Sola Scriptura, Latin for "Scripture alone," is another principle from the Protestant Reformation. It holds that the Bible is the only infallible source of divine revelation and the final authority for Christian doctrine.
Think of Sola Scriptura as using only one textbook for a class. No matter what other books or notes you might have, this one book (the Bible) has all the answers you need to pass the test (achieve salvation).
Biblical Canon: The set of books Christians regard as divinely inspired and thus constituting the Bible.
Protestant Reformation: A major 16th-century movement aimed at reforming beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church which resulted in establishing Protestant churches.
John Wycliffe: An early critic of the Church who advocated translation of the Bible into vernacular; he prefigured many ideas similar to Sola Scriptura.
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