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Inspiration of Scripture

Scripture is God-breathed — written by human hands, authored by God

Inspiration is the teaching that Scripture is God-breathed, authored by God through human writers, as expressed in 2 Timothy 3:16 and 2 Peter 1:21. That Scripture is inspired is affirmed across Christian traditions. What differs is how its inspiration is understood — whether described as verbal, plenary, or in other ways — and how far claims of freedom from error extend. The shared conviction is that God speaks through the biblical text.

How it traveled

  1. 2 Peter
    Rome · 64
    explains
  2. 2 Timothy
    Rome · 67
    explains
  3. Hortatory Address to the Greeks
    Rome · 165
    explains
  4. The First Apology
    Rome · 165
    explains
  5. Dialogue with Trypho
    Rome · 165
    explains
  6. Apology.
    — · 220
    explains
  7. The Church History of Eusebius
    Caesarea · 339
    explains
  8. The Catechetical Lectures of S. Cyril
    Jerusalem · 386
    explains
  9. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Timothy, Titus, and Philemon
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  10. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  11. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  12. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Epistle to the Hebrews
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  13. The Letters of St. Jerome
    Bethlehem · 420
    explains
  14. The Confessions
    Hippo Regius · 430
    explains
  15. On Christian Doctrine
    Hippo Regius · 430
    explains
  16. City of God
    Hippo Regius · 430
    explains
  17. Reply to Faustus the Manichæan
    Hippo Regius · 430
    explains
  18. The Harmony of the Gospels
    Hippo Regius · 430
    explains
  19. A Treatise on the Soul and its Origin
    Hippo Regius · 430
    explains
  20. Internal Consolation
    Zwolle · 1471
    explains
  21. Discussion: Second Part
    Wittenberg · 1546
    explains
  22. Erasmus’ Scepticism
    Wittenberg · 1546
    explains
  23. Book First. of the Knowledge of God the Creator
    Geneva · 1564
    explains
  24. Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church
    Geneva · 1564
    explains
  25. A History of the Work of Redemption
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
    explains
  26. Christian Knowledge
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
    explains
  27. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, in Three Parts
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
    explains
  28. Five Sermons. On Different Occasions
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
    applies

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2 Timothy 3:16↗explains

2 Timothy · Paul the Apostle

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2 Peter 1:21↗explains

2 Peter · Peter the Apostle

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Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church — CHAPTER 8. - OF THE POWER OF THE CHURCH IN ARTICLES OF FAITH. THE UNBRIDLED LICENCE OF THE PAPAL CHURCH IN DESTROYING PURITY OF DOCTRINE. — part 4↗explains

Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin

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Dialogue with Trypho, Chapter VII↗explains

Dialogue with Trypho · Justin Martyr

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John of Damascus: Exposition of the Orthodox Faith — An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith. — Book IV — part 7↗explains

John of Damascus: Exposition of the Orthodox Faith · John of Damascus

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The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Timothy, Titus, and Philemon — Homilies on 2 Timothy. — 2 Timothy 3:16,17 — part 1↗explains

The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Timothy, Titus, and Philemon · John Chrysostom

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1 Corinthians 2:13↗explains

1 Corinthians · Paul the Apostle

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1 Thessalonians 2:13↗applies

1 Thessalonians · Paul the Apostle

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A History of the Work of Redemption — PERIOD I. From the Fall to the Incarnation. — PART V. From David to the Babylonish Captivity. — part 3↗explains

A History of the Work of Redemption · Jonathan Edwards

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Apology., Chapter XVIII↗explains

Apology. · Apologetic

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Apology., Chapter XX↗explains

Apology. · Apologetic

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Book First. of the Knowledge of God the Creator — CHAPTER 7. - THE TESTIMONY OF THE SPIRIT NECESSARY TO GIVE FULL AUTHORITY TO SCRIPTURE. THE IMPIETY OF PRETENDING THAT THE CREDIBILITY OF SCRIPTURE DEPENDS ON THE JUDGMENT OF THE CHURCH. — part 1↗explains

Book First. of the Knowledge of God the Creator · John Calvin

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Book First. of the Knowledge of God the Creator — CHAPTER 7. - THE TESTIMONY OF THE SPIRIT NECESSARY TO GIVE FULL AUTHORITY TO SCRIPTURE. THE IMPIETY OF PRETENDING THAT THE CREDIBILITY OF SCRIPTURE DEPENDS ON THE JUDGMENT OF THE CHURCH. — part 2↗applies

Book First. of the Knowledge of God the Creator · John Calvin

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Book First. of the Knowledge of God the Creator — CHAPTER 7. - THE TESTIMONY OF THE SPIRIT NECESSARY TO GIVE FULL AUTHORITY TO SCRIPTURE. THE IMPIETY OF PRETENDING THAT THE CREDIBILITY OF SCRIPTURE DEPENDS ON THE JUDGMENT OF THE CHURCH. — part 3↗explains

Book First. of the Knowledge of God the Creator · John Calvin

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Book First. of the Knowledge of God the Creator — CHAPTER 8. - THE CREDIBILITY OF SCRIPTURE SUFFICIENTLY PROVED IN SO FAR AS NATURAL REASON ADMITS. — part 2↗explains

Book First. of the Knowledge of God the Creator · John Calvin

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Book First. of the Knowledge of God the Creator — CHAPTER 8. - THE CREDIBILITY OF SCRIPTURE SUFFICIENTLY PROVED IN SO FAR AS NATURAL REASON ADMITS. — part 3↗explains

Book First. of the Knowledge of God the Creator · John Calvin

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Book First. of the Knowledge of God the Creator — CHAPTER 9. - ALL THE PRINCIPLES OF PIETY SUBVERTED BY FANATICS, WHO SUBSTITUTE REVELATIONS FOR SCRIPTURE.↗explains

Book First. of the Knowledge of God the Creator · John Calvin

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Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church — CHAPTER 8. - OF THE POWER OF THE CHURCH IN ARTICLES OF FAITH. THE UNBRIDLED LICENCE OF THE PAPAL CHURCH IN DESTROYING PURITY OF DOCTRINE. — part 2↗explains

Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin

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Christian Knowledge — SECTION I. What is intended by divinity, as the object of this knowledge↗explains

Christian Knowledge · Jonathan Edwards

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Christian Knowledge — SECTION VI. Directions for the acquisition of Christian knowledge↗explains

Christian Knowledge · Jonathan Edwards

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