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02 November, 2011

The Authority of Scripture

I wrote a position paper for Every Nation Churches & Ministries some time ago on the authority of Scripture. Topics briefly covered include:
  • The Authority of God
  • The Nature of Biblical Revelation
  • The Establishment of the Biblical Canon
  • The Nature of Biblical Inspiration
  • Understanding Inerrancy & Infallibility
  • The Dialogue of Scripture, Tradition, Reason & Experience
  • The Clarity & Sufficiency of Scripture
  • The Interpretation & Application of Scripture
  • Existential Response To & Eschatological Purpose Of The Bible
The paper also was used as the basis for the seventeenth lesson of the course I taught on hermeneutics, which can be accessed in the upper right column of this webpage, or by clicking here.

You may also access the paper here.

1 comment:

Dan M said...

Hey Bruce, I just read this paper on the authority of scripture.

I really like the discussion about integrating reason and tradition and experience, and yet with humility holding only the scripture as having any true authority.

Also that the core message is accessible to anyone who seeks it. It's amazing how many disputes and confusions throughout history would have been resolved better if they had approached scripture in this way. But then again, we benefit from the work done before us...


Anyway, I'm still plugging away up here. I had a guest column published in the Times on education..that's one of my recent highlights. That was the spark that started my education blog at www.edu-truth.com