Inspiration and the NT

Question 1

Verbal Plenary (Erickson and Warfield)

Answer 1

Spirit directs the very words which are written

Question 2

Objections to verbal plenary

Answer 2

• Prophet received message from God in dream/vision which was then written down by prophet.
• The letters of Paul or John do not claim to have received their message in this way.
• Doesn’t account for the composition of biblical books
• Gospels aren’t only anonymous writings, but widely held to have employed various oral and written sources.

Question 3

Community

Answer 3

To balance both he human and divine aspects of scripture

Question 4

Objections to community

Answer 4

locates inspiration as an activity in the process of the composition.