Biblical Inspiration Links – 1

In How has Literal Interpretation Changed, Erik at Fundamentally Changed discusses the ways in which we must reinterpret literal interpretation. I don’t generally like the very idea that interpretation should be literal, but Erik makes some excellent suggestions.

One of the questions I ask in When People Speak for God is just how Abraham knew it was God speaking when he was told to leave Ur.  But an even better example, is Genesis 22.  James McGrath discusses this in his post In Abraham’s Shoes Without a Bible.  McGrath also brings us an excellent quote on the nature of scripture.  In addition he suggests that the Bible is not even a book.  (You’ll have to read the post to find out what that means.

One of my key arguments is that almost all of our discussions of the Bible relate ultimately more to authority than to any of the underlying issues such as reliability or inerrancy.  Scot McKnight has two posts thus far on authority, Bible Authority Revisited 1 and 2.

Peter Enns announces an interesting event.  It’s tomorrow and Saturday, but if you live around Rye, NY, it would be worth going.

Finally, three different views on inerrancy.  Jeremy Pierce thinks the doctrine of inerrancy is much broader than many people believe.  He’s right, though sometimes I think the concept of inerrancy has be so broadened as to lack any meaning. James McGrath, on the other hand, thinks inerrancy may be somewhere around its last gasp.  As one who doesn’t like the doctrine of inerrancy, I think McGrath may be a bit optimistic.

On the other hand, John Hobbins thinks that one can breathe new life into the doctrine, and in fact compares creating a doctrine of scripture without it to creating a doctrine of salvation without the concept of grace.

Yep!  I’m guessing this debate will still be quite heated for some time to come!