Includes bibliographical references (pages 374-403) and indexes.
Contents
Introduction: Scripture's varied form -- Part I. Scripture as witnessing tradition. Witness and tradition -- The factuality involved in witness -- The interpretation involved in witness -- Witness in the form of story -- Scripture as whole as witnessing tradition -- Part II. Scripture as authoritative canon. Authority in scripture -- Scripture as a whole as authoritative canon: narrative and prophecy -- Scripture as a whole authoritative canon: norms for Christian doctrine -- The development of a conon of Jewish scriptures -- The development of a second testament -- The bounds of canon -- Scripture as resource and norm -- Part III. Scripture as inspired word. The words of God in human words -- An effective and meaningful word -- Forms of inspiration -- Understanding the inspiration of a text -- Scriptures as a whole as inspired word -- Inspiration and inerrancy -- Part IV. Scripture as experienced revelation. Revelation in theology and in scripture -- The truth of revelation -- Scripture as a whole as divine revelation -- Human experience and theological reflection in the two testaments -- Scripture as a manual of theological reflection.