canon?blogid=9176&view=post&articleid=Of-Bible-Translations-and-Manuscripts&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0

There are three key lenses through which any Bible translator must work: selecting the underlying Hebrew and Greek text, selecting a translation approach, and identifying the key purpose for the translation. This study covers: What the Bible Says About Itself; What Reformed Confessions Say About The Bible; Reliability of the Texts; Types of Attacks; How We Got Our Bible; What We Have Today; and Main Issues You Should Focus On.

(Study - 11 pages; 2022 update)

http://holdingfast.net/Canon?blogid=9176&view=post&articleid=How-We-Got-The-Bible&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0

We just read what the publisher page says, and figure out who wrote the Bible ... right? Hardly! Some 40 different authors over a period of about 1,600 years contributed to this divine piece of work. How do we know this? What does the Bible say about itself?

(Video - 66 mins; plus Study - 3 pages; 2017)

http://holdingfast.net/Canon?blogid=9176&view=post&articleid=What-Did-God-Promise-to-Preserve&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0

It's fashionable for theologians to declare Bible passages to be in error, claiming that words and phrases can be harmlessly removed. They also boldly claim God didn't promise to preserve His Word, but just "propositional truth". Others claim this is a conscience issue. Does the Bible directly address any of this? [Hint: yes!]

(Study - 2 pages; 2015)

http://holdingfast.net/Canon?blogid=9176&view=post&articleid=Some-Facts-About-the-Bible&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0

The Bible actually has a lot to say about itself, especially its authorship, preservation and transmission. See how God expresses His opinion on the matter of His Holy, inerrant Word.

(Study - 3 pages; 1999)