Hoe dink vandag se mense oor die Bybel?
Spangenberg, Izak J.J.
Not all members of the Dutch Reformed Church cherish the same view
about Scripture. The letters in the Afrikaans newspapers on religious
issues clearly reflect this. There are two groups of scholars in the church
whose views on Scripture impact on church members’ views. They are
(1) systematic theologians and (2) biblical scholars. A large number of
systematic theologians adhere to the view which was formulated during
the heydays of Protestant Orthodoxy, i.e. that the Bible reflects a double
authorship. They prefer to use the Latin words “auctor primaries” and“auctores secundarii” when writing about Scripture. A large number of
biblical scholars, however, work with the idea that the Bible reflects
single authorship. God did not write. Humans wrote the books of the
Bible. It goes without saying that ordinary church members do not
always understand the differences and are often perplexed by these
differences. It is of utmost importance to discuss these differences and to
try and find some middle ground in the church
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