Reading List
Recommendations from a forum thread regarding the Doctrine of Scripture, especially Verbal Inspiration
Key Passages
- 1 Cor 2:13
- 2 Tim 3:16
- 2 Peter 1:21
Dictionaries
- Inspiration of Scripture | A Catholic Dictionary
- Inspiration | M. Dods in: A Dictionary of Christ and the Gospels: Aaron–Zion
- Inspiration | A. Garvie in: Dictionary of the Bible
- Inspiration | B. Bowe in: Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
- Inspiration | B.B. Warfield in: The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia, Volumes 1–5
- Inspiration | B.B. Warfield in: The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised
- Inspiration | Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
- Inspiration | J.I. Packer in: The New Bible Dictionary, Third Edition
Systematic Theologies
- Cottrell, Jack: The Scope of Inspiration | The Faith Once for All: Bible Doctrine for Today
- Erickson, Millard: A Model of Inspiration | Christian Theology
- Forlines, F. Leroy: The Question of Plenary Verbal Inspiration and Dictation | The Quest for Truth: Theology for Postmodern World
- Forlines, F. Leroy: The Question of Plenary Verbal Inspiration and Dictation | Biblical Systematics: A Study of the Christian System of Life and Thought
- Grudem, Wayne: Systematic Theology | Systematic Theology
- Horton, Michael: Verbal-Plenary Inspiration | The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way
- Hunter, Sylvester: 143. Verbal Inspiration | Outlines of Dogmatic Theology
- Kauffmann, Daniel: Plenary Inspiration | Bible Doctrine: A Treatise on the Great Doctrines of the Bible, Pertaining to God, Angels, Satan, the Church, and the Salvation, Duties and Destiny of Man
- Koehler, Edward: The divine words, or verbal inspiration. | A Summary of Christian Doctrine
- Mueller, John Theodore: The Inspiration of the Bible | Christian Dogmatics
Monographs
- Bloesch, Donald: The Nature of Inspiration | Holy Scripture: Revelation, Inspiration & Interpretation
- Henry, Carl F.: God, Revelation and Authority | God, Revelation and Authority
- Marshall, I. Howard.: What Do We Mean by ‘Inspiration’? | Biblical Inspiration
- Orr, James: IV. ‘Verbal Inspiration’ | Revelation and Inspiration
- Pink, Arthur: Chapter Thirteen: Verbal Inspiration | The Divine Inspiration of the Bible
- Pitre, Brant: The Inspiration of Sacred Scripture | in: Letter & Spirit, Volume 6: For the Sake of Our Salvation: The Truth and Humility of God’s Word ed. Scott Hahn
- Sasse, Herrmann: Scripture and the Church
- Warfield, Benjamin: The Inspiration of the Bible | The Works of Benjamin B. Warfield, Volume 1: Revelation and Inspiration
- Wright, N.T.: Inspiration and ‘the Word of YHWH’ | Scripture and the Authority of God
Other Books & Articles
- Breen, A.E.: A General Introduction to the Study of Holy Scripture
- Brown, Harold O.J.: Verbal Inspiration and Inerrancy | in: The Origin of the Bible, ed. Philip W. Comfort
- Brown, Raymond E.: Inspiration | An Introduction to the New Testament
- Geisler, Norman: A General Introduction to the Bible (no longer available from logos.com)
- Gigot, Francis Ernest: History of the Doctrine of Biblical Inspiration | General Introduction to the Study of the Holy Scriptures
- Grudem, Wayne: The Possibility of Formulating a Doctrine of Scripture | in: Scripture and Truth ed. D.A. Carson, John Woodbridge
- Henry, Carl F.: The Authority of the Bible | in: The Origin of the Bible, ed. Philip W. Comfort
- Lemke, Steve W.: The Plenary Verbal View of Inspiration | in: Biblical Hermeneutics: A Comprehensive Introduction to Interpreting Scripture (2nd Ed.) ed. Bruce Corley, Steve Lemke, Grant Lovejoy
- Origen: Ch. 1 – Of the inspiration of the Divine Scripture | The Philocalia of Origen
- Packer, J.I.: The Inspiration of the Bible | in: The Origin of the Bible, ed. Philip W. Comfort
- Sproul, R.C.: 40. Verbal Inspiration | Before the Face of God, Book 2: A Daily Guide for Living from the Gospel of Luke
- Strauss, Mark L. Verbal and Plenary Inspiration | in: How the Bible Came to Be (Ebook Short) ed. Daniel J. Hays, J. Scott Duvall
- Williamson, Peter: Scripture as the Word of God | Catholic Principles for Interpreting Scripture: A Study of the Pontifical Commission’s The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church
- Willis, Lewis: Verbal Inspiration | in: The Gospel and Epistles of John, ed. Ferrel Jenkins