Albion
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I don't mean to get into the dispute that is the focus of your post here, but it should be said at some point that Sola Scriptura does not mean that the Bible is "the only source of knowledge concerning God." Not just like that. The claim is that it is the only source for establishing essential doctrine, and then to understand it may also require reason and a knowledge of church history.Since I reject Sola Scriptura and accept the fact that the bible is not the only source of knowledge concerning God, there's nowhere else for you to go.
Of course it does speak about itself, as for instance when it explains that the origin of Holy Scripture is God inspiring the writers of these books.Lastly, I don't "want" II Timothy 3:16 to say anything other than what the plain reading of the text states. You stated that the bible doesn't speak about itself and that single verse crushes that idea to powder.
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