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Tables of Contents for On the Truth of Holy Scripture
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
Introduction
1
40
Part One: The Veracity of Scripture
41
96
Scripture's Use of Metaphorical Language
41
12
The Logic of Scripture and Pagan Philosophers
53
10
The Superiority and Sufficiency of Scriptural Logic
63
9
Mystical Senses, Parables, and the Author's Meaning
72
14
Natural Sciences and the Intended Literal Sense
86
11
The Five Levels of Scripture and the Four Senses
97
15
Reading Scripture in Its Totality
112
6
The Nature of Heresy, and the Five Weapons of Heavenly Logic
118
19
Part Two: The Authority of Scripture
137
82
True and False Scripture
137
11
The Authority of the Old Testament
148
7
Apocryphal Books and Corrected Manuscripts
155
16
The Source of False Readings
171
9
The Necessity of Speaking the Truth
180
7
The Proper Occasions for Speaking the Truth
187
10
The Authority of Holy Scripture over All Human Writings
197
22
Part Three: The Divine Origin of Scripture
219
52
The Nature of Lies, Deceptions, and Falsehoods
219
16
Sacred Subtleties versus Blatant Lies
235
15
Different Ways of Speaking the Truth
250
7
The Truth of Prophetic Statements
257
14
Part Four: Scripture as the Law of Christendom
271
94
The Superiority of Evangelical Law
271
14
The Necessity of Preaching the Word
285
7
Scripture's Instruction to Pastors
292
3
Scripture's Censure of Negligent Clerics
295
5
Every Christian Must Be a Theologian
300
6
Laymen Are Permitted to Judge Clerics
306
5
The Right of the Laity to Seize Church Property
311
4
The Duty of Secular Lords to Protect the Church
315
7
The Status of Mosaic Law
322
10
Judaizing and the Correction of Fellow Christians
332
6
A Mystical Reading of Some Old Testament Laws
338
5
Christ as the Fulfillment of the Old Law
343
9
A Consideration of Heresy
352
13
Selected Bibliography
365