Holy Scripture: A Dogmatic Sketch

by Webster, John

• ISBN13: 9780521538466
• ISBN10: 0521538467
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-11-10
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

May we speak, in the present age, of holy scripture? And what validation of that claim can be offered, robust enough to hold good for both religious practice and intellectual enquiry? John Webster argues that while any understanding of scripture must subject it to proper textual and historical interrogation, it is necessary at the same time to acknowledge the special character of scriptural writing. His book is an exercise in Christian dogmatics, a loud reaffirmation of the triune God at the heart of a scripture-based Christianity. But it is written with intellectual rigour by a theologian who understands the currents of modern secular thought and is able to work from them towards a constructive position on biblical authority. It will resonate with anyone who has wondered or worried about the grounds on which we may validly regard the Bible as God's direct communication with humanity.

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.