John Webster. Holy Scripture: A Dogmatic Sketch. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. John Webster’s work, Holy Scripture: A Dogmatic Sketch is exactly what the title implies, it is a dogmatic account sketching out a doctrine of Holy Scripture. It is not meant to be a comprehensive account of Holy Scripture, thus it is just aContinue reading “Book Review: Holy Scripture – A Dogmatic Sketch”
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The Bible – The Word of God – Three Views: Part 7
Today we wrap up the series: “The Bible – The Word of God.” Having looked at some of the strengths and weaknesses of the three positions we will be able to articulate a dogmatic account of Scripture that all orthodox Christian traditions will be able to affirm. ________________________________________________________ “The Word of God” Revisited WeContinue reading “The Bible – The Word of God – Three Views: Part 7”
The Bible – The Word of God – Three Views: Part 6
This is part six of “The Bible – The Word of God.” Today we will be looking at some of the strengths and weaknesses of these three positions. By doing this hopefully we will be able to articulate a dogmatic account of Scripture that all orthodox Christian traditions will be able to affirm. ________________________________________________________ CriticalContinue reading “The Bible – The Word of God – Three Views: Part 6”
The Bible – The Word of God – Three Views: Part 5
This is part five of “The Bible – The Word of God.” Today we will be looking at the the views of a philosophical theologian, Nicholas Wolterstorff. We will see how he appropriates speech-act theory to argue for a particular understanding of what it means to say that the Bible is the Word of God.Continue reading “The Bible – The Word of God – Three Views: Part 5”
The Bible – The Word of God – Three Views: Part 2
This is part two of “The Bible – The Word of God.” Today we will be looking at the grammatical structure of the phrase “Word of God.” ________________________________________________________ “The Word of God” Before we go on to examine the claims made by these authors we must first analyze the grammar underlying the phrase “the wordContinue reading “The Bible – The Word of God – Three Views: Part 2”
The Bible – The Word of God – Three Views: Part 1
Over the next few days I will be taking a look at the question of what it means to say that the Bible is the Word of God. I will be doing this by examining Barth’s, David Law’s, and Nicholas Wolterstorff’s doctrines of scripture. ______________________________________________________ If one were to go to a typical evangelical churchContinue reading “The Bible – The Word of God – Three Views: Part 1”
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