The Respiration of Scripture – Can there be Inspiration without Expiration?
(2023) Do we still need inspiration? Scriptures and theology — ISBN: [9783111293271], p. 183-198, published
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- There is a theological problem with the traditional concept of the inspiration of Scripture. It is twofold: on one hand, the traditional concept of inspiration may lead to an inadequate sense of human possession of the truth; on the other hand, paradoxically, inspiration emphasizes an idea of the presence of God that tends to erase the presence of the human witness. In an attempt to address this twofold problem, this paper seeks to incorporate the notion of inspiration into the larger structure of the process of God’s revelation. We intend to show that the traditional concept of inspiration is one-sided, and that therefore it must be conceived of alongside the complementary concept of expiration. Both concepts together form what we believe to be a more accurate and complete understanding of the process of revelation. This process is what we would like to call the respiration of Scriptures.
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De Brouwer, L., Valinho Gomes, P., Draguet, F., Nguetsop Tikun, A. M., & et al. (2023). The Respiration of Scripture – Can there be Inspiration without Expiration? In edited by: Matthieu Richelle , Camilla Recalcati and Martijn Beukenhorst (ed.), Do we still need inspiration? Scriptures and theology (p. p. 183-198). De Gruyter. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/246641