Title Inspiration / David R. Law.

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London ; New York : Continuum, 2001.

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Description	1 online resource (234 pages).
Series	New century theology
	New century theology.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-223) and index.
Note	Print version record.
Contents	Contents; Preface; 1 The problem of biblical authority; 2 Word-centred theories of inspiration; 3 Non-verbal theories of inspiration; 4 The inspiration of the Bible; Bibliography; Index.
Summary	Law develops his theory of inspiration starting with texts as varied as Virgil's Aeneid and Shakespeare's plays before focusing on the Bible. Following Karl Jaspers, Law views all human knowledge as having limits beyond which there exists the Transcendent. He believes that there are symbols, signs and characters-or ciphers-that inhabit religion and art and which point beyond these horizons. Perceiving these is at the heart of inspiration and the knowledge of God. For Law, the key to the question of inspiration and the Bible lies with understanding the reader's encounter with these ciphers, the.
Subject	Bible -- Inspiration.
	Bible. (OCoLC)fst01356024
	Inspiration -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
	Religion and literature.
	BIBLES -- General.
	RELIGION -- Biblical Reference -- General.
	RELIGION -- Biblical Reference.
	Inspiration. (OCoLC)fst00974230
	Inspiration -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. (OCoLC)fst00974235
	Religion and literature. (OCoLC)fst01093839
Cover Title	Inspiration of the scriptures
Other Form:	Print version: Law, David R. Inspiration. London ; New York : Continuum, 2001 9780826461964 (OCoLC)45683320
ISBN	9781441127389 (electronic bk.)
	1441127380 (electronic bk.)

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