Evangelicals & Scripture: Tradition, Authority and Hermeneutics

Vincent E. Bacote, Laura C. Miguélez, Dennis L. Okholm

InterVarsity Press, Apr 8, 2004 - Religion - 245 pages

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 Miguélez 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.

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Contents

• Introduction: 7
• SCRIPTURE AND THE EVANGELICAL TRADITION: 19
• Inerrancy as Inheritance?: 42
• The Being of Holy Scripture Is in Becoming: 55
• The Pietist Theological Critique of Biblical Inerrancy: 76
• SCRIPTURE AND EVANGELICAL EXEGESIS: 91
• The Sun Also Rises: 112
• Jeremiah the Septuagint the Dead Sea Scrolls: 133
• How Many Isaiahs Were There: 150
• SCRIPTURE AND EVANGELICALS IN: 171
• Scripture Tradition and Authority: 192
• Canonical Unity and Commensurable Language: 211
• Scripture Truth and Our Postmodern Context: 229
• Contributors: 244

About the author

Vincent E. Bacote (Ph.D., Drew University) is assistant professor of theology at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He is the author of The Spirit in Public Theology: Appropriating the Legacy of Abraham Kuyper (Baker) and a contributor to The Gospel in Black and White (IVP), The Dictionary for the Theological Interpretation of the Bible (Baker) and Best Christian Writing 2000 (HarperCollins). His work has also appeared in such publications as Re:generation Quarterly, Urban Mission, Christianity Today and Journal for Christian Theological Research.

Miguélez is assistant professor of theology at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.

Okholm (Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary) teaches in the department of theology and philosophy at Haggard School of Theology, Azusa Pacific University. Previously he was associate professor of theology at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He is also an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), and an oblate of a Benedictine monastery (Blue Cloud Abbey, SD). He has coauthored and coedited several books, including two collections of papers presented at the annual Wheaton Theology Conference and Welcome to the Family: An Introduction to Evangelical Christianity (all in partnership with Timothy R. Phillips).

Bibliographic information

• Title: Evangelicals & Scripture: Tradition, Authority and Hermeneutics
• Editors: Vincent E. Bacote, Laura C. Miguélez, Dennis L. Okholm
• Publisher: InterVarsity Press, 2004
• ISBN: 0830827757, 9780830827756
• Length: 245 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General; Religion / Biblical Studies / Exegesis & Hermeneutics; Religion / Christian Theology / General