CA - bible as the only source

Cards (5)

  • How does the bible contradict itself?
    Old testament and new testament disagree on nature of God - New testament says God is all loving and in the Old testament God floods the earth
  • How is the Bible bound to be read?
    Subjectively - Humans have own experiences and contexts so to read it literally is subjective
  • What does the bible not contain?
    Sola scriptura - not claimed as the only source and it is self contradictory to believe all knowledge comes from sola scriptura when sola scriptura itself cannot be derived from scripture
  • How did William Spohn criticise scripture
    Cannot be interpreted in isolation from Christian communities and traditions in which it functions
  • which two teachings are seen as contradictory
    Old testament - "eye for an eye"
    New testament - "Turn the other cheek"
    Which part do we follow