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Scripture definition and references: Invariably in the New Testament denotes that definite collection of sacred books, regarded as given by inspiration of God, which we usually call the Old Testament (2 Timothy 3:15, 16; John 20:9; Galatians 3:22; 2 Pet. 1:20). It was God’s purpose thus to perpetuate his revealed will. From time to time he raised up men to commit to writing in an infallible record the revelation he gave. The “Scripture,” or collection of sacred writings, was thus enlarged from time to time as God saw necessary. We have now a completed “Scripture,” consisting of the Old and New Testaments. The Old Testament canon in the time of our Lord was precisely the same as that which we now possess under that name. He placed the seal of his own authority on this collection of writings, as all equally given by inspiration (Matthew 5:17; 7:12; 22:40; Luke 16:29, 31). (See Bible; Canon.)
Scripture refers to:—[See Bible]
Scriptures definition and references: –The word of God Jeremiah 30:2
–Interpreted by doctors (religious “experts”) John 3:10;
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–Inspired by God (“God-breathed”; Greek: Theopneustos) 2imothy 3:16
–See Word Of God
Scripture refers to:—Scripture (Holy), or Scriptures (Holy), the term generally applied in the Christian Church since the second century, to denote the collective writings of the Old and New Testaments.
Scriptures refers to:—(See BIBLE; CANON; INSPIRATION; OLD TESTAMENT; NEW TESTAMENT.) Appropriated in the Bible to the sacred writings (2 Kings 22:13; Psalms 40:7; 2 Timothy 3:15-16, "the Scripture of truth"; Daniel 10:21; Ezra 6:18). Meetings for worship and hearing the word of the Lord are noticed in Ezekiel 8:1; Ezekiel 14:1; Ezekiel 14:4; Ezekiel 33:31; and even earlier, Isaiah 1:12-15. Especially after the return from Babylon Ezra held such meetings, when the restored exiles yearned for a return to the law. Now the Jews read the Pentateuch once in every year, divided into 54 parashas or "sections": and parts only of the "prophets", haphtaroth) , shorter lessons read by a single individual, whereas the parasha is distributed among seven readers. Of the hagiographa , the five megilloth ("scrolls") are read on five annual fasts or feasts, not on the sabbath.
"It is written" is the formula appropriated to holy writ. 2 Chronicles 30:5; 2 Chronicles 30:18, kakathuwb ("as it is written"); Greek grafee , gegraptai , ta hiera grammata (Matthew 4:4; Matthew 4:6; Matthew 21:13; Matthew 26:24). The Hebrew, however, substituted mikra , "what is read," for kethubim , which is applied to one division of Scripture, the hagiographa (Nehemiah 8:8). Grafee in New Testament is never used of a secular writing. 2 Timothy 3:15-16, "all Scripture (pasa grafee ; every portion of "the Holy Scripture") is God-inspired (not only the Old Testament, in which Timothy was taught when a child, compare Romans 16:26, but the New Testament according as its books were written by inspired men, and recognized by men having "discerning of spirits", 1 Corinthians 12:10; 1 Corinthians 14:37), and (therefore) profitable," etc.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.16 < [Section V - Persons entitled to the Performance of Dharma]
Verse 12.1 < [Section I - Question]
Verse 2.10 < [Section III - Sources of Knowledge of Dharma]
Brahma Sutras (Govinda Bhashya) (by Kusakratha das Brahmacari)
Sūtra 2.1.27 < [Adhyaya 2, Pada 1]
Sūtra 2.1.28 < [Adhyaya 2, Pada 1]
Sūtra 1.1.8 < [Adhyaya 1, Pada 1]
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers (by Philip Schaff)
John 7.37,38 < [The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.]
Chapter VIII - The Statements of Irenaeus in regard to the Divine Scriptures < [The Church History of Eusebius.]
Chapter 1 - How the Pretensions of the Manichaeans are to Be Refuted < [Writings in Connection with the Manichæan Controversy.]
The Pre-Dawn of the Three Caverns Thought < [Volume 16, Issue 1 (2025)]
A Humane Kings Convocation Held in the Zhongxing Palace < [Volume 14, Issue 6 (2023)]
Four Chinese Buddhist Nuns’ Gender Anxiety in Their Colophons to the Da... < [Volume 14, Issue 4 (2023)]
Brahma Sutras (Shankara Bhashya) (by Swami Vireshwarananda)
Chapter III, Section II, Adhikarana V < [Section II]
Chapter IV, Section III, Adhikarana V < [Section III]
Chapter IV, Section III, Adhikarana VI < [Section III]
Ante-nicene Fathers (by Alexander Roberts)
Chapter LVI - God who appeared to Moses is distinguished from God the Father < [Justin Martyr]
Book II < [Origen's Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew.]
Chapter XVI - Scripture the Criterion by Which Truth and Heresy are Distinguished < [Clement of Alexandria]