The Authority of Scripture in Reformed Theology: Truth and Trust Book

Abbreviations     ix
Preface     xi
Truth and Certainty     1
Calvin's Institutes     13
The Successive Editions of the Institutes     15
Scripture Gives a Sense of its own Truth (Institutes 1539)     17
The Maiestas of Scripture for Unbelievers (Institutes 1550)     34
The Introduction of A[characters not reproducible] (Institutes 1559)     49
Conclusions and Theological Considerations     65
Source and Sense     71
Greek instead of Latin     71
A Historical Survey of the Use of A[characters not reproducible]     74
A Survey of the Theological Background     84
A[characters not reproducible] in Calvin's Works     93
Polemical Writings     103
Conclusions and Theological Considerations     111
Reformed Orthodoxy     117
Reformation and Reformed Orthodoxy     118
William Whitaker (1547-1595)     125
Franciscus Junius (1545-1602)     133
Internum and Externum     142
The Arminian Controversy     146
Francis Turretin (1623-1687)     153
Gisbertus Voetius (1589-1676)     164
Conclusions and Theological Considerations     173
Benjamin B. Warfield     179
Historical-Critical Approach     180
Inspiration and Infallibility     185
Calvin's Concept of the Testimonium     206
Warfield's Apologetics     220
Conclusions and Theological Considerations     224
Herman Bavinck     229
Some Characteristics of Bavinck's Theology     230
The Principia of Theology     236
Autopistia: Scripture or the Church     250
Object and Subject     262
The Testimonium of the Spirit     275
Conclusions and Theological Considerations     293
Trusting the Truth     301
A Historical Survey of the Autopistia of Scripture     301
The Autopistia of Scripture in a Postmodern Context     308
The Autopistia of Scripture and the Testimonium of the Spirit     316
The Autopistia of Scripture and the Authority of the Church     325
The Autopistia of Scripture and Apologetics     331
Bibliography     337
Index of Names     367
Index of Subjects     375