Defining and refining inerrancy: revisiting the doctrine for the 21st century

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http://eprints.org/relation/isVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/751 http://eprints.org/relation/isVolatileVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/751 http://eprints.org/relation/isIndexCodesVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/751 archive 4031 disk0/00/00/03/11 2009-11-05 11:09:02 2019-01-23 09:51:54 2011-07-19 16:15:37 thesis show 0 Churchouse Matthew John Cheetham David University of Birmingham Defining and refining inerrancy: revisiting the doctrine for the 21st century unpub BR BS BL BT 30sch_huma This dissertation revisits the doctrine of inerrancy. It recognises that a new phase is being added to the inerrancy debate’s already lengthy history, but at a time where a number of those seeking to contribute appear unaware of the fundamental issue, as to what inerrancy really means. Therefore, the dissertation focuses on that key issue, and defines inerrancy for the new phase of debate. To do so, it looks back to the previous phase of debate between 1978 and 1987 - drawing upon the strong scholarly work of that era – re-establishing a solid definition of inerrancy. This is attained by identifying, in part 1, that the appropriate method for reaching a definition is the retroductive method, a method which is applied to Scripture’s teaching in parts 2 and 3 to propose a clear definition of inerrancy in the preliminary conclusion. In part 4, the writings of two contemporary theologians are analysed to see if the now re-established 20th century doctrine of inerrancy can be developed into a 21st century model. The goal is eventually achieved by applying Vanhoozer’s model of ‘dramatic doctrine’ to inerrancy, giving a fresh refinement to the definition and bringing a new contribution to the debate. 2009-12 2009-06-19 graduation eng author unchecked This unpublished thesis/dissertation is copyright of the author and/or third parties. The intellectual property rights of the author or third parties in respect of this work are as defined by The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 or as modified by any successor legislation. Any use made of information contained in this thesis/dissertation must be in accordance with that legislation and must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the permission of the copyright holder. public 184 University of Birmingham Theology m_ph na 2009-12 graduation