Subject: Revelation in the Gospels? |
Bible Note: Tim - Thanks very much for your thoughtful response. You are correct - it was not my intention in any way to suggest that there is is any error in Scripture - I don't believe there is. In fact, what I was trying to say was just the opposite! Scripture is full of literary device - parable, allegory, poetry, hymn, and story - and it is both inspired and inerrant! And yes, what I was trying to get people to see (and what I believe Dr. Boyd was trying to say) is exactly what you said - no one I know of who believes in the inerrancy of the Scriptures believes that "literal" rules out the use of literary genres. As it happens, I think we disagree about the creation account. I don't believe that it's a literal account of what happened. I think it is a literary form used to present an essential truth - God created the heavens and the earth. But people of faith can disagree on such things, I believe, without the sky falling in. God bless you for your insight and perception. In Him, Jim D. |