Barth’s Doctrine of Scripture (5)

Stigmatizing the doctrine of verbal inspiration as a "mechanical" view of inspiration does not originate with Barth. This tactic is hoary with age and worn with use. But Barth joins the ranks of those who attack, in this way, the doctrine of God's having infallibly inspired the very words of Scripture. This attack consists of the claim that verbal inspiration necessarily implies mechanical inspiration. Stigmatizing the doctrine of verbal inspiration as a "mechanical" view of inspiration does...