biblical writings, or the critical issues that surround the reception of the text, or even a precise comprehension of its grammatical and syntactical features. What is of supreme significance in the reading of Scripture is apprehending the voice and will of God. Scholarship is useful to this end, but cannot in any way be seen as replacing or eclipsing the inspiration of the Bible. “Fortunately, I am not compelled to choose between the two. Nevertheless, my whole energy of interpretation has been
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