04695ntm a2200361Ii 4500001001000000003000600010005001700016008004100033020001800074035001500092035002000107040002800127050002400155100002800179245012200207260005000329300003300379502009200412504003400504520301100538533004403549600003303593650006703626650005203693650003703745690009503782810008703877830008203964856007004046942003604116999001704152952016404169990787542OCoLC20250921115858.0170622s2016    xxu      m    000 0 eng d  a9783903002555  a.b40892700  aOCoLC)990787542  aEXNbengcEXNerdadJTL  aBX6121.8b.K35 20191 aKaiser, Denis,eauthor.10aTrust and doubt :bperceptions of divine inspiration in Seventh-day Adventist history (1880-1930) /cby Denis Kaiser.  aAustria :bSeminar Schloss Bogenhofen,cc2019  axxviii, 532 leaves :c28 cm.  aThesis (Ph.D.) -- Andrews University, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, 2016.  aBibliography: leaves 495-532.  aThe Topic.   The belief in the divine inspiration of Scripture has come under scrutiny in North America from the 1850s to the 1920s as critical scholars questioned traditional hermeneutical presuppositions and conservative Protestant theologians retreated into more strict theories of inspiration.  In that context various Seventh-day Adventist leaders formulated their individual understandings of the nature, manner, and result of the inspiration of the Bible writers and Adventist visionary Ellen G. White.  -- The Purpose.  The purpose of this study was to describe the views that selected influential Seventh-day Adventist thinkers held concerning the divine inspiration of the Bible writers and Ellen G. White from 1880 to 1930. In order to outline such a history of  Adventist perceptions of divine inspiration, based on a study of selected individuals, it was necessary to describe each thinker's affirmations and objections, underlying sources  and influences, and the historical context in which they made their statements.  -- The Sources.  This was a documentary study based primarily on published and unpublished primary sources produced by selected Seventh-day Adventists between 1845 and 1930.  Both primary and secondary sources were used for background, historical context, and perspective. The most heavily used primary sources were periodicals, the correspondence collections of the Ellen G. White Estate, and other archives containing Adventist resources.  -- Conclusions.  The study identified five general stages in the development of Seventh-day  Adventist perceptions of divine inspiration. (1) From 1845 to 1883 they believed in the divine inspiration of both Scripture and Ellen White's writings without clarifying the  particulars. Scripture was nevertheless seen as having supreme authority, being the only  basis for faith and practice. (2) From 1883 to 1888 the theory of degrees of inspiration gained some influence within the denomination in the attempt to vindicate White's writings against critics. (3) That theory experienced its demise after 1888 when various  people connected to the Signs of the Times advocated the verbal inspiration of Scripture and, in some cases, of White's writings. (4) Her return to the United States in 1900 and the subsequent Kellogg crisis urged several advocates of verbal inspiration either to modify their view or to reject her inspiration altogether. (5) After the controversy over  the correct interpretation of the tāmîd (continual, daily) in Daniel 8 and the revision of the  Great Controversy in 1911, relations of the proponents of verbal and thought inspiration swayed between severe tensions and collegial cooperation.  Adventist discussions about  inspiration revolved primarily around perceptions of Ellen White's inspiration.  Throughout her life, Ellen White maintained, however, a dynamic view that allowed for diverse non-dominating operations of the Holy Spirit, which did not fit any particular theory of inspiration.   aAlso available as digital reproduction.10aWhite, Ellen G.,d1827-1915. 0aInspirationxReligious aspectsxSeventh-day Adventists.935417 0aSeventh-day AdventistsxDoctrinesxInspiration. 0aSeventh-day AdventistsxHistory.  aAndrews UniversityxDissertationsxInspirationxReligious aspectsxSeventh-day Adventists.2 aAndrews University.bSeventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary.bProject Reports. 0aSeventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary Digital Library.pProject Reports.42zFull Textuhttps://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations/1621/  2lcccBOOKhBX 6121.8i.K35 2019  c24585d24585  00102lcc40708BooksaAUA.1bAUA.1cGSd2024-04-10eDonationg25.00hAUA26732l0oBX 6121.8 .K35 2019pAUA26732r2024-04-10 14:32:34v25.00w2024-04-10yBOOK