Confessional Bibliology
Debate Over the Preservation and Authority of Scripture. Part 4
6. Brash’s Reinterpretation in Light of Enlightenment Assumptions In his work, Richard Fraser Brash attempts to reframe John Owen’s views on Scriptural preservation within the broader context of Enlightenment-era developments in textual criticism. Brash argues
The Erosion of Authority
How Enlightenment Textual Criticism Undermined the Word and Weakened the Western Church Introduction In the centuries following the Reformation, the Word of God held a place of supreme authority in the life of the church.
Debate Over the Preservation and Authority of Scripture. Part 3
4. Owen’s Response to Walton’s Emphasis on Variants One of the most significant challenges to John Owen’s doctrine of Scriptural preservation came from Brian Walton’s Biblia Polyglotta. Walton’s work, published in the mid-seventeenth century, included
The Importance of the Word of God Concept
Understanding the Vox Dei in Lutheran Orthodoxy The concept of the Word of God occupies a central place in Christian theology, particularly within the Lutheran tradition. For Lutherans, the Word of God—or vox Dei (Latin