02242cam a2200325 a 4500001001300000003000600013005001700019008004100036010001700077020002000094020002000114020001800134020001800152035003700170040008800207042001400295050002200309082001600331100003500347245007800382260009000460300002100550490004300571504006400614505032400678520080301002630002501805630002101830830006501851ocm76786998 OCoLC20221110085009.0061019s2006    enk      b    001 0 eng d  a  2006298857  a1844741400 (UK)  a083082622X (US)  a9781844741403  a9780830826223  a(OCoLC)76786998z(OCoLC)70795211  aTLQbengcTLQdDLCdBAKERdYDXCPdWTSdWJSOTdIDIdBTCTAdITCdTUUdBDXdSGBdZAAPA  alccopycat00aBS476b.T486 200600a220.6012221 aThompson, Mark,d1959 Mar. 12-12aA clear and present word :bthe clarity of Scripture /cMark D. Thompson.  aNottingham,  England :bApollos ;aDowners Grove, Ill. :bInter-Varsity Press,c2006.  a196 p. ;c22 cm.1 aNew studies in biblical theology ;v21  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 171-188) and index.00tOh sweet obscurity : the absurdity of claiming clarity today --tThe effective communicator : God as the guarantor of scriptural clarity --tIt is not beyond you : the accessible word of the living God --tEngaging the hermeneutical challenge --tThe sharp double-edged sword : restating the clarity of Scripture today.  aBy almost any measure, a bold and confident use of the Bible is a hallmark of Christianity. Underlying such use are a number of assumptions about the origin, nature and form of the biblical literature, concerning its authority, diversity and message. However, a lack of confidence in the clarity or perspicuity of Scripture is apparent in Western Christianity. Despite recent, sophisticated analyses, the doctrine is ignored or derided by many. While there is a contemporary feel to these responses, the debate itself is not new. n this excellent study, Mark Thompson surveys past and present objections to the clarity of Scripture; expounds the living God as the Guarantor of his accessible, written Word; engages with the hermeneutical challenges and restates the doctrine for today. - Publisher.00aBiblexHermeneutics.00aBiblexTheology. 0aNew studies in biblical theology (InterVarsity Press) ;v21.