Observations on the Bible and Authority
The Bible has authority for the Christian today because he regards it as inspired by God. This authority is normally attributed only to a specific number of books. namely those that comprise the Christian canons. Does this imply that all other literature should be excluded from being authoritative f...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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SA ePublications
1983
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Old Testament essays
Year: 1983, Volume: 1, Pages: 89-96 |
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B violence in Bible B biblical authority B normative values B Old Testament B New Testament |
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| Summary: | The Bible has authority for the Christian today because he regards it as inspired by God. This authority is normally attributed only to a specific number of books. namely those that comprise the Christian canons. Does this imply that all other literature should be excluded from being authoritative for the life of the Christian? What about books containing incidents of bloodshed and violence that are included in the Bible -are they normative for Christian life? |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10.10520/AJA10109919_8 |