Revelation from metaphor to analogy

Christianity and other religions claim that their books and creeds contain truths revealed by God. How can we know whether they do? 'Revelation' investigates the claim of the Christian religion to have such revealed truths; and so considers which parts of the Bible are to be regarded as li...

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Main Author: Swinburne, Richard
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Clarendon 2007, 2007
Edition:2nd ed
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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