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1 Introduction 1 Introduction
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2 The Importance of Scripture in Reformed Orthodoxy 2 The Importance of Scripture in Reformed Orthodoxy
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3 The Doctrine of Scripture in Reformed Orthodoxy 3 The Doctrine of Scripture in Reformed Orthodoxy
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3.1 Scripture: Inspiration, perspicuity, sufficiency 3.1 Scripture: Inspiration, perspicuity, sufficiency
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3.2 Perspicuity and sufficiency under polemical pressure 3.2 Perspicuity and sufficiency under polemical pressure
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4 The Interpretation of Scripture 4 The Interpretation of Scripture
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4.1 Scripture and devotion 4.1 Scripture and devotion
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4.2 Sources of exegesis 4.2 Sources of exegesis
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4.3 Basic themes in exegeting scripture 4.3 Basic themes in exegeting scripture
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5 Exegesis and Systematic Formulation 5 Exegesis and Systematic Formulation
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6 The End of Reformed Orthodoxy 6 The End of Reformed Orthodoxy
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Bibliography Bibliography
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12 Scripture and Exegesis in Early Modern Reformed Theology
Get accessCarl R. Trueman is Professor of Biblical and Religious Studies at Grove City College. He has written extensively on the history of Reformed theology and more recently on the rise of modern identity politics. In 2017–18 he was the William E. Simon Visiting Fellow in Religion and Public Life at Princeton University.
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Published:09 July 2015
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Abstract
The theology of the Protestant Reformation placed great emphasis upon the Word of God, which led both to a reorientation of worship around the Word read and preached, and a focus upon the text of Scripture. This fueled the rise of linguistic studies and development of highly sophisticated approaches to biblical exegesis. In addition, polemical engagement with an increasingly sophisticated Catholicism led to further elaboration and refinement of the doctrine of scripture, particularly in relation to its perspicuity and sufficiency. Ironically, the overriding Protestant concern for scripture as the Word of God therefore put in place the technical tools and scholarly disciplines that served to undermine the classic Protestant position; and as the philosophical foundations of Reformed orthodoxy came under vigorous attack, the unity of its approach essentially collapsed towards the end of the seventeenth century, condemning the tradition as a whole to the intellectual margins in the eighteenth century.
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