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Jan 12, 2015 · Its underlying conceptual assumption is that in many cases God does not correct our mistaken human viewpoints but merely assumes them in order to communicate with us” (230-31). According to Sparks, although God adopts mistaken human viewpoints in order to convey his message to humans, he does not err in doing so (256).
Aug 8, 2008 · God's Word in Human Words: An Evangelical Appropriation of Critical Biblical Scholarship. By Kenton L. Sparks. 416 p. Baker (March 2008) Reviewed by S.M. Baugh. When the evangelical movement began not so very long ago, its one, defining doctrine that unified people from diverse ecclesiastical backgrounds was belief in the inerrancy of the Bible.
Both the impetus behind Kenton Sparks composing God’s Words in Human Words, and his attempt therein to assist Christians who are wrestling with problems pertaining to Scripture, may appear admirable, at least on the surface. “[W]hat is sorely needed in every age—for the sake of believers and unbelievers alike—is a church that knows how to thoughtfully consider and assimilate the fruits ...
Jul 5, 2010 · And deconstruct the Bible he does. Sparks’ outlook on the Bible is as skeptical as possible. He makes little attempt to harmonize potential conflicts in the pages of the Bible. God’s Word in Human Words excels as a textbook to introduce a Bible reader to every real and imagined problem with viewing the Bible as a truthful book.
- Derek Leman
Aug 1, 2014 · 68. 6 “The God who is wholly other and therefore wholly incomprehensible posits, in the event of self-revelation, an incomprehensible analogical relation between human word and divine referent” (Hunsinger, p. 220). 7 “God’s truth was not at our disposal, Barth urged, but our truth was at God’s disposal.
- Amber Noel
Ward’s book gives a theological understanding of how God speaks and forms his covenantal relationship with us through Scripture; Ward explains this in such a way that we finish his book with renewed confidence that God does indeed use His word to speak to us today. This is the book’s greatest strength: it is not just a dry treatise on the ...
Jun 12, 2013 · This is a book review of Kenton L. Sparks, "God's Word in Human Words: An Evangelical Appropriation of Critical Biblical Scholarship." Critical biblical scholarship has long seemed only to undermine the authority of the Bible in the minds of both critical and evangelical scholars. This is particularly difficult for evangelicals because it often calls into question such sacred ideas as ...
