Inspiration / David R. Law.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Law, David R.

Series:

New century theology.

New century theology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inspiration--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Inspiration.

Religion and literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2001.

Language Note:

English

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

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-71019-2

9786612710193

1-4411-2738-0

OCLC:

664232792