{"product_id":"the-obscurity-in-scripture-disputing-sola-scriptura-and-the-protestant-notion-of-biblical-perspicuity","title":"The Obscurity of Scripture:  Disputing Sola Scriptura and the Protestant Notion of Biblical Perspicuity","description":"\u003cp\u003eTurn on Christian radio anywhere in the United States and see how long it takes before someone declares that “Scripture clearly teaches [fill in the blank].” There’s a reason for that, and it has to do with the very origins of Protestant Christianity more than five hundred years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Protestant Reformation coalesced around five core doctrines: \u003cem\u003esola scriptura\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003esola fide\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003esola gratia\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003esolus Christus\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003esoli Deo gloria\u003c\/em\u003e. But another founding principle served as bedrock for all of them: the doctrine of clarity, or perspicuity. According to this doctrine, which was upheld in various forms by all the major Reformers and remains central to Protestantism today, the Bible is clear enough so that any Christian, relying on the Holy Spirit, will be able to determine \u003cem\u003eat least\u003c\/em\u003e what is necessary for salvation, if not much more.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Obscurity of Scripture: Disputing \u003c\/em\u003eSola Scriptura\u003cem\u003e and the Protestant Notion of Biblical Perspicuity\u003c\/em\u003e catalogues and analyzes the historical, theological, and philosophical dimensions of perspicuity and finds the doctrine not only confused but erroneous, destructive, and self-defeating. \u003cem\u003eThe Obscurity of Scripture\u003c\/em\u003e exposes the hopeless dead ends of clarity and, through a consideration of Catholic teaching on the Bible, offers the only way out.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emmaus Road Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46186532307170,"sku":"A0305","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":46952646705378,"sku":"E0305","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0715\/7134\/1538\/files\/Chalk_cover_image-scaled.jpg?v=1733841054","url":"https:\/\/store.stpaulcenter.com\/products\/the-obscurity-in-scripture-disputing-sola-scriptura-and-the-protestant-notion-of-biblical-perspicuity","provider":"St. Paul Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}