Baptists, Scripture, and the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification
The approach taken in this paper is based on two key considerations: (1) the emphasis that the Baptist theological tradition places on the role played by Scripture and its interpretation in the formulation, judgment, and renewal of our confessional statements; and (2) the testimony of the Joint Decl...
| Published in: | Pro ecclesia |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Sage Publishing
2021
|
| In: |
Pro ecclesia
|
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification
/ Bible
/ Baptists
|
| IxTheo Classification: | HA Bible KDG Free church KDJ Ecumenism NBM Doctrine of Justification |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | The approach taken in this paper is based on two key considerations: (1) the emphasis that the Baptist theological tradition places on the role played by Scripture and its interpretation in the formulation, judgment, and renewal of our confessional statements; and (2) the testimony of the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (JDDJ) that the common understanding it articulates is grounded in a “common way of listening to the word of God in Scripture” (JDDJ §8) and was derived, at least in part, by “appropriating insights of recent biblical studies” (JDDJ §13). Its primary content is a brief summary of relevant discussions on justification and related themes in recent New Testament scholarship, some reflections on those discussions, and some suggestions for how those understandings might inform a collective Baptist response to the Joint Declaration. It concludes that the JDDJ should be taken by Baptists as a sign of hope and an encouragement to further conversation, including a distinctively Baptist explication of the common understanding stated in JDDJ §§15–17. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 2631-8334 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Pro ecclesia
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/10638512211047174 |