Translation is that in writing, which interpretation is in speaking: namely the expressing of another’s mind or understanding. The Scriptures first written in Hebrew, and secondarily in English, do set forth one and the same word and mind of God unto us, through which different letters and sounds, as Emmanuel is interpreted and translated, GodContinue reading “Henry Ainsworth, 1609, on Translations being the Word of God”
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Andrew Willet (1562-1621) on Holy Scripture
Authority of Scripture This chapter addresses the question of whether traditional belief in inspiration and authority of the sacred text implies an essentially dogmatic and subjective exegetical result. To answer this question, it is first important to reflect upon the historical conditions within which the debate for Scripture’s authority was couched. The formulation of theologyContinue reading “Andrew Willet (1562-1621) on Holy Scripture”
Andrew Willet (1562-1621) on the Perspicuity of Scripture
The perspicuity of Scripture and the right of Scripture to interpret itself is taken up by Willet in Romans 11:8, where Scripture reads, “According as it is written.” In this passage the apostle presents what Willet calls “this often allegation of scriptures”: of collating Scripture with Scripture as Paul does here by comparing the writingsContinue reading “Andrew Willet (1562-1621) on the Perspicuity of Scripture”
Dr. Peter Van Kleeck, Sr., Musings in Bibliology 