What the Liberal Theologian Thinks of Verbal Inspiration

Authors

Th. Engelder, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

6-1-1937

Document Type

Article

Keywords

verbal inspiration, liberal, bondage, wisdom, christianity

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

This is what J. S. Whale thinks: ''The modem man is not impressed by the mere citation of texts; he rightly wants to understand them, in their context. His very certainty that the Scriptures are the fount of divine wisdom - that it is indeed the Word of God which is spoken to him in the words of the Bible - has set him free from the bondage of the letter, the prison-house of verbal infallibility. It is no use shilly-shallying here; loyalty to truth in the shape of literary and historical criticism forbids it.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

2 Timothy 3:16; Romans 15:4; Acts 24:14; Romans 3:2; John 3:16; Matthew 11:25;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Engelder, Th. (1937) "What the Liberal Theologian Thinks of Verbal Inspiration," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 8, Article 49.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol8/iss1/49