Evangelical Tensions over Biblical Inspiration in the Twenty-first Century: A Case Study on the Views of Peter Enns and John Frame

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avondale-bepress.abstract<p>Divergent views of inspiration have increasingly characterised the evangelical branch of Christianity since the middle decades of the twentieth century. Specifically, a divergence between inerrantist and non-inerrantist understandings has arisen, sharply dividing evangelical scholarship in its discussions on the doctrine of Scripture. This case study examines two contemporary Reformed theologians who represent significantly divergent views in this field: Peter Enns, a progressive evangelical, and John Frame, an inerrantist evangelical. The study focusses largely, though not exclusively, on one representative work from each author, through which their broad positions are revealed. An evaluation and comparison identifies and closely examines two specific themes as found in each author’s work: the incarnational analogy as it may be applied to the doctrine of inspiration and the inductive-deductive approaches to understanding the biblical phenomena. The evaluative-comparative study exposes areas of strength and weakness in both authors’ systems, from which areas requiring further study are suggested in some detail. The general purpose of the study is to further scholarly understanding on inspiration, and in particular to endeavour to expose the basic issues that nourish a seemingly intractable and widening scholarly divide within evangelicalism.</p>
avondale-bepress.articleid1016
avondale-bepress.authorsGraham Bernard White
avondale-bepress.context-key14749099
avondale-bepress.coverpage-urlhttps://research.avondale.edu.au/theses_phd/15
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avondale-bepress.field.advisor1Dr. Ray Roennfeldt
avondale-bepress.field.advisor2Dr. Peter van Bemmelen
avondale-bepress.field.advisor3Dr Cedric Vine
avondale-bepress.field.comments<p>Used by permission: the author.</p> <p>Staff and Students of Avondale College may access a print copy of this thesis from Avondale College Library (SC Theses 230.04624 W58).</p>
avondale-bepress.field.custom_citation<p>White, G. B. (2019). <em>Evangelical tensions over biblical inspiration in the twenty-first century: A case study on the views of Peter Enns and John Frame</em> (Doctoral dissertation, Avondale College of Higher Education, Cooranbong, Australia). Retrieved from https://research.avondale.edu.au/theses_phd/15/</p>
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avondale-bepress.field.embargo_date2019-06-17T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.field.field_of_education09 Society and Culture
avondale-bepress.field.for_codes220401 Christian Studies (incl. Biblical Studies and Church History)
avondale-bepress.field.publication_date2019-12-01T00:00:00Z
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avondale-bepress.keywordsincarnational analogy
avondale-bepress.keywordsinerrancy
avondale-bepress.keywordsevangelicalism
avondale-bepress.label15
avondale-bepress.publication-date2019-12-01T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.publication-titleTheses PhD
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avondale-bepress.submission-date2019-06-16T16:42:29Z
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avondale-bepress.titleEvangelical Tensions over Biblical Inspiration in the Twenty-first Century: A Case Study on the Views of Peter Enns and John Frame
avondale-bepress.typearticle
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Graham Bernard
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:28:52Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:28:52Z
dc.date.issued2019-12-01
dc.date.submitted2019-06-16T16:42:29Z
dc.description.abstract<p>Divergent views of inspiration have increasingly characterised the evangelical branch of Christianity since the middle decades of the twentieth century. Specifically, a divergence between inerrantist and non-inerrantist understandings has arisen, sharply dividing evangelical scholarship in its discussions on the doctrine of Scripture. This case study examines two contemporary Reformed theologians who represent significantly divergent views in this field: Peter Enns, a progressive evangelical, and John Frame, an inerrantist evangelical. The study focusses largely, though not exclusively, on one representative work from each author, through which their broad positions are revealed. An evaluation and comparison identifies and closely examines two specific themes as found in each author’s work: the incarnational analogy as it may be applied to the doctrine of inspiration and the inductive-deductive approaches to understanding the biblical phenomena. The evaluative-comparative study exposes areas of strength and weakness in both authors’ systems, from which areas requiring further study are suggested in some detail. The general purpose of the study is to further scholarly understanding on inspiration, and in particular to endeavour to expose the basic issues that nourish a seemingly intractable and widening scholarly divide within evangelicalism.</p>
dc.identifier.citation<p>White, G. B. (2019). <em>Evangelical tensions over biblical inspiration in the twenty-first century: A case study on the views of Peter Enns and John Frame</em> (Doctoral dissertation, Avondale College of Higher Education, Cooranbong, Australia). Retrieved from https://research.avondale.edu.au/theses_phd/15/</p>
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/123456789/14749099
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.rights.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectincarnational analogy
dc.subjectinerrancy
dc.subjectevangelicalism
dc.titleEvangelical Tensions over Biblical Inspiration in the Twenty-first Century: A Case Study on the Views of Peter Enns and John Frame
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