Barth’s Doctrine of Scripture (4)

The doctrine of an infallible Bible, Barth labels "Docetism." At the same time, he maintains that the church escapes this heresy only by acknowledging Scripture to be an error-prone book. One's first reaction to the charge is to ask what "Docetism" can possibly have to do with the doctrine of Holy Scripture. Docetism is the heresy of denying the humanity of Jesus Christ. The doctrine of an infallible Bible, Barth labels "Docetism." At the same time, he maintains that the church escapes this...