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Bibliology

The doctrine of the bible, the teaching of the called out ones regarding the writings, the scriptures, the canon.

Events – Revelation – Inspiration – Inscripturation – Illumination

Events of Revelation

1. Historical/Act: call of Abraham, Isaac's birth, Joseph to Egypt, the Exodus (Passover)

2. Speech/Word: "The word of the LORD came to me, saying" Jer 18.1; Joel 1.1, Hosea 1.1; "My beloved son, in whom I am well pleased" Always comes in human language, no "God language"

3. Incarnation: Hebrews 1.1-2;

a. revelation as event most fully occurs.

b. Revelation as act and word come together

c. Jesus speaking was God himself speaking, surpasses prophets and apostles

d. God lived among men and showed his attributes to them; actions, attitudes, affections.

Scripture as Revelation

1. Inscripturation is the inspired recording of the revelation. It is also revelation of God if it is accurately recorded.

2. Revelation is both the process of revealing and the telling of it.

3. Progressive revelation – later revelation builds upon earlier revelation, complementary and supplementary to it.

4. Process moving toward redemption.

Inspiration (God breathed; theopneustos)

1. "Supernatural influence of the Holy Spirit upon the Scripture writers which rendered their writings an accurate record of the revelation or which resulted in what they wrote actually being the Word of God."

2. New Testament authors viewed OT inspired: 2 Peter 1.20-21; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Acts 1:16 in preaching of Peter; 3:18;, 21; 4:25;

3. Jesus' view: corrected interpretations of opponents, not their view of scripture. Temptation responded w/ scripture; John 10:35 not broken.

Theories of Inspiration

1. Intuition theory – high degree of insight, natural endowment like religious geniuses

2. Illumination theory – influence of Spirit but involves only heightening of normal powers, no special communication of truth, work is different in degree not kind from Spirit's work with all believers.

3. Dynamic theory – combination of divine and human elements in the process of inspiration and the writing of the Bible, work of God is leading person to thoughts or concepts he should have, distinctive personality comes into play, divine thoughts in unique ways.

4. Verbal theory – influence of Spirit extends beyond the direction of thoughts to the selection of words used, so intense that each word is the exact word which God wants used at that point, however most who hold this view make the careful point that this is not dictation.

5. Dictation theory – God actually dictated the Bible to the writers. Passages where the Spirit is said to have spoken are applied to every passage, no distinctive style attributable to the different authors of the books.

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