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Wheaton Theology Conference
Evangelicals & Scripture: Tradition, Authority and Hermeneutics
By definition, a high view of Scripture inheres in evangelicalism.
However, there does not seem to be a uniform way to articulate an evangelical doctrine of Scripture.
Taking up the challenge, Vincent Bacote, Laura Miguelez and Dennis Okholm present twelve essays that explore in depth the meaning of an evangelical doctrine of Scripture that takes seriously both the human and divine dimensions of the Bible. Selected from the presentations made at the 2001 Wheaton Theology Conference, the essays approach this vital subject from three directions.
Stanley J. Grenz, Thomas Buchan, Bruce L. McCormack and Donald W. Dayton consider the history of evangelical thinking on the nature of Scripture.
John J. Brogan, Kent Sparks, J. Daniel Hays and Richard L. Schultz address the nature of biblical authority.
Bruce Ellis Benson, John R. Franke, Daniel J. Treier and David Alan Williams explore the challenge of hermeneutics, especially as it relates to interpreting Scripture in a postmodern context.
Together these essays provide a window into current evangelical scholarship on the doctrine of Scripture and also advance the dialogue about how best to construe our faith in the Word of God, living and written, that informs not only the belief but also the practice of the church.
However, there does not seem to be a uniform way to articulate an evangelical doctrine of Scripture.
Taking up the challenge, Vincent Bacote, Laura Miguelez and Dennis Okholm present twelve essays that explore in depth the meaning of an evangelical doctrine of Scripture that takes seriously both the human and divine dimensions of the Bible. Selected from the presentations made at the 2001 Wheaton Theology Conference, the essays approach this vital subject from three directions.
Stanley J. Grenz, Thomas Buchan, Bruce L. McCormack and Donald W. Dayton consider the history of evangelical thinking on the nature of Scripture.
John J. Brogan, Kent Sparks, J. Daniel Hays and Richard L. Schultz address the nature of biblical authority.
Bruce Ellis Benson, John R. Franke, Daniel J. Treier and David Alan Williams explore the challenge of hermeneutics, especially as it relates to interpreting Scripture in a postmodern context.
Together these essays provide a window into current evangelical scholarship on the doctrine of Scripture and also advance the dialogue about how best to construe our faith in the Word of God, living and written, that informs not only the belief but also the practice of the church.
245 pages, Paperback
First published April 8, 2004
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About the author
Vincent E. Bacote
9 books5 followersDr. Vincent Bacote is an Associate Professor of Theology and the Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL.
He is a regular columnist for Comment Magazine and contributes to other magazines, including Books and Culture, Christianity Today, Think Christian and re:generation quarterly, and journals such as Christian Scholars Review, Urban Mission and the Journal for Christian Theological Research.
He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Christian Ethics.
He resides in the Chicago area with his family.
He is a regular columnist for Comment Magazine and contributes to other magazines, including Books and Culture, Christianity Today, Think Christian and re:generation quarterly, and journals such as Christian Scholars Review, Urban Mission and the Journal for Christian Theological Research.
He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Christian Ethics.
He resides in the Chicago area with his family.
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March 17, 2015
Assigned this as part of Course but found it ridiculously boring to read. There's a better equivalent in another edited by Trueman and Helm. Took what I needed and skipped the rest.
October 9, 2025
Evangelicals and Scripture is a book made up of multiple different essays on Evangelicalism and hermeneutics. Unlike the usual Evangelical dogma on biblical inerrancy, this book and the essays push beyond inerrancy towards a more nuanced understanding of Bible doctrine.
Evangelicals and Scriptures forward the view that inerrancy developed from the Princeton University Seminary based on the Hodge family who were influenced by the Scottish Common-sense philosophy approach to scripture of it being a literalist interpretation. What the Bible says is factually true, no matter what anything else.
Rather than the Bible being inerrant, Evangelicals and Scripture attempts to use the theories of Karl Barth as well as Pietist understandings to critique inerrancy. The book also looks at problems of source text and the development of post-structuralist critiques including analysing Husserl's language theories and how that impacts Bible interpretation.
A thoroughly Evangelical interpretation of scripture. Rather than being the classical American Evangelical dogmatism, this book pushes Christians to take a more measured approach to interpreting scripture. Worth a read by Evangelicals.
Evangelicals and Scriptures forward the view that inerrancy developed from the Princeton University Seminary based on the Hodge family who were influenced by the Scottish Common-sense philosophy approach to scripture of it being a literalist interpretation. What the Bible says is factually true, no matter what anything else.
Rather than the Bible being inerrant, Evangelicals and Scripture attempts to use the theories of Karl Barth as well as Pietist understandings to critique inerrancy. The book also looks at problems of source text and the development of post-structuralist critiques including analysing Husserl's language theories and how that impacts Bible interpretation.
A thoroughly Evangelical interpretation of scripture. Rather than being the classical American Evangelical dogmatism, this book pushes Christians to take a more measured approach to interpreting scripture. Worth a read by Evangelicals.
July 7, 2014
Като цяло много добър подбор на лектори и есета.
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