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Sola scriptura rejects any original infallible authority, other than the Bible.

In this view, all secondary authority is derived from the authority of the Scriptures and is therefore subject to reform when compared to the teaching of the Bible.

Church councils, preachers, biblical commentators, private revelation, or even a message allegedly from an angel or an apostle are not an original authority alongside the Bible in the sola scriptura approach.

Even though most Protestants look at scripture alone and no other authority, some say that the Bible itself teaches against sola scriptura.

They believe that if a person believes in the whole Bible then that person cannot believe in sola scriptura.

These theologians believe that those following the concepts of sola scriptura have personally perverted the meaning of either the Bible or sola scriptura.

They point to passages in Book of Kings, Book of Chronicles, and Epistle of Jude 9 which refer to writings such as the Assumption of Moses that are not part of the Bible.

( See Non-canonical books referenced in the Bible )