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| − | + | Critics claim that the Church is in error because Christianity requires a "closed canon" (no more authoritative revelation) instead of the Church's "open canon" (potential for more binding revelation). | |
===Source(s) of the Criticism=== | ===Source(s) of the Criticism=== | ||
| − | * | + | *Luke P. Wilson, “Lost Books & Latter-Day Revelation: A Response to Mormon Views of the New Testament Canon,” ''Christian Research Journal'' (Fall 1996): 27–33. |
==Response== | ==Response== | ||
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Contents
Criticism
Critics claim that the Church is in error because Christianity requires a "closed canon" (no more authoritative revelation) instead of the Church's "open canon" (potential for more binding revelation).
Source(s) of the Criticism
- Luke P. Wilson, “Lost Books & Latter-Day Revelation: A Response to Mormon Views of the New Testament Canon,” Christian Research Journal (Fall 1996): 27–33.
Response
The response should be brief and summary in nature.
Conclusion
A summary of the argument against the criticism.
Further reading
FAIR wiki articles
FAIR web site
- FAIR Topical Guide: Biblical completeness
- FAIR Topical Guide: Biblical inerrancy
- FAIR Topical Guide: LDS view of the Bible
External links
- Links to external web pages
Printed material
- Alan Denison & D.L. Barksdale, Gues Who Wants To Have You For Lunch?, 2nd edition, (Redding, California: FAIR, 2002[1999]), 37–57. ISBN 1893036057.FAIR