The Authority of Scripture in Reformed Theology

Truth and Trust

Bibliographic Data

ID23164867
AuthorsHendrik Van Den Belt (0000-0001-5288-1901, corresponding author), Henk Van Den Belt (0000-0002-9057-5822)
Year2008
Pages390
Publication date2008-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueThe Authority of Scripture in Reformed Theology (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/ej.9789004163072.i-384
OpenAlexW4244788320
Open LibraryOL12799364M
ISBN9789004163072
LanguageEN
Citations received5

The authority of Scripture is the cornerstone of Reformed theology. Calvin introduced the term autopistos from Greek philosophy to express that this authority does not depend on the church or on rational arguments, but is self-convincing. After dealing with Calvin's Institutes, the development of Reformed orthodoxy, and the positions of Benjamin B. Warfield and Herman Bavinck, the author draws theological conclusions, advocating a renewed emphasis on the autopistia of Scripture as starting point for Reformed theology in a postmodern context. The subject-object scheme leads to separating the certainty of faith from the authority of Scripture. The autopistia of Scripture, understood as a confessional statement, implies that truth and trust are inseparable.

Certainty · Confessional · Context (archaeology) · Cornerstone · Epistemology · Faith · Orthodoxy · Political science · Politics · Postmodernism · Subject (documents) · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Law · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Religious Education and Schools · Authority · Authority, religious aspects · Bible · Bible, evidences, authority, etc · Calvinism · Christian theology · Christianity - General · doctrines · Evidences, authority · Jean Calvin (1509-1564) · Reformed Church · Religion · Religion - Church History · Religious aspects · The Bible

Tools

Open DOILibgen