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Disputations on Holy Scripture

by William Whitaker

Summary

One of the principle confessions of the Protestant Reformation was sola Scriptura — Scripture alone is the final, infallible authority for the church. For centuries, however, Roman Catholicism has denied this principle, positing church tradition as an equal, if not higher authority. 

In this book, Puritan William Whitaker forcefully and effectively deals with objections to the doctrine of sola Scriptura. He addresses issues such as the number of books in the canon, authentic versions of the Bible, as well as Scripture’s authority, clarity, interpretation, and perfection. Many have said that Whitaker so greatly defended the Protestant position that “he cut off the head of his antagonist with his own weapons.”

Testimonials

Exceelent Defense of the Sufficiency of Scripture

Clark Highsmith

Whitaker wrote an engaging and edifying book. The purpose of Whitaker's book is to defend the doctrine of 'sola scriptura' against the Papists, especially Bellarmine and Stapleton. The defense is broken down into six questions, all which are still relevant today:<br> 1. The number of the canonical books.<br> 2. The authentic edition and versions.<br> 3. The authority of Scripture.<br> 4. The perspicuity of scripture.<br> 5. The interpretation of Scripture.<br> 6. The perfection of Scripture over against human traditions.<br> <br> I hesitated purchasing this buying this book because of the paucity of reviews. While accessible to a lay person, such as myself, there are several things that a reader needs beforehand in order to fully enjoy the book:<br> 1. Background knowledge about Bellarmine and Stapleton, since Whitaker constantly refers to them.<br> 2. A knowledge of Greek and Latin. The book is in English but most of the footnotes are in Latin. Scripture quoted from the Greeks are sprinkled throughout the book.<br> 3. Knowledge of Christian fathers. Stapleton quotes many of them.<br> <br> In addition to being a wonderful read, the physical quality of the book is superb; it is smyth-sewn and printed on acid-free paper. I recommend the book to the Christian willing to take the time and effort for an in-depth study about the sufficiency of scripture.

best defense of sola scriptura available

keith whitlock

excellent easy to read and understand even for the layman.thorough enough for even the intellectual. William Whitaker leaves no stone unturned in his defense of the purity,power and all sufficiency of God`s holy word.