Abstract
Donald Bloesch is professor of theology emeritus at Dubuque (Iowa) Theological Seminary. In Holy Scripture, the second volume in a projected seven-volume systematic theology, Bloesch attempts to present an evangelical understanding of the pivotal doctrines of biblical revelation, inspiration, and interpretation that avoids both "evangelical rationalism" on the right and "liberal experientialism" on the left. He argues for a view of biblical authority that sees scripture as the written Word of God and yet stresses that it becomes the living Word of God through the illuminating presence of the Holy Spirit.