BIBLICAL RESEARCH: A THEOLOGICAL AND EPISTEMOLOGICAL INQUIRY
- 1. Redeemed Christian Bible College
- 2. Testament Theological Seminary
- 3. International Institute of Christian Theologians. Scholars and Professionals
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Biblical Christians believe that the Bible is the sole objective and primary source of all the revelations God has given us about Himself and His plan for humanity. The Bible contains a great deal of information about the natural world that has been confirmed by scientific observations and research. Science only confirms or discovers what has already been written in the Bible. They also (the biblical Christians) believe that the Bible is the only God-breathed. Hence, the Word of God does not change with new discoveries, either scientific, philosophical, or by any means of new discoveries. The Word of God, the Bible, is timely, timeless, and changeless. This again makes Biblical Research a unique field of study. This paper seeks to argue that biblical research is more than an academic inquiry but much more within the domain of spiritual or theological inquiry since research is about solving problems and finding the truth. This study asserts that a scientific inquiry, which cannot lead to absolute truth but is a miserable enterprise (Eccl 1:13), cannot be trusted unless it passes through the pneumagogical process. Thus, the study concludes that problems can only be solved and truths can only be found through the biblical research lens.
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