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Richard Swinburne investigates the general philosophical issue of how eternal truth can be conveyed in unfamiliar genres of poetry or parable, by analogy and metaphor, within false presuppositions about science and history. Part II considers the general question of what would show that some book or...

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Main Author: Swinburne, Richard
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1992.
Subjects:
Revelation.
Metaphor > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Analogy (Religion)
Metaphor > Religious aspects.
Révélation.
Métaphore > Aspect religieux.
Analogie (Religion)
RELIGION > Christian Theology > General.
Metaphor > Religious aspects
Metaphor > Religious aspects > Christianity
Revelation
Offenbarung
Religionsphilosophie
Openbaring.
Analogie (religion)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Richard Swinburne investigates the general philosophical issue of how eternal truth can be conveyed in unfamiliar genres of poetry or parable, by analogy and metaphor, within false presuppositions about science and history. Part II considers the general question of what would show that some book or creed conveys revealed truth; and Part III considers what would show that the Christian Creeds and Bible convey revealed truth.
Physical Description:1 online resource (236 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0585160066
9780585160061
9780191598562
0191598569