http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2007/06/history-and-narrative/ A biblioblog Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:10:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2007/06/history-and-narrative/#comment-22508 Blue Cord » The Nature and Function of the Bible Sun, 10 Jun 2007 02:00:37 +0000 http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2007/06/history-and-narrative/#comment-22508 [...] Pate asked a question related to my post History and Narrative.  His question, simply put, is how can the Bible function [...] […] Pate asked a question related to my post History and Narrative.  His question, simply put, is how can the Bible function […]

]]> http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2007/06/history-and-narrative/#comment-22483 James Pate Sat, 09 Jun 2007 21:41:45 +0000 http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2007/06/history-and-narrative/#comment-22483 I do not really understand how a text can be functionally authoritative without have an authoritative character (i.e., God commands it, it is God's word, God will judge people according to it, and so it is authoritative). Even one of the four questions under the Barth discussion says, "What makes it authoritative is the fact that God chooses the reveal God’s self through the text," implying that God is involved in the creation of the text in some way. I do not really understand how a text can be functionally authoritative without have an authoritative character (i.e., God commands it, it is God’s word, God will judge people according to it, and so it is authoritative). Even one of the four questions under the Barth discussion says, “What makes it authoritative is the fact that God chooses the reveal God’s self through the text,” implying that God is involved in the creation of the text in some way.

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