Reading has begun

I began reading “Ancient Word, Changing Worlds; the Doctrine of Scripture in a Modern Age” by Stephen J. Nichols and Eric T Brandt. The first chapter, Sacred Word in the Modern World: The Inspiration of Scripture, is about the work of B.B. Warfield, along with Charles Hodge, A.A. Hodge, and J. Gresham Machen in defending the doctrine that Scripture is in fact inspired (2Tim. 3:16) by God, therefore, it must be inerrant. As the authors put it in the conclusion of chapter one “They bequeathed to the twentieth century the fully formulated doctrine of the verbal, plenary inspiration of Scripture.” (p.38) Chapter one also details the efforts of those that would oppose the doctrine of verbal, plenary inspiration.

I am very much looking forward to working my way through the remaining 5 chapters before classes begin on September 7, 2010. The book chapters are as follows:

1. Sacred Word in the Modern World: The Inspiration of Scripture
2. In Their Own Words: Select Documents on the Inspiration of Scripture
3. Battling for the Bible in the Modern World: The Inerrancy of Scripture
4. In Their Own Words: select Documents on the Inerrancy of Scripture
5. Finding Meaning in the (Post-)Modern World
6. In Their Own Words: Select Documents on the Interpretation of Scripture

Appendixes

1. Doctrinal Statements on Scripture
2. Key Biblical Texts on the Doctrine of Scripture
3. A Guide for Further Reading

Look for titles from Appendix 3 to accompany future blog post for each of the appropriate topics.