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The way the authors of the New Testament treated their own scripture, and doubtless the way the historical Jesus did so, demonstrate that whatever they meant by the “inspiration” of scripture, it was nothing like what that has meant for fundamentalist or evangelical Christians in the modern world.
Dale B. Martin • Biblical Truths: The Meaning of Scripture in the Twenty-first Century
there are at least three significant differences between the Bible and most other texts.
Ray Lubeck • Reading the Bible for a Change, Second Edition: Understanding and Responding to God's Word
John Barton reminds us that nowhere in the Hebrew texts themselves do they
Richard Holloway • Stories We Tell Ourselves: Making Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
Pillars in the History of Biblical Interpretation, Volume 1: Prevailing Methods before 1980
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no widely respected historian holds to the mythicist position,
Justin Brierley • Unbelievable?: Why after ten years of talking with atheists, I'm still a Christian
That is not only what the Old Testament usage would demand;27 it is not only what is indicated by the post-biblical second-temple literature of which John Piper is so cautious. It is massively indicated by the argument of Romans itself to this point, provided we actually read what Paul says, particularly in 2:17-3:8, rather than merely assuming tha
... See moreN. T. Wright • Justification
The Word of God has ceased to be the necessary and compelling law-word of God for most churchmen. Our
R. J. Rushdoony • An Informed Faith
historical” interpretations are simply not the same kinds of things as “theological” interpretations.