{"product_id":"the-invention-of-the-inspired-john-c-poirier-9780567698681","title":"The Invention of the Inspired Text: Philological Windows on the Theopneustia of Scripture","description":"John 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John C. Poirier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0567698688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780567698681\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"John C. Poirier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44070741278975,"sku":"9780567698681","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_37f2f945-25ff-46ea-96e0-3401b24f6a61.jpg?v=1685432096","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-invention-of-the-inspired-john-c-poirier-9780567698681","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}