Canon Crossfire

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This book, i believe, is THE latest standard on this subject..
Dig this book!..the detail is lengthy and extraordinary!…learned that the larger canon was always considered in one way shape of form, Holy Scripture..especially liked the anaysis of the 7 books of the deuterocanon in NT docs..highly recommended..the author leaves no stone unturned..

Amazon reviewer Joseph
5.0 out of 5 stars
April 18, 2026
It doesn’t just argue, it lays out the evidence like a Judge Judy case, and it gave me the confidence to know I’m building my faith on the right foundation. For anyone who wants clarity on Scripture, this book is a must!

Amazon reviewer aundrea bullen
5 out of 5 stars
September 10, 2025
The author, Matthew McWhorter, a retired attorney, makes a true Protestant case for the Apocrypha. He presents evidence as if the reader is a jury member in a civil or criminal case, allowing the reader to weigh the information and make their own decision.

Amazon reviewer Robert S
5.0 out of 5 stars
September 6, 2025
Crossfire fires on all cylinders
Excellent research went into writing this book. His style is confusing at first, but like a fine bottle of red wine it ages well the more you read it. I had read the Apocrypha a few years ago and thought it was Scripture and questioned why it was left out. Now i am more certain that it is Scripture.

Amazon reviewer Andy
5.0 out of 5 stars
May 6, 2026
This brilliant new book demonstrates through comprehensive historical / patristic analysis, that the arguments Protestants make in favor of their smaller canon also apply in equal measure to the disputed deuterocanonical books. Conversely, he shows how rejecting the deuterocanon would logically require a rejection of the other canonical books, implicating the truth or falsity of Christianity itself. In sum, they stand or fall together.

Dave Armstrong — author of the bestsellers, A Biblical Defense of CatholicismThe One-Minute ApologistThe Catholic Verses (Sophia Institute Press), and fifty-three additional books of Catholic and general Christian apologetics.