The Doctrine of the Word of God
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The Doctrine of the Word of God is the first major part of Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics, in which he systematically expounds his influential theology of divine revelation and Scripture.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
theological work
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volume of systematic theology ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
identification of revelation with human religion
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natural theology ⓘ |
| author | Karl Barth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
revelation as God’s self-disclosure
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threefold form of the Word of God ⓘ |
| claims |
God’s Word is event rather than static content
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Scripture becomes the Word of God in God’s free act ⓘ revelation is always God’s gracious initiative ⓘ |
| definesWordOfGodAs | revelation of God in Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| distinguishes |
proclaimed Word of God
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revealed Word of God ⓘ written Word of God ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
God’s freedom in revelation
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Scripture as witness to revelation ⓘ church’s proclamation as service to the Word ⓘ primacy of Jesus Christ as the Word of God ⓘ sovereignty of divine revelation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
authority of Scripture
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method and task of dogmatics ⓘ relationship between revelation and faith ⓘ role of preaching in the church ⓘ |
| genre | academic theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century Protestant theology
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contemporary doctrines of Scripture ⓘ ecclesiology in Reformed traditions ⓘ neo-orthodoxy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
19th-century liberal theology (critically)
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Friedrich Schleiermacher (critically) ⓘ John Calvin ⓘ Martin Luther NERFINISHED ⓘ Protestant Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
advanced students of theology
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pastors ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Die Lehre vom Wort Gottes ⓘ |
| partOf | Church Dogmatics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork | first part-volume of Church Dogmatics I ⓘ |
| subject |
Christology
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Trinity NERFINISHED ⓘ Word of God NERFINISHED ⓘ doctrine of Scripture ⓘ doctrine of revelation ⓘ dogmatics ⓘ |
| theologian | Karl Barth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalMovement | dialectical theology ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Reformed theology ⓘ |
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Church Dogmatics I