Holy Scripture: Revelation, Inspiration and Interpretation (Christian Foundation) - Hardcover

Donald G. Bloesch

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0853645892 ISBN 13: 9780853645894

Publisher: Paternoster P., 1994

Synopsis

The second volume of this systematic theology examines the implications of biblical authority for the 21st century, arguing against both evangelical rationalism and liberal experientialism. Bloesch proposes an alternative which views Scripture as the written Word of God but stresses that it becomes so only through the illumination of the Spirit.

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About the Author

Donald G. Bloesch (1928-2010) earned his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and was professor of theology emeritus at Dubuque Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa. He did postdoctoral work at the universities of Oxford, Tübingen and Basel. He wrote numerous books, including Faith and Its Counterfeits, Evangelical Theology in Transition, Theological Notebook: Volume 3, Essentials of Evangelical Theology, The Future of Evangelical Christianity, The Struggle of Prayer, Spirituality Old & New, Freedom for Obedience and the seven-volume Christian Foundations series. He also served for a time as president of the Midwest Division of the American Theological Society.

Review

"Holy Scripture could well represent the high point of evangelicalism's dialogue with modern skepticism." (The Covenant Quarterly)

"Bloesch argues convincingly for a theology of Word and Spirit, not of rationalism or mysticism. Like Luther and Calvin, Forsyth and Barth, his mentors, Bloesch believes that the power of the Word of God creates its own hearing. Christologically centered and biblically rooted, Bloesch is in continual dialogue with theologians past and present. He states that his desire in [A Theology of Word & Spirit] is to produce 'an enlivening and liberating orthodoxy,' and he has succeeded." (Robert K. Johnston, Fuller Theological Seminary)

Edition details

• Publisher: Paternoster P.
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0853645892
• ISBN 13: 9780853645894
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 464