The Enduring Authority of the Christian Scriptures

Contents

Abbreviations
Preface

INTRODUCTION

1. The Many Facets of the Current Discussion
D. A. Carson
HISTORICAL TOPICS
2. “The Truth Above All Demonstration”:
Scripture in the Patristic Period to Augustine
Charles E. Hill
3. The Bible in the Reformation and Protestant Orthodoxy
Robert Kolb
4. Natural Philosophy and Biblical Authority in the Seventeenth Century
Rodney L. Stiling
5. German Pietism and Scriptural Authority: The Question of Biblical Inerrancy
John D. Woodbridge
6. Wesleyan Theology and the Authority of Scripture: Historic Affirmations and Some
Contemporary Issues
Thomas H. McCall
7. The “Old Princetonians” on Biblical Authority
Bradley N. Seeman
8. Accommodation Historically Considered
Glenn S. Sunshine
9. The Answering Speech of Men:
Karl Barth on Holy Scripture
David Gibson
10. Roman Catholic Views of Biblical Authority from the Late Nineteenth Century to the Present
Anthony N. S. Lane

BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL TOPICS
11. The Old Testament Canon, Josephus, and Cognitive Environment
Stephen G. Dempster
12. “Competing Histories, Competing Theologies?” Reflections on the Unity and Diversity of the
Old Testament(’s Readers)
V. Philips Long
13. Ehrman’s Equivocation and the Inerrancy of the Original Text
Peter J. Williams
14. E pluribus unum? Apostolic Unity and Early Christian Literature
Simon Gathercole
15. Why a Book? Why This Book?
Why the Particular Order within This Book? Some Theological Reflections on the Canon
Graham A. Cole
16. God and the Bible
Peter F. Jensen
17. God and the Scripture Writers:
The Question of Double Authorship
Henri A. G. Blocher
18. Myth, History, and the Bible
Bruce K. Waltke
19. Biblical Authority and Diverse Literary Genres
Barry G. Webb
20. The Generous Gift of a Gracious Father:
Toward a Theological Account of the Clarity of Scripture
Mark D. Thompson
21. Postconservative Theologians and Scriptural Authority
Osvaldo Padilla
22. Reflections on Jesus’ View of the Old Testament
Craig L. Blomberg
23. The Problem of the New Testament’s Use of the Old Testament
Douglas J. Moo and Andrew David Naselli
24. May We Go Beyond What Is Written After All?
The Pattern of Theological Authority and the Problem of Doctrinal Development
Kevin J. Vanhoozer
PHILOSOPHICAL AND EPISTEMOLOGICAL TOPICS
25. Contemporary Religious Epistemology: Some Key Aspects
James Beilby
26. Non-Foundational Epistemologies and the Truth of Scripture
R. Scott Smith
27. Authority and Truth
Michael C. Rea
28. The Idea of Inerrancy
Paul Helm
29. To Whom Does the Text Belong?
Communities of Interpretation and the Interpretation of Communities
Richard Lints
30. Science and Scripture
Kirsten Birkett

COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS TOPICS
31. Knowing the Bible Is the Word of God Despite Competing Claims
Te-Li Lau
32. Qurʾanic Challenges for the Bible Reader
Ida Glaser
33. Can Hindu Scriptures Serve as a “Tutor” to Christ?
Timothy C. Tennent
34. Buddhist Sutras and Christian Revelation
Harold Netland and Alex G. Smith

THINKING HOLISTICALLY
35. Take, Read
Daniel M. Doriani
FAQS
36. Summarizing FAQs
D. A. Carson
The Authors
Indexes
Index of Ancient Names
Index of Modern Names
Index of Subjects
Index of Scripture References