Matrix of Meanings: Understandings regarding the Bible as Scripture in Christian Theology and Practice
A special issue of Religions (ISSN 2077-1444). This special issue belongs to the section "Religions and Humanities/Philosophies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 October 2021) | Viewed by 276
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biblical theology; biblical interpretation; Christian theology; church history; doctrinal development; exegesis; homiletics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is focused on the variety of dominant ways in which the Bible is understood as authoritative and used as such in Christian theology and practice. Avery Dulles, S.J., considered this a key element in discerning the complexity of Christian theological declarations and liturgical expressions (Models of Revelation, 1983), and David Baker explored it as foundational when connecting biblical theology to theological presuppositions and moral practices (Two Testaments, One Bible: The Theological Relationship Between the Old and New Testaments, 2010). Two issues are immediately apparent as foci for articles in this study:
(1) How does the Christian Bible function as authoritative scripture (e.g., theologically, liturgically, morally, revelationally)?
(2) What is the relationship between the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament and the New Testament (priorities, influences, supersession, etc.)?
Other related topics are also encouraged.
Dr. Wayne Brouwer
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- bible
- interpretation
- scripture
- authority
- testaments
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