Comments on: Bible Podcasts, Part 4 http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2007/05/bible-podcasts-part-4/ A biblioblog Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:19:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: James Pate http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2007/05/bible-podcasts-part-4/#comment-19067 James Pate Mon, 28 May 2007 23:49:56 +0000 http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2007/05/bible-podcasts-part-4/#comment-19067 Thanks for your response. Is there any ontological basis or foundation for the authority of the Bible? Thanks for your response.

Is there any ontological basis or foundation for the authority of the Bible?

]]> By: Kevin A. Wilson http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2007/05/bible-podcasts-part-4/#comment-18914 Kevin A. Wilson Fri, 25 May 2007 18:07:03 +0000 http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2007/05/bible-podcasts-part-4/#comment-18914 Jesus certainly viewed the OT as authoritative. But there is a big difference between the OT being authoritative (which is a functional attribute) and being inerrant (which is an ontological attribute). I certainly agree that the OT, as well as the NT, is authoritative. But that authority is not tied into a presumed perfection of the text. The text can be authoritative even if it contains historical and scientific errors. Jesus certainly viewed the OT as authoritative. But there is a big difference between the OT being authoritative (which is a functional attribute) and being inerrant (which is an ontological attribute).

I certainly agree that the OT, as well as the NT, is authoritative. But that authority is not tied into a presumed perfection of the text. The text can be authoritative even if it contains historical and scientific errors.

]]> By: James Pate http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2007/05/bible-podcasts-part-4/#comment-18824 James Pate Thu, 24 May 2007 14:41:37 +0000 http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2007/05/bible-podcasts-part-4/#comment-18824 But if Jesus' quotation of Scripture against Satan did not imply inerrancy, then what was his view of Scripture? He obviously viewed it as authoritative in some sense. But if Jesus’ quotation of Scripture against Satan did not imply inerrancy, then what was his view of Scripture? He obviously viewed it as authoritative in some sense.

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