Inspiration, Synopsis of Lectures on

by Thomas Cary Johnson [1859-1936]

Pamphlet, Undated

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S.l. : s.n., n.d.

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32 p.; 23 cm

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CONTENTS
Synopsis of Lecture One - The Church Doctrine of the Inspiration of the Scriptures.
I. The View of the Church as to the Production of the Old and New Testaments.
II. The Church of all the Ages Past has held that the Scriptures are Inspired to what extent--That they are to what extent the Word of God?
(1.) What say the creeds?
(2.) What the leading Christian thinkers?
(3.) What the plain people?
III. What Presuppositions Does This Doctrine of the Inspiration of the Scriptures Involve?
IV. Are These Presuppositions Justifiable?

Synopsis of Lecture Two.
I. Revelation and Inspiration Distinguished.
II. Illumination and Inspiration Distinguished.
III. The Bible Doctrine of Inspiration.

Synopsis of Lecture Three - Proofs of the Inspiration of the Old Testament from the Statements in the New Testament about the Inspired Character of the Old, and from Statements in the Old Testament Itself.
I. Is It Proper to Advance in Proof of the Inspiration of the Old Testament, Statements of the New Testament?
II. Proof from the Fact that Christ and the Apostles constantly quote the Old Testament as Infallible, and as that which must be Fulfilled.
III. Proofs from the Formulas by Which the New Testament Writers introduce Quotations from the Old Testament into the New.
IV. Proof from the Identification, by the Apostles, of Scripture with God.
V. Proofs from the Express Affirmations of the Inspiration of the Old by New Testament Writers.
VI. Proofs from the Old Testament Itself of Its Inspiration.

Synopsis of Lecture Four - Proofs of the Inspiration of the New Testament from Its Own Statements.
I. Christ Promised Inspiration to the Apostles.
II. In several ways the Apostles claimed to be Inspired.
III. The Claim of Infallibility on their part was duly Authenticated.

Synopsis of Lecture Five - Certain Other Phenomena of Scripture that Support the Doctrine that Scripture Is the Word of God.

Synopsis of Lecture Six - Objection Against the Doctrine of an Errorless Scripture.
I. Objections from Philosophical Grounds.
II. Objections from Grounds of Historical Criticism.
III. Inaccuracies of Scripture Details Alleged.
IV. As to Objections from Ethical Grounds.
V. As to Objections from Scriptural Grounds.

Synopsis of Lecture Seven.
I. There are several Theories of Inspiration at War with the Claim which the Scriptures make concerning their Character.
II. Argument against the Theories of Partial Inspiration.

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