On the Truth of Holy Scripture,9781580440318

On the Truth of Holy Scripture

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ISBN13: 9781580440318
ISBN10: 1580440312
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-10-01
Publisher(s): Isd
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Table of Contents

Preface ix
Introduction 1(40)
Part One: The Veracity of Scripture 41(96)
Scripture's Use of Metaphorical Language
41(12)
The Logic of Scripture and Pagan Philosophers
53(10)
The Superiority and Sufficiency of Scriptural Logic
63(9)
Mystical Senses, Parables, and the Author's Meaning
72(14)
Natural Sciences and the Intended Literal Sense
86(11)
The Five Levels of Scripture and the Four Senses
97(15)
Reading Scripture in Its Totality
112(6)
The Nature of Heresy, and the Five Weapons of Heavenly Logic
118(19)
Part Two: The Authority of Scripture 137(82)
True and False Scripture
137(11)
The Authority of the Old Testament
148(7)
Apocryphal Books and Corrected Manuscripts
155(16)
The Source of False Readings
171(9)
The Necessity of Speaking the Truth
180(7)
The Proper Occasions for Speaking the Truth
187(10)
The Authority of Holy Scripture over All Human Writings
197(22)
Part Three: The Divine Origin of Scripture 219(52)
The Nature of Lies, Deceptions, and Falsehoods
219(16)
Sacred Subtleties versus Blatant Lies
235(15)
Different Ways of Speaking the Truth
250(7)
The Truth of Prophetic Statements
257(14)
Part Four: Scripture as the Law of Christendom 271(94)
The Superiority of Evangelical Law
271(14)
The Necessity of Preaching the Word
285(7)
Scripture's Instruction to Pastors
292(3)
Scripture's Censure of Negligent Clerics
295(5)
Every Christian Must Be a Theologian
300(6)
Laymen Are Permitted to Judge Clerics
306(5)
The Right of the Laity to Seize Church Property
311(4)
The Duty of Secular Lords to Protect the Church
315(7)
The Status of Mosaic Law
322(10)
Judaizing and the Correction of Fellow Christians
332(6)
A Mystical Reading of Some Old Testament Laws
338(5)
Christ as the Fulfillment of the Old Law
343(9)
A Consideration of Heresy
352(13)
Selected Bibliography 365

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