Inspiration Towards a Christian Interpretation of Biblical Inspiration 1st edition by Gerald Collins 0198824181 9780198824183

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ISBN 10: 0198824181

ISBN 13: 9780198824183

Author: Gerald O’Collins

Inspiration: Towards a Christian Interpretation of Biblical Inspiration anchors its study of inspiration firmly in the Scriptures and examines the inspired nature of the Bible and its inspiring impact. Gerald O’Collins begins by examining classical view of inspiration expounded by Karl Barth and Raymond Collins. He takes up the inspired origin of the Old Testament, where earlier books helped to inspire later books, before moving to the New Testament, which throughout shows the inspiring impact of the inherited Scriptures–both in direct citations and in many echoes. The work then investigates the Bible’s inspiring influence on Christian worship, preaching, teaching, the visual arts, literature, and life. After a chapter that clarifies the interrelationship between divine revelation, tradition, and inspiration, two chapters expound ten characteristics of biblical inspiration, with special emphasis on the inspiring quality of the Bible. O’Collins explains a major consequence of inspiration, biblical truth, and the grounds on which the Church ‘canonized’ the Scriptures. After spelling out three approaches to biblical interpretation (the authorial intention, the role of readers, and the primacy of the text itself), the book ends by setting out ten principles for engaging theologically with the Scriptures. An epilogue highlights two achievements of the book. By carefully distinguishing inspiration from divine revelation and biblical truth, it can deliver readers from false problems. This work also underlines the inspiring effects of the Scriptures as part of the Holy Spirit’s work of inspiration.

Inspiration Towards a Christian Interpretation of Biblical Inspiration 1st Table of contents:

1. The Inspiration of the Bible: Two Accounts

Karl Barth: Church Dogmatics I/1

Karl Barth: Church Dogmatics I/2

Raymond F. Collins on Biblical Inspiration

Some Conclusions

2. Four Old Testament Books as Inspired and Inspiring

Genesis

The Psalms

The Prophets

Four Features of Prophecy

Isaiah

Sirach

3. The New Testament as Inspired by the Old Testament

Jesus ‘Inspired’

Matthew Inspired and Inspiring

The Apostle Paul

The Book of Revelation

4. The Reception and Inspiring History of the Scriptures

Inspiring Christian Worship

Hymns, Preaching, and Drama

Prayer

Theological Developments

Official Teaching Retrieves Forgotten Texts

Literature

The Visual Arts

Inspiring Scriptures Misused

5. Revelation, Tradition, and Inspiration

The Self-Revelation of God

Tradition

Revelation, Tradition, and Scripture

6. The Inspired Scriptures: Formation, Content, and Five Characteristics

The Formation of the Bible

The Content of the Bible

Biblical Inspiration

Characteristics of Inspiration

7. Five More Characteristics of Biblical Inspiration

Consciousness of Being Inspired

Special Impulses

Not Modern Authors

Church-founding Function

The Inspiring Quality of the Inspired Bible

8. The Truth and ‘Canonization’ of the Scriptures

The Saving Truth of the Bible

The Canon of Scripture

Formation of the New Testament Canon

The Closed Character of the Canon

The Authority of the Canon

9. Three ‘Intentions’ to Respect

Interpreting the Bible through Authorial Intention

intentio textus

intentio legentis

10. Ten Principles for Theologians Interpreting the Scriptures

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