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  2. Monarchian Prologues - Wikipedia

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    The prologues are, however, of no value as a historical source for the evangelists' backgrounds. They rely on the biblical text itself and various unreliable traditions as sources. [6] The earlier anti-Marcionite prologue to Luke was a source, but not the other two anti-Marcionite prologues. [7]

  3. Bible citation - Wikipedia

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    This format is the one accepted by the Chicago Manual of Style to cite scriptural standard works. The MLA style is similar, but replaces the colon with a period. Citations in the APA style add the translation of the Bible after the verse. [5] For example, (John 3:16, New International Version).

  4. Anti-Marcionite prologues - Wikipedia

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    The anti-Marcionite prologues are three short prefaces to the gospels of Mark, Luke and John. No prologue to Matthew is known. They were originally written in Greek, but only the prologue to Luke survives in the original language. All three were translated into Latin and are preserved in some 40 manuscripts of the Vulgate Bible. [2]

  5. King James Only movement - Wikipedia

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    The exclusive use of the King James Version is recorded in a statement made by the Tennessee Association of Baptists in 1817, stating "We believe that any person, either in a public or private capacity who would adhere to, or propagate any alteration of the New Testament contrary to that already translated by order of King James the 1st, that is now in common in use, ought not to be encouraged ...

  6. Prooftext - Wikipedia

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    A proof text is a passage of scripture presented as proof for a theological doctrine, belief, or principle. [1] Prooftexting (sometimes "proof-texting" or "proof texting") is the practice of using quotations from a document, either for the purpose of exegesis , or to establish a proposition in eisegesis (introducing one's own presuppositions ...

  7. Proslogion - Wikipedia

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    The Proslogion (Latin: Proslogium, lit. 'Discourse') is a prayer (or meditation) written by the medieval cleric Saint Anselm of Canterbury between 1077 and 1078. In each chapter, Anselm juxtaposes contrasting attributes of God to resolve apparent contradictions in Christian theology.

  8. Textual criticism of the New Testament - Wikipedia

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    Text-type Date Characteristics Bible version The Alexandrian text-type (also called the "Neutral Text" tradition; less frequently, the "Minority Text") 2nd–4th centuries CE: When compared to witnesses of the Western text-type, Alexandrian readings tend to be shorter and are commonly regarded as having a lower tendency to expand or paraphrase.

  9. Alexandrian text-type - Wikipedia

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    In textual criticism of the New Testament, the Alexandrian text-type is one of the main text types. It is the text type favored by the majority of modern textual critics and it is the basis for most modern (after 1900) Bible translations. Over 5,800 New Testament manuscripts have been classified into four groups by text type.