Product Description
Even though Scripture is the cornerstone of the Christian faith, there is much confusion on the doctrine of Scripture. This has led to its inspiration and authority becoming an area of debate. Here, in this comprehensive study, Dr. Weeks brings his multi-disciplinary learning to bear on the question of the sufficiency of Scripture.
The author believes that the debate about the Bible has shifted its centre of gravity in recent years. The older distinctions between fundamentalist and modernist, evangelical and liberal, have become obsolete as more subtle distinctions have emerged. In view of this, The Sufficiency of Scripture deals with such diverse issues as revelation, translation, creation, prophecy, and the role of women in the church. Dr. Weeks provides careful analysis of the biblical teaching in these areas, giving ‘depth criticism’ of much of the superficial and false thinking expressed in some contemporary discussions of these questions.
The Sufficiency of Scripture combines unusually wide learning with radical criticism. Thorough in its approach, instructive in its handling of material, it is deeply provocative and provides a unique contribution to the modern debate on the Bible. Noel Weeks’ contentions cannot be ignored by Christians who take seriously their commitment to the Bible as the Word of God.
Paperback, 344 pages
Publication Date: 1988
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART ONE: BASIC ISSUES
1 Authority and Exhaustiveness
2 The Form of Biblical Teaching
3 General and Special Revelation
4 Providence and Scripture
5 The Bible and Technical Precision
6 Imprecision and Error
7 The History of Revelation
8 The Perfect Translation
9 Words and Meanings
10 The Bible and the Historian
11 Words and Meanings Again
12 The Human Element in Scripture
13 Contextualization
14 The Hermeneutical Circle
15 The Redemptive Focus of Scripture
PART TWO: POINTS OF CONTENTION
Introduction
16 The Creation Account
17 The Interpretation of Prophecy
18 Women in Teaching/Ruling Offices in the Church
19 Slavery
20 The Worship and Government of the Church
21 The Scripture and 'Advances' in Psychology
22 'Rabbinic' Exegesis in the New Testament
23 Pseudepigraphy
24 Proving the Bible
25 Freedom and Honesty
26 The Political and Social Task of the Church
27 Bible Translation
Conclusion
Index
