Description
Book SynopsisInvites readers to go back to the time of the writing of the Bible and look at what is said about the sacred texts with a specific focus on how the authority of such texts was viewed. Ben Witherington then walks through Christian history until the point where the phrase
sola scriptura actually appears as an authority claim of some kind.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. The People of the Book: Early Christian Appropriations and Additions
- 2. The Origins of Sola Scriptura
- 3. The German and Swiss Reformation: Scripture as the Final Authority
- 4. The English Reformation and John Wesley: Anglican Views of Scripture
- 5. The Rise of Modern Science and the Conservative Christian Response
- 6. The Modern Quadrilateral, Inerrancy, and the Overruling of Scripture
- 7. Quo Vadis?: The Legacy and Future of Sola Scriptura
