Holy Scripture : a dogmatic sketch / John Webster.

By: Webster, John, 1955-2016
Material type: TextTextSeries: Current issues in theology: v. 1.Publisher: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003Description: vii, 144 p. ; 22 cmISBN: 0521831180; 0521538467 (pbk.)Subject(s): Bible -- Evidences, authority, etcDDC classification: 220.1/3 LOC classification: BS480 | .W39 2003
Contents:
1. Revelation, sanctification and inspiration -- 2. Scripture, church and canon -- 3. Reading in the economy of grace -- 4. Scripture, theology and the theological school.
Summary: John Webster argues that, whereas any understanding of scripture must be subject to appropriate textual and historical interrogation, it is also necessary to acknowledge the special character of scriptural writing. His book strongly reaffirms that the triune God is at the core of a scripture-based Christianity. Written by a theologian who understands the currents of modern secular thought, the volume develops a constructive position on biblical authority.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 138-142) and index.

1. Revelation, sanctification and inspiration -- 2. Scripture, church and canon -- 3. Reading in the economy of grace -- 4. Scripture, theology and the theological school.

John Webster argues that, whereas any understanding of scripture must be subject to appropriate textual and historical interrogation, it is also necessary to acknowledge the special character of scriptural writing. His book strongly reaffirms that the triune God is at the core of a scripture-based Christianity. Written by a theologian who understands the currents of modern secular thought, the volume develops a constructive position on biblical authority.

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