scriptural witness to what God reveals and declares concerning himself and his plan for humanity.27 Another transitional theologian, Joseph Sittler, also underscored the critical role of experience: What do we mean when we refer to the Word of God? Primarily, we do not mean Scripture; there was a Word of God before there was any Bible… The ultimate meaning of Word is not a document; but the documents were preserved by the ancient Hebrews and the early church because they testified, they bore witness,
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