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Author : Graf Henning Reventlow
Release : 1984
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Book Synopsis The Authority of the Bible and the Rise of the Modern World; Translated by John Bowden by : Graf Henning Reventlow
Download or read book The Authority of the Bible and the Rise of the Modern World; Translated by John Bowden written by Graf Henning Reventlow. This book was released on 1984. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Graf Henning Reventlow
Release : 1985
Genre : Religion
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Book Synopsis The Authority of the Bible and the Rise of the Modern World by : Graf Henning Reventlow
Download or read book The Authority of the Bible and the Rise of the Modern World written by Graf Henning Reventlow. This book was released on 1985. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engrossing book demonstrates that the "cradle" (James Barr) of biblical criticism really lay in the English-speaking world and that subsequent problems actually began in England in the period between the Reformation and the Enlightenment. During this time, attempts were still being made on a regular basis to reconcile the content of the Bible with the questioning of it which was evolving as the result of new scientific discoveries and the development of new moral criteria. In this interdisciplinary study, Professor Reventlow leads the reader into the total context of the life and thought in which new ideas about the Bible came to birth. Beginning with the insights of early humanism and the spiritualist movements of the Reformation, and moving through the Puritans to a climax with the Deists, Reventlow traces the fascinating and complex history of biblical criticism, always emphasizing the close connection between theology, philosophical systems, and church politics. He illuminates the significance of the intellectual and constitutional development in England for the modern understanding of the Bible, and conversely, he highlights the role of the Bible in that development. The importance of this book is threefold. It is historical. It gives us insight into the way biblical understanding is achieved. And it helps us "understand how we ourselves work and think" (James Barr). If we are to answer the theological questions of our time, it is Reventlow's contention that the reply must "pioneer its way out of its past." For "only a careful survey of the way we have come so far can clarify existing intrinsic presuppositions and help us to overcome them by making us aware of them." -- from back cover.
Author : Henning Reventlow
Release : 1984
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Book Synopsis The authority of the Bible and the rise of the modern world by : Henning Reventlow
Download or read book The authority of the Bible and the rise of the modern world written by Henning Reventlow. This book was released on 1984. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Johannes Thuesen
Release : 2002
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis In Discordance with the Scriptures by : Peter Johannes Thuesen
Download or read book In Discordance with the Scriptures written by Peter Johannes Thuesen. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the translation of the Bible in America begins with the King James Version. In fact, many Americans thought of the KJV as the foundational text of the Republic, rather than a cultural inheritance from Anglican Britain. In the nineteenth century, however, as new editions of the Greek New Testament appeared, scholars increasingly recognized significant errors and inconsistencies in the KJV. This soon 1ed to the Bible revision movement, whose goal was the uniting of all English-speaking Protestants behind one new, improved version of the Bible. Ironically, as Peter Thuesen shows in this fascinating history, the revision movement in fact resulted in a vast proliferation of English scripture editions and an enduring polarization of American Christians over versions of Holy Writ. The recurrent controversies over Bible translations, he argues, tell us less about the linguistic issues dividing conservatives and liberals than about the theological assumptions they have long held in common.
Author : Brad East
Release : 2021-08-27
Genre : Religion
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Book Synopsis The Doctrine of Scripture by : Brad East
Download or read book The Doctrine of Scripture written by Brad East. This book was released on 2021-08-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Holy Scripture is read aloud in the liturgy, the church confesses with joy and thanksgiving that it has heard the word of the Lord. What does it mean to make that confession? And why does it occasion praise? The doctrine of Scripture is a theological investigation into those and related questions, and this book is an exploration of that doctrine. It argues backward from the church's liturgical practice, presupposing the truth of the Christian confession: namely, that the canon does in fact mediate the living word of the risen Christ to and for his people. What must be true of the sacred texts of Old and New Testament alike for such confession, and the practices of worship in which they are embedded, to be warranted? By way of an answer, the book examines six aspects of the doctrine of Scripture: its source, nature, attributes, ends, interpretation, and authority. The result is a catholic and ecumenical presentation of the historic understanding of the Bible common to the people of God across the centuries, an understanding rooted in the church's sacred tradition, in service to the gospel, and redounding to the glory of the triune God.
