An Examination of the patristic exegesis of the rock of Matthew 16 and of the Early Church relationship to the Bishops of Rome.
'William Webster has gathered the most formidable body of data concerning the interpreatation of the locus classicus of the authority of the Bishop of Rome to be found anywhere. In addition he has included the studied judgments of a large number of contemporary scholars — Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox — concerning the historical treatment of the Matthew 16 passage. That the contemporary Roman Catholic interpretation had no place in the biblical understanding of the early church doctors cannot be disputed.' — From the foreword by Dr. Tom J. Nettles, Professor and Chairman, Department of Church History, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL, USA.
'This book makes a vital contribution to Christendom's long smoldering debate about papal authority and supremacy. William Webster convincingly demonstrates that the Roman Catholic dogma of papal infallibility, set forth at Vatican I (1869-1870), is based on a dubious interpretation of Matthew 16:18 which deviates from the exegetical consensus of the church fathers. His provocative analysis is based on a careful reading of both historical texts and more contemporary scholarly literature. The data gathered here is devastating for some key principles of traditional Roman Catholic ecclesiology.' — Dr. James A. Patterson, Professor and Chairman, Department of Church History, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, Germantown, TN, USA.
William Webster is the founder and director of Christian Resources, a teaching and publishing ministry dealing with issues related to the Gospel, Roman Catholicism, Orthodoxy, church history and the Christian life. He is the author of three books with Banner of Truth. In addition to writing and publishing, Mr Webster is also the pastor of Grace Bible Church in Battle Ground, Washington. He has been a guest on Christian talk radio and has been the featured speaker at several Bible conferences dealing with the Christian life. He has a B.A. degree in History from Southern Methodist University and is a graduate of the Evangelical Institute in Greenville, SC, USA.
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