Revelation and Understanding: A Defence of Tradition

When we speak of knowledge of God through Scripture we are broaching one aspect of the topic of revelation. Ancient tradition holds that what is revealed is truths about God, truths expressible in propositions. The tradition maintains that God is indeed revealed otherwise than through Scripture; nevertheless the Scriptures are credited with special significance as a channel through which truths about God are given to us. 1 The role of Scripture is to mediate saving knowledge to the creaturely mind. Scripture expresses what we need to know about God — that is, about God’s nature, will and intentions — in order for us to respond in such a way as to avail ourselves of the salvation which God has prepared for us. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.