Holy Scripture: A Dogmatic Sketch

by John Webster

Overview

John Webster argues that, whereas any understanding of scripture must be subject to appropriate textual and historical interrogation, it is also necessary to acknowledge the special character of scriptural writing. His book strongly reaffirms that the triune God is at the core of a scripture-based Christianity. Written with intellectual enthusiasm by a theologian who understands the currents of modern secular thought, the volume develops a constructive position on biblical authority.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521831185
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	10/23/2003
Series:	Current Issues in Theology , #1
Pages:	154
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

John Webster is Professor of Systematic Theology, University of Aberdeen. He is the editor of the International Journal of Systematic Theology.

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Revelation, sanctification and inspiration; 2. Scripture, church and canon; 3. Reading in the economy of grace; 4. Scripture, theology and the theological school; In place of a conclusion; Bibliography.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"[A] firecracker, primed to explode those pitiful suppositions about Scripture with which many biblical scholars and theologians 'from below' currently operate." C. Clifton Black, Princeton Theological Seminary, Theology Today

...this is a thought-provoking book by a mature theologian with a coherent thesis to defend. It cannot be skimmed; it must be read slowly and pondered, and there is much to gain from it." D.A. Carson, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Trinity Journal

Editorial Reviews

"[A] firecracker, primed to explode those pitiful suppositions about Scripture with which many biblical scholars and theologians 'from below' currently operate." C. Clifton Black, Princeton Theological Seminary, Theology Today

...this is a thought-provoking book by a mature theologian with a coherent thesis to defend. It cannot be skimmed; it must be read slowly and pondered, and there is much to gain from it." D.A. Carson, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Trinity Journal

From the Publisher