{"product_id":"the-invention-of-the-inspired-text-philological-windows-on-the-theopneustia-of-scripture-paperback","title":"The Invention of the Inspired Text: Philological Windows on the Theopneustia of Scripture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn C. Poirier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn C. Poirier examines the \"theopneustic\" nature of the Scripture, as a response to the view that \"inspiration\" lies at the heart of most contemporary Christian theology. In contrast to the traditional rendering of the Greek word \u003ci\u003etheopneustos\u003c\/i\u003e as \"God-inspired\" in 2 Tim 3:16, Poirier argues that a close look at first- and second-century uses of \u003ci\u003etheopneustos\u003c\/i\u003e reveals that the traditional inspirationist understanding of the term did not arise until the time of Origen in the early third century CE, and that in every pre-Origen use of \u003ci\u003etheopneustos\u003c\/i\u003e the word instead means \"life-giving.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoirier thus conducts a detailed investigation of \u003ci\u003etheopneustos\u003c\/i\u003e as it appears in the fifth \u003ci\u003eSibylline Oracle\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eTestament of Abraham\u003c\/i\u003e, Vettius Valens, Pseudo-Plutarch (\u003ci\u003ePlacita Philosophorum\u003c\/i\u003e), and Pseudo-Phocylides, all of whom understand the word to mean \"life-giving.\" He also studies the use of the cognate term \u003ci\u003etheopnous\u003c\/i\u003e in Numenius, the \u003ci\u003eCorpus Hermeticum\u003c\/i\u003e, on an inscription at the Great Sphinx of Giza, and on an inscription at a nymphaeum at Laodicea on the Lycus. Poirier argues that a rendering of \"life-giving\" also fits better within the context of 2 Tim 3:16, and that this meaning survived late enough to figure in a fifth-century work by Nonnus of Panopolis. He further traces the pre-Origen use of \u003ci\u003etheopneustos\u003c\/i\u003e among the Church Fathers. Poirier concludes by addressing the implication of rethinking the traditional understanding of Scripture, stressing that the lack of \"God-inspired\" scripture ultimately does not affect the truth status of the gospel as preached by the apostles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn C. Poirier\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent scholar based in Germantown, Ohio, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44279142416486,"sku":"9780567698681","price":87.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/RlFmNElYdkdNcGFrL0l1RytESjZJQT09.webp?v=1766511962","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-invention-of-the-inspired-text-philological-windows-on-the-theopneustia-of-scripture-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}