God-breathed : the divine inspiration of the Bible

Foreword

Analysis

Translator's preface

Prefatory observations

Definition of theopneustia

Theopneustia difined

Theopneustia asserted

Theopneustia rejected

Theopneustia further defined and stated

On the individuality of the sacred writers

Scriptural proof of the divine inspiration

All scripture is divinely inspired

All the prophetic utterances are given by God

All the scriptures of the Old Testament are prophetic

All the scriptures of the New Testament are prophetic

The examples of the apostles and or their Master

Attest that, in their view, all the words of the Holy Books are given by God

Brief didactic abstract of the doctrine of the divine inspiration

Catechetical sketch of the main points of the doctrine

On the adversaries and defenders of this doctrine

Examination of objections

The translations

Use of the Septuagint translation

The various readings

Errors of reasoning or of doctrine

Errors in narratives; contradictions in the facts

Errors contrary to natural philosophy

The declarations of Paul himself

Examination of evasions

Might not inspiration pertain to the thoughts only, without extending the words

Should we except from inspiration the historical books?

Will the apparent insignificance of certain details in the Bible authorize their being excepted from inspiration?

Sacred criticism, in the relations it bears to divine inspiration

Sacred criticism is a scientific inquirer, and not a judge

Let sacred criticism be an historian, not a soothsayer

Sacred criticism is the doorkeeper of the temple, not its God

Conclusion

Retrospect

The Bible above everything

Index

Scripture index

The crisis of our time

Intellectual ammunition