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when I read the New Testament looking for doctrines of divine transcendence, I do so not believing that I am simply “recovering” the intention of the original human authors.
Dale B. Martin • Biblical Truths: The Meaning of Scripture in the Twenty-first Century
In the modern world of theology and biblical studies, scholars began believing that they had to establish first the ancient “meaning” of the text and only after that ask what doctrine, theology, or ethics modern Christians should derive from those ancient texts today.
Dale B. Martin • Biblical Truths: The Meaning of Scripture in the Twenty-first Century
who says of Cyrus, “He is my shepherd, and he shall carry out all my purpose”; and who says of Jerusalem, “It shall be rebuilt,” and of the temple, “Your foundation shall be laid.”
C. S. Lewis • The C. S. Lewis Bible: For Reading, Reflection, and Inspiration
The Reality of God and Historical Method: Apocalyptic Theology in Conversation with N. T. Wright (New Explorations in Theology)
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“Scripture,” for Christians, is the text of the Bible when read in faith and by the leading of the holy spirit in the community of the body of Christ.