The Doctrine of Revelation
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The Doctrine of Revelation is a theological work that explores how God discloses divine truth to humanity, examining the nature, means, and authority of such revelation.
All labels observed (2)
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| Models of Revelation | 1 |
| The Doctrine of Revelation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8332789 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Doctrine of Revelation Context triple: [William Lane Craig, hasWritten, The Doctrine of Revelation]
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On Revelation
"On Revelation" is a doctrinal chapter of the First Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution *Dei Filius* that systematically explains the Catholic understanding of divine revelation and its relationship to faith and reason.
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God, Revelation and Authority
God, Revelation and Authority is Carl F. H. Henry’s multi-volume magnum opus in evangelical theology, offering a comprehensive, conservative account of divine revelation, biblical inerrancy, and the authority of Scripture in modern thought.
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The Doctrine of Scripture
The Doctrine of Scripture is a theological work by Cornelius Van Til that articulates a presuppositional Reformed understanding of the nature, authority, and self-attesting character of the Bible.
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The Self-Disclosure of God
The Self-Disclosure of God is a seminal work of Islamic mysticism and philosophy by William Chittick that explores Ibn al-‘Arabi’s teachings on how God reveals Himself through creation and human experience.
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E.
Divine Revelation
Divine Revelation is the way in which God communicates divine truth and his saving will to humanity, culminating in the person and mission of Jesus Christ and transmitted through Scripture and Tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Doctrine of Revelation Target entity description: The Doctrine of Revelation is a theological work that explores how God discloses divine truth to humanity, examining the nature, means, and authority of such revelation.
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A.
On Revelation
"On Revelation" is a doctrinal chapter of the First Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution *Dei Filius* that systematically explains the Catholic understanding of divine revelation and its relationship to faith and reason.
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B.
God, Revelation and Authority
God, Revelation and Authority is Carl F. H. Henry’s multi-volume magnum opus in evangelical theology, offering a comprehensive, conservative account of divine revelation, biblical inerrancy, and the authority of Scripture in modern thought.
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C.
The Doctrine of Scripture
The Doctrine of Scripture is a theological work by Cornelius Van Til that articulates a presuppositional Reformed understanding of the nature, authority, and self-attesting character of the Bible.
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D.
The Self-Disclosure of God
The Self-Disclosure of God is a seminal work of Islamic mysticism and philosophy by William Chittick that explores Ibn al-‘Arabi’s teachings on how God reveals Himself through creation and human experience.
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E.
Divine Revelation
Divine Revelation is the way in which God communicates divine truth and his saving will to humanity, culminating in the person and mission of Jesus Christ and transmitted through Scripture and Tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
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| instanceOf |
Christian doctrine
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doctrine of God ⓘ doctrine of Scripture ⓘ theological concept ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
explaining how God communicates with humans
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grounding the authority of Christian faith in divine disclosure ⓘ |
| concerns |
how God discloses truth to humanity
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the authority of Scripture ⓘ the possibility of knowing God ⓘ the relationship between faith and reason ⓘ the relationship between revelation and culture ⓘ the relationship between revelation and experience ⓘ the relationship between revelation and history ⓘ the relationship between revelation and tradition ⓘ the reliability of divine communication ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
general revelation
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illumination by the Holy Spirit ⓘ inspiration of Scripture ⓘ progressive revelation ⓘ revelation in Christ ⓘ revelation in history ⓘ revelation in human conscience ⓘ revelation in nature ⓘ revelation through Scripture ⓘ revelation through apostles ⓘ revelation through preaching ⓘ revelation through prophets ⓘ revelation through religious experience ⓘ revelation through sacraments ⓘ revelation through the church ⓘ revelation through tradition ⓘ special revelation ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
authority of revelation
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divine self-disclosure ⓘ divine truth ⓘ knowledge of God ⓘ means of revelation ⓘ nature of revelation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
doctrine of God
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doctrine of Scripture ⓘ doctrine of inspiration ⓘ epistemology ⓘ religious experience ⓘ |
| usedIn |
apologetics
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biblical theology ⓘ dogmatic theology ⓘ fundamental theology ⓘ philosophical theology ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ |
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