I thought you might enjoy reading down this list. I hope it gives a boost to your faith. It is all very well to speak about Bible History, but can the claim be substantiated? Does the Old Testament stand up under scrutiny? This list represents a broad sampling of its impressive credentials in this area. It is among the rubble and ruins of the ancients (where Scripture would soon fall foul if it erred), that it is so very impressive. …
Category: Holy Scripture
In my last installment of this review I said that this would be the final part. With due apologies, I publish this with the promise that the last part is on its way. The chapter, “Infallibility: An Evangelical Alternative,” proposes the author’s remedy for the allegedly unsatisfactory belief of many in inerrancy. As already noted, McGowan is keen to dump the term “inerrancy,” which he feels embodies a rationalist gloss on the teaching of the Bible, and replace it with …
The final change in vocabulary, that of exchanging inerrancy for infallibility is the most controversial in McGowan’s book, not least because McGowan wants to do away with the concept of inerrancy altogether. However, before we examine this last point – which is the central premise of the book – it would be unwise for us not to mention something about how the author gets us there. For this we will need to survey chapter 4, “Fundamentalism and Inerrancy.” One will …
A Review of A. T. B. McGowan, The Divine Authenticity of Scripture, Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2007, 229 pages. There are precious few good books on the doctrine of Scripture or on theological method. This book by the Principal of Highland Theological Seminary in Scotland, and a Visiting Professor at both Westminster and Reformed Seminaries, which speaks to both of these areas, is naturally of interest to evangelicals. The book has already caused ripples in certain circles since its release, …
