God, Revelation and Authority

VOLUME I

GOD WHO SPEAKS AND SHOWS

Preliminary Considerations

VOLUMES II–IV

GOD WHO SPEAKS AND SHOWS

Fifteen Theses

VOLUMES V–VI

GOD WHO STANDS AND STAYS

CARL F. H. HENRY

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Henry, Carl Ferdinand Howard, 1913–

God, revelation, and authority/Carl F.H. Henry.

p. cm.

Originally published: Waco, Tex.: Word Books, c1976–c1983.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: v. 1. God who speaks and shows, preliminary considerations—v. 2–4.

God who speaks and shows, fifteen theses—v. 5–6. God who stands and stays.

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