‘A field of divine activity’: Divine aseity and holy scripture in dialogue with John Webster and Karl Barth
In dialogue with John Webster and Karl Barth, this essay considers the intersection of divine aseity and holy scripture. I argue that the doctrine of holy scripture is constituted by a backward reference, namely, the plentiful life of the triune God. The doctrine of divine aseity denotes God's...
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| 格式: | 電子 Article |
| 語言: | English |
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[2020]
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Scottish journal of theology
Year: 2020, 卷: 73, 發布: 3, Pages: 203-215 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Barth, Karl 1886-1968
/ Webster, John 1955-2016
/ Bibel
/ 聖書
/ 神的自存
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| IxTheo Classification: | HA Bible KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history NBB Doctrine of Revelation NBC Doctrine of God |
| Further subjects: | B
Holy Scripture
B Karl Barth B John Webster B Trinity B Aseity |
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Volltext (Publisher) Volltext (doi) |
| 總結: | In dialogue with John Webster and Karl Barth, this essay considers the intersection of divine aseity and holy scripture. I argue that the doctrine of holy scripture is constituted by a backward reference, namely, the plentiful life of the triune God. The doctrine of divine aseity denotes God's self-existent triune life, which anchors God's bestowal of life. Construed negatively, aseity establishes the incommensurability of God and creatures by distinguishing, without sundering, scripture and God's self-communicative presence. Construed positively, aseity constitutes scripture as ‘a field of divine activity’, the sphere of the life-giving missions of the Word and Spirit. The triune God who lives a se, elects the texts of scripture to serve as intermediaries of God's vivifying address. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-3065 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Scottish journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0036930620000320 |
