Lectures On The Inspiration Of The Scriptures - Softcover

Leonard Woods

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461371693 ISBN 13: 9780461371697

Publisher: HardPress, 2019

Synopsis

Lectures On The Inspiration Of The Scriptures by Leonard Woods. This 1829 volume presents Leonard Woods’s argument that the Holy Scriptures derive their authority from divine inspiration, evidenced by the writers themselves, the miracles that authenticated them, and their unified portrayal of God’s truth across the Old and New Testaments. The work—comprising six lectures and an Appendix—was delivered to students at the institution Woods served, the Andover Theological Seminary, and later expanded with material from Wilson’s Lectures. Woods addresses how inspiration should be proved, the mode of quoting from the Old Testament, and objections about the authors’ language, accuracy, and interpretive methods. He maintains that all Scripture is given by inspiration of God, that the apostles and prophets spoke under the Spirit’s guidance, and that divine influence safeguarded truth while allowing human language and literary variety. The text also discusses the Spirit’s role in memory and teaching, the attainability of a firm basis for Christian faith, and the importance of Bible societies and evangelical ministry.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461371693
• ISBN 13: 9780461371697
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 166