Sac Cf 13 Challenges

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Scripture: Authority, Canon & Criticism – Fall 2013Contemporary Challenges

Kevin Leis

I. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS

A. A. R R EDUCTIONEDUCTION OFOF THETHE AABSOLUTEBSOLUTE AAUTHORITYUTHORITY OFOF SSCRIPTURECRIPTURE1! "here are multiple contemporary challen#es to the authority o$ the %ile as the $inal

say on all that it a''resses!

2! "hese challen#es result in either:

a. (ilution o$ the Authority o$ Scripture, or

b. )e*ection o$ the Authority o$ Scripture!

3! Sola Scriptura

a. Sola Scriptura means the Si+tySi+ %oo-s o$ the .rotestant Canon o$ Scriptureare oth necessary an' su$$icient $or all matters pertainin# to the Christian li$e!

b. "hey are the $inal authority on all matters they a''ress /Sola Scriptura).

c. "he ritin#s o$ the church $athers, cree's an' con$essions, an' a ministerial use

o$ philosophy can e help$ul in the tas- o$ 'oin# systematic theolo#y, ut they are

secon'ary authorities!

! $ someone is #oin# to teach $alse 'octrine, he must place another authority over the

Scriptures!

! $ you ere a heretic, cult lea'er, or $alse prophet an' ante' to re'uce the authority

o$ Scripture, hat oul' you 'o

B. B. TTYPESYPES OFOF CCHALLENGESHALLENGES TOTO SSCRIPTURECRIPTURE

1! Worldview Challene!

a. Atheism

b. Pantheism

c. Polytheism

2! E"i!#e$oloi%al Challene!

a. Skepticism

b. Postmodenism ! the Eme"ent Ch#ch

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CSAP $%& Contempoay Challen"es Pa"e 2

3! Challene! in Theoloi%al &e#hod' &(l#i"le So(r%e A""roa%he!

a. Roman Catholicism ! Easten Othodo'y

(1)"hree e5ual authorities

/a6 Scripture

/6 "ra'ition

/c6 7a#isterium

(2).rolem

b. Geneal Re(elation o Nat#al Theolo"y

(1)%oth are 8o'9s )evelation, ut hich is to #overn

c. )a"isteial *se o+ Philosophy o Psycholo"y

d. Addition o+ ,Ne- Scipt#e

(1)Christian Science

(2)7ormonism

(3).rolem: Alle#e' ;e Li#ht< #overns the =l' Li#ht<

! Challene! in E)ee!i! * In#er"re#a#ion o+ S%ri"#(re

a. /alse Intepetations o+ Scipt#e Dis"#ised as Tanslations

(1)"he ;e >orl' "ranslation /?ehovah9s >itnesses6

(2)"he ?oseph Smith nspire' @ersion /7ormonism6

b. A#thoitati(e ,Intepetation o+ the Scipt#es that Clealy Re0ects its Plain

)eanin"


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(1)Subjective – )evelation Knole'#e< & the >or' o$ Faith 7ovement

(2)Objective – Eisegesis

ntentional

;e#li#ent

! Challene! #o #he In!"ira#ion o+ S%ri"#(re

a. Dest#cti(e 1i"he Citicism

(1)=l' "estament: (ocumentary ypothesis

(2) ;e "estament: B Source

b. )iscellaneo#s /alse 2ie-s o+ Inspiation

(1)ntuitive @ie

(2)7ystical @ie

(3) ;eo=rtho'o+ @ie

(4)Conceptual @ie

(5)Fallile nspiration @ie

(6)(ynamic.artial nspiration @ie

(7)(e#rees o$ nspiration @ie

c. Alle"ed Eancy o+ the Scipt#es ! Bi3le Di++ic#lties

(1) ;eoDvan#elical n$alliility<

(2).ropositional nerrancy


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(3)%art Dhrman, et al!

E! Challene! #o #he Canoni%i#, o+ S%ri"#(re

a. Alle"ed )issin" Books 4 )omonism

b. 5on" Canon 4 Gnostic Tadition

c. Additional Books in the Canon

(1)7ormonism

(2)slam

! Challene! #o #he Pre!erva#ion or Tran!$i!!ion o+ S%ri"#(re

a. Alle"edly too many (aiants to 3e elia3le 6Bat Ehman7

b. E'plicit Claims o+ Co#ption o+ the Scipt#es 6)omonism7

G! Challene! #o #he Tran!la#ion o+ S%ri"#(re

a. Intepetations Dis"#ised as Tanslations 6See a3o(e7

b. Ae tanslations o+ the Bi3le also inspied Scipt#e e(en tho#"h they ae not in

the oi"inal lan"#a"es8


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