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In modern times the Christian faith’s claim to possess a unique revelation of God has faced numerous challenges. A central issue has been the role of the Bible. While some have continued to defend the view that the Bible, inspired by God, is God’s self-revelation in a direct way, others, have argued that God’s self-revelation is to be found primarily in divine action or in the person of Jesus...

teachers refuse to allow the Old Testament its status as inspired ‘Holy Scripture’ (the ‘very words of God’, as Paul also calls them; Rom. 3:2), the gospel itself is threatened. Its authenticity depends on the authority of what goes before. The second ground for belief is in the testimony borne to Jesus by the witnesses and evangelists. As far as historical authenticity is concerned, we have no writing directly from Jesus himself. But we have the words of those who claimed to be in touch with him
Pages 41–42
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