Publication

2006-07-31 - InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, IL

Language

English

Word Count

49,000 words, Guess

Page Count

196 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-10083082622X
  • ISBN-10083088968X
  • ISBN-139780830826223
  • ISBN-139780830889686
  • LibraryThing1663349
and 3 more
  • Better World Books9780830826223
  • Better World Books9780830889686
  • Open LibraryOL8185214M

Classifications

  • LCCBS476.T486 2006

Description

By almost any measure, a bold and confident use of the Bible is a hallmark of Christianity. Underlying such use are a number of assumptions about the origin, nature and form of the biblical literature, concerning its authority, diversity and message. However, a lack of confidence in the clarity or perspicuity of Scripture is apparent in Western Christianity. Despite recent, sophisticated analyses, the doctrine is ignored or derided by many. While there is a contemporary feel to these responses, the debate itself is not new. In this excellent study, Mark Thompson surveys past and present objections to the clarity of Scripture; expounds the living God as the Guarantor of his accessible, written Word; engages with the hermeneutical challenges and restates the doctrine for today. - Publisher.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • New studies in biblical theology ; v. 21

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