This paper will discuss the realm of Bibliology by exploring the nature, inspiration, and authority of scripture from an orthodox point of view. “Bibliology attempts to understand what kind of book the Bible is, how it is authorities for Christian faith and practice, and to what extent and in what manner the Bible is to be understood as divine revelation” (Pocket Dictionary 20). One question that arises when studying Bibliology is the nature of the Bible and whether it is dependable. Kenneth Jones purposes “The bible is both human and divine. It is divine in origin but human in transmission” (Bibliology handout). This ensures that the Bible is much more than a book, because it is inspired by the Holy Spirit and cannot be compared to other pieces of literature. “Inspiration refers to the activity of the Holy Spirit which led to the
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Greathouse and Dunning purpose that “scripture is how one, in faith, enters into a life-transforming relation to God who disclosed himself in the events to which the Bible bears witness” (10). It is earlier stated that the reason we can encounter life-transformation through scripture is because we have access to his revelation (10). Grenz proclaims that the spirit can address us through the spirit which is the goal of scripture to encounter “spiritual formation” (168). The bible supports inspired scripture in 2 Timothy 3:15-17: “All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God ay be adequate, equipped for every good work” (New American Standard Bible). Greathouse and Dunning writes “If God alone is holy in the absolute and underived sense, the adjective holy is applied to the Bible in terms of its message and thus derived from the One to whom it bears witness”
Greathouse and Dunning purpose that “scripture is how one, in faith, enters into a life-transforming relation to God who disclosed himself in the events to which the Bible bears witness” (10). It is earlier stated that the reason we can encounter life-transformation through scripture is because we have access to his revelation (10). Grenz proclaims that the spirit can address us through the spirit which is the goal of scripture to encounter “spiritual formation” (168). The bible supports inspired scripture in 2 Timothy 3:15-17: “All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God ay be adequate, equipped for every good work” (New American Standard Bible). Greathouse and Dunning writes “If God alone is holy in the absolute and underived sense, the adjective holy is applied to the Bible in terms of its message and thus derived from the One to whom it bears witness”