The authority of Scripture and the "incomprehensibilitas" of God

Van de Beek, A.; Beek, Abraham van de, 1946-

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dc.contributor.author	Van de Beek, A.
dc.contributor.author	Beek, Abraham van de, 1946-
dc.date.accessioned	2009-06-26T08:53:20Z
dc.date.available	2009-06-26T08:53:20Z
dc.date.issued	2003
dc.description.abstract	In this article the author provides a new perspective on the Reformed notion of the authority of Scripture. Following the lead of the Belgic Confession he indicates that this authority does not imply that the Bible should be regarded as a collection of fixed truths but that it communicates the Truth as a relationship to Christ to those who experience the presence of God through reading the Bible in communion with believers throughout the ages. Because the Bible is the living Word of God and the living God himself meets us in it, the Scriptures are pre-eminently – more so than nature – the medium through which we know God in his unfathomable liberty.	en_US
dc.description.uri	http://explore.up.ac.za/record=b1525162	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Van de Beek, A 2003, 'The authority of Scripture and the "incomprehensibilitas" of God', Verbum et Ecclesia, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 572-597. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_verbum.html]	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1609-9982
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/10522
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria	en_US
dc.rights	Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria	en_US
dc.subject	Scripture	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Bible -- Evidences, authority, etc.
dc.subject.lcsh	Belgic Confession
dc.subject.lcsh	Word of God (Christian theology)
dc.subject.lcsh	God -- Knowableness
dc.title	The authority of Scripture and the "incomprehensibilitas" of God	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US