Robert W. Jenson on Scripture
Scripture as canon is the norma non normata of gospel-speaking and not directly of faith in the gospel or of theology about the gospel. The object and so criterion of faith is not Scripture as a collection of writings but God in his living word of the gospel. And theology uses Scripture as a norm of the proclomation and prayer theology serves, that is, as a norm of something other than itself; thus Scripture becomes theology's own norm only mediately.
Scripture indeed becomes faith's normative object in its liturgical use or when the reading or study of Scripture otherwise becomes living proclamation or adoration. When Scripture appears in such power, its authority is that of proclomation and sacrament and prayer generally: it is the authority of God's own presence in his word, to create and nurture faith."
- Robert W. Jenson, Syatematic Theology Volume 1: The Triune God (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997; 28.)
Scripture indeed becomes faith's normative object in its liturgical use or when the reading or study of Scripture otherwise becomes living proclamation or adoration. When Scripture appears in such power, its authority is that of proclomation and sacrament and prayer generally: it is the authority of God's own presence in his word, to create and nurture faith."
- Robert W. Jenson, Syatematic Theology Volume 1: The Triune God (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997; 28.)
posted by T.B. Vick | 8:10 AM
2 Comments:
Excellent quote, Todd. I love Jenson's discussion of Scripture in his Systematic Theology.
Hey Ben,
Yes, I have thoroughly enjoyed reading Jenson's views on Scripture in his Systematic Theology. Dave Piske keeps telling me to hurry up though and get to the sections on ecclesiology, so I am also looking forward to those sections as well.
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