Observing that the amount of discussion regarding the issue of
inerrancy and the seminal conclusions which should have arisen from
such intense debate are widely disparate, Farrow offers an approach
to Scripture which seeks to incorporate once again a sense that God
speaks to man through Scripture. Though all points on the
methodological spectrum may claim some adherents, Farrow observes
two primary, opposing approaches. Both are to one degree or another
cavalier in their treatments. On the one hand there exists the
"libertarian mode, championing the responsibility of the
free-thinking and free-acting individual" who may be concerned more
with "man's intellectual integrity" than with seeing Scripture as a
vehicle through which God has spoken to fallen humans in the past,
and continues to do so - always forcefully. On the other hand
Farrow notes within some an excessive concern with the "maintenance
of a sacred preserve of words." This concern can muffle God's
voice, both because Scripture may become the servant of a cause and
because reexamination of doctrinal formulations per se may become
unacceptable. Farrow boldly explains that "there is a need to allow
biblical expressions and compositions their proper freedom and
flexibility as message-bearers. To these endeavors I would like to
lend a helping hand, or at least a voice of approval, for through
them the Church may clearly establish her commitment to the Word of
Truth and her discomfort with unnecessary disputes about words"
(from the Preface).
General
Imprint: |
Eisenbrauns
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2004 |
Authors: |
Douglas Farrow
|
Dimensions: |
230 x 146mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
234 |
Edition: |
Reprint 1987 ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-931464-36-2 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-931464-36-6 |
Barcode: |
9780931464362 |
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