Karl Barth on Holy Scripture’s Capacity for Error (July 24, 2019)

The Origin of the Dictation Theory of Inspiration In the Post-Reformation era, a century after the deaths of Martin Luther, John Calvin and the first and second generation reformers, the doctrine of inspiration of the Scriptures evolved into a dictation theory of inspiration, in which the biblical writers were the very […]

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“The real text of New Testament revelation is the humanity of Jesus” — T. F. Torrance (February 10, 2019)

Jesus Christ is the revelation of the Word of God in human form, and the entire Bible (in the words of Karl Barth) is a human witness to Jesus Christ who is the very Word of God. Many Christians wrongly identify the Bible as the Word of God, but the […]

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Karl Barth’s Doctrine of the Word of God in Threefold Form (August 20, 2018)

Updated: May 15th, 2019 Is the Bible the Word of God? Karl Barth answered No! because "the Bible is not in itself and as such God’s past revelation" [1] and that "we thus do the Bible poor and unwelcome honour if we equate it directly with this other, with revelation itself." […]

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Jesus and his disciples did not write any of the New Testament (feat. Karl Barth and Martin Luther) (July 5, 2018)

Karl Barth argues in the Church Dogmatics I/1 that the Bible is not the Word of God, but the Bible becomes the Word of God when it is preached by the Church. Karl Barth's theology of the threefold Word of God maintains this important distinction, because the Word of God […]

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Church Dogmatics Vol I.2: The Doctrine of the Word of God by Karl Barth (February 20, 2012)

Karl Barth is difficult to explain, which explains why so many people dismiss Barth without reading what he wrote. Engaging With Barth requires reading his Church Dogmatics (CD), which I have been doing so at a good pace yet out of order. It's been difficult to procure an affordable copy […]

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