Nature of Belief: Revelation: Sacred Texts

Question 1

Fundamentalists view

Answer 1

The Bible is the word of God

Question 2

Traditionalists/Conservatives view

Answer 2

some liberal truths in Bible e.g.: cruxifixction, but other aspects need to be interpreted through the Church

Question 3

Liberal theologians view

Answer 3

accepting it is written by humans who are inspired by real spiritual truths, but the Bible is not the word of God, it is human language trying to express spiritual truths

Question 4

Evaluate traditionalist view

Answer 4

+ gives a role to the Church to organise religion
CP: Protestants would argue against the Church having such authority
- unclear as to which truths you take literally

Question 5

Evaluate Liberal theologians view

Answer 5

+ can explain the contradictions in the Bible cf. 4 gospels
- seems to argue that the Bible can tell us nothing about God as its emphasis is on human history
CP: simply tells us that God has worked through human agency