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How can we understand God’s revelation to us? Throughout the church’s history, theologians have often answered this question by appealing to a doctrine of illumination whereby the Holy Spirit shapes our knowledge and understanding of Scripture. Without denying the role of the Holy Spirit or the cognitive role of illumination, Ike Miller casts a broader vision of divine illumination and its role...

In this way, the inspiration of Scripture is bound up with its ministry. The ministry of Scripture is its communication of the salvation accomplished in Christ. Augustine illustrates his doctrine of inspiration using the imagery of Psalm 72:3. In Augustine’s vision the mountain—the Evangelist—is illuminated with the message of peace in order that the hills—the readers of his text—may receive justice.11 The justice we “hills” receive is, of course, our justification.12 Augustine insists the Evangelist
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