| Description |
1 online resource (234 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
New century theology
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New century theology.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-223) and index. |
| Contents |
Contents; Preface; 1 The problem of biblical authority; 2 Word-centred theories of inspiration; 3 Non-verbal theories of inspiration; 4 The inspiration of the Bible; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Law develops his theory of inspiration starting with texts as varied as Virgil's Aeneid and Shakespeare's plays before focusing on the Bible. Following Karl Jaspers, Law views all human knowledge as having limits beyond which there exists the Transcendent. He believes that there are symbols, signs and characters-or ciphers-that inhabit religion and art and which point beyond these horizons. Perceiving these is at the heart of inspiration and the knowledge of God. For Law, the key to the question of inspiration and the Bible lies with understanding the reader's encounter with these ciphers, the. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bible -- Inspiration.
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Bible. |
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Inspiration. |
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Bible. |
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Inspiration -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Inspiration -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. |
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Religion and literature.
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Religion and literature. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Cover Title |
Inspiration of the scriptures |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Law, David R. Inspiration. London ; New York : Continuum, 2001 9780826461964 (OCoLC)45683320 |
| ISBN |
9781441127389 (electronic book) |
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1441127380 (electronic book) |
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