Encyclopedia of sacred theology - pagina 481

Chap.

FOR THE OLD TESTAMENT

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remain orthodox in one's Christology, and so far as the way of knowledge is concerned to withdraw oneself into mj'stical territory, in order to be able to

of the Scripture-question,

is

make

concessions in the domain

the fruit of lack of thought, a

measuring with two measures, and self-contradiction. The question is more serious than is surmised by this well-meaning orthodoxy. The conflict, which is begun in order to rob us of the Scripture as Holy Scripture, can have no other! tendency than to rob us of the Christ. If the Holy Scripture qua talis falls, then Jesus was a man and nothing more, who was mistaken in the centrum of what was holy, and who consequently can neither escape from the fellowship of sin, nor yet in what is holiest and tenderest be your absolute

j

guide.

on this point there could be error in and His character as authority in what is holy. In history entirely innocent inaccuracies are certainly possible, which, so far from doing harm, rather bring to light the free utterance of life above notarial mannerism. But of this character, Jesus' error could have been least of all. For three reasons. In the It is not true that

Jesus, without detriment to His person

first place,

there

is

because,

if

the historical-critical school

is

right,

not merely a dispute about the author and the origin

Old Testament you frequently There are not only several representations of facts and events which are fictitious, but many pretensions, also, to Divine revelation which are feigned, and the intrusion of writings under other names which are nothing but "prophecies after the event," but of several books, but in the

encounter deceit and falsehood.

which nevertheless present themselves as authentic prophecy. Whether this deceit and this falsehood is the personal work of one individual or the result of tradition, makes no difference

;

falsehood does not cease to be falsehood

ated gradually in the course of time.

may

if it is

gener-

And however much

one

talk of " pious fraud," even that can only be represented

from deceit when the rule is adopted that the end means. Grant that you may make no scientific claims on Jesus, which fall outside of the scope of His person as free

sanctifies the

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