02344cam a2200361 a 4500 ocm76786998 OCoLC 20221110085009.0 061019s2006 enk b 001 0 eng d 2006298857 1844741400 (UK) 083082622X (US) 9781844741403 9780830826223 (OCoLC)76786998 (OCoLC)70795211 TLQ eng TLQ DLC BAKER YDXCP WTS WJSOT IDI BTCTA ITC TUU BDX SGB ZAAPA lccopycat BS476 .T486 2006 220.601 22 Thompson, Mark, 1959 Mar. 12- 31509 A clear and present word : the clarity of Scripture / Mark D. Thompson. Nottingham, England : Apollos ; Downers Grove, Ill. : Inter-Varsity Press, 2006. 196 p. ; 22 cm. New studies in biblical theology ; 21 Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-188) and index. Oh sweet obscurity : the absurdity of claiming clarity today -- The effective communicator : God as the guarantor of scriptural clarity -- It is not beyond you : the accessible word of the living God -- Engaging the hermeneutical challenge -- The sharp double-edged sword : restating the clarity of Scripture today. By 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. Bible Hermeneutics. 31506 Bible Theology. 31507 New studies in biblical theology (InterVarsity Press) ; 21. 31508 ddc BK 0 15251 15251 0 0 ddc 0 1 DAPA DAPA 2013-01-22 No. 21 0 234.80 NSBT APA055217 2013-01-22 1 2013-01-22 RES