Greek Versus Jewish Conceptions of Inspiration and 2 Timothy 3:16
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ArticlePublication details: Jun 2020Description: Pages 217-232ISSN: - 0360-8808
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Second Timothy 3:16 Speaks of scripture as "God-breathed", "inspired". What would ancient audiences who heard such a claim assume that it entailed regarding accuracy? For many Greek bearers, inspiration entailed divine authority, including on basic historical matters, although some Greek thinkers allowed poetic inspiration without such accuracy. Jewish application of inspiration language to scripture, however, apparently always entailed its authority and accuracy. Although Jewish interpreters applied various approaches to reconcile or even sidestep apparent conflicts in biblical narratives, their understanding of its inspired authority entailed reliace on scripture's truthfulness on all matters that it addressed.
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