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God's word alone-- the authority of scripture : what the reformers taught ... and why it still matters / Matthew Barrett ; foreword by R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: The five Solas seriesDescription: 402 pages : 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780310515722 (softcover)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 220.1/3 23
LOC classification:
  • BS480 .B3545 2016
Contents:
Sola scriptura -- God's word under fire, yesterday and today -- The road to reformation: biblical authority in the sixteenth century -- The modern shift in authority: the enlightenment, liberalism, and liberalism's nemeses -- Today's crisis over biblical authority: evangelicalism's apologetic and the postmodern turn -- God's word in redemptive history -- God's word in the economy of the gospel: covenant, trinity, and the necessity of a saving word -- God speaks covenantal words: creation, fall, and the longing for a better word -- God's covenantal word proves true: Christ, the word made flesh -- The character of God's word and contemporary challenges -- God speaks with authority: the inspiration of scripture -- God speaks truthfully: the inerrancy of scripture -- God speaks to be heard: the clarity of scripture -- God's speech is enough: the sufficiency of scripture -- Always reforming according to the word of God.
Item type: Books
Holdings
Current library Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library General Stacks BS480 .B3545 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA27449 Available AUA27449

Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-388) and index.

Sola scriptura -- God's word under fire, yesterday and today -- The road to reformation: biblical authority in the sixteenth century -- The modern shift in authority: the enlightenment, liberalism, and liberalism's nemeses -- Today's crisis over biblical authority: evangelicalism's apologetic and the postmodern turn -- God's word in redemptive history -- God's word in the economy of the gospel: covenant, trinity, and the necessity of a saving word -- God speaks covenantal words: creation, fall, and the longing for a better word -- God's covenantal word proves true: Christ, the word made flesh -- The character of God's word and contemporary challenges -- God speaks with authority: the inspiration of scripture -- God speaks truthfully: the inerrancy of scripture -- God speaks to be heard: the clarity of scripture -- God's speech is enough: the sufficiency of scripture -- Always reforming according to the word of God.