Revelation and Inspiration
Overview
This volume contains 10 essays that focus on three areas of study that help solidify the proper understanding and appreciation of revelation and inspiration in conjunction with the Bible: a positive view of the structure of the Bible, the recognition of a true supernatural revelation in its history, and a belief, in accordance with the teaching of Christ and His apostles, in the inspiration of the record. Essays include:
- Revelation and Inspiration in Current Thought—Modern Standpoints
- Naturalistic Schemes of Revelation—Scope and Limits of Natural Revelation
- Need of Special Revelation—Biblical and Ethnic Revelation
- Revelation and History—Forms of Special Revelation
- Forms of Revelation (Continued): Prophecy—Difficulties of Revelation
- The Element of Miracle in Revelation
- Jesus Christ—The Supreme Revealer and Supreme Miracle
- Revelation and Its Record—Inspiration
- Inspiration—The Scriptural Claims
- Inspiration—Results for Doctrine of Holy Scripture
Top Highlights
“a positive view of the structure of the Bible, the recognition of a true supernatural revelation in its history” (Page ix)
“This picture, it is well known, undergoes entire transformation at the hands of modern critical scholarship” (Page 71)
“a belief, in accordance with the teaching of Christ and His apostles, in the inspiration of the record” (Page ix)
“a more dynamical view of inspiration, as distinguished from a theory of mechanical dictation” (Page 22)
“Bible? Is the Bible itself, in a unique and special sense, an inspired book?” (Page 1)
- Title: Revelation and Inspiration
- Author: James Orr
- Series: Studies in Theology
- Publisher: Charles Scribner’s Sons
- Print Publication Date: 1910
- Logos Release Date: 2013
- Pages: 224
- Era: era:modern
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Revelation; Inspiration
- Resource ID: LLS:REVLINSPIRORR
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T05:24:40Z