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Holy Scripture

Holy Scripture

Holy Scripture

A Dogmatic Sketch
John Webster , University of Aberdeen
November 2003
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Paperback
9780521538466

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    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 with intellectual enthusiasm by a theologian who understands the currents of modern secular thought, the volume develops a constructive position on biblical authority.

    • A focused doctrinal account of the nature of scripture
    • A fresh examination of revelation, inspiration and the authority of scripture
    • Relates scripture to theology and Christian practice

    Reviews & endorsements

    "[A] firecracker, primed to explode those pitiful suppositions about Scripture with which many biblical scholars and theologians 'from below' currently operate." C. Clifton Black, Princeton Theological Seminary, Theology Today

    ...this is a thought-provoking book by a mature theologian with a coherent thesis to defend. It cannot be skimmed; it must be read slowly and pondered, and there is much to gain from it." D.A. Carson, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Trinity Journal

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    Product details

    November 2003
    Hardback
    9780521831185
    154 pages
    216 × 140 × 13 mm
    0.35kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Introduction
    • 1. Revelation, sanctification and inspiration
    • 2. Scripture, church and canon
    • 3. Reading in the economy of grace
    • 4. Scripture, theology and the theological school
    • In place of a conclusion
    • Bibliography.
      Author
    • John Webster , University of Aberdeen

      John Webster is Professor of Systematic Theology, University of Aberdeen. He is the editor of the International Journal of Systematic Theology.