Hasel, Frank M.2019-09-252019-09-252016-04-211995http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/237374"Scripture has played an authoritative role in Christian theology for centuries and has been at the very heart of Protestant theology from its beginning. The rise of modern historical criticism, however, has let to a crisis at the very foundation of Protestant theology. In this context this dissertation seeks to set forth, analyze, compare, and evaluate the concept of Scripture in the theologies of two contemporary Protestant systematic theologians, who represent significantly different concepts of Scripture. The theologians chosen for study are Wolfhart Pannenberg and Donald G. Bloesch"engWith permission of the license/copyright holderD. G. BloeschW. PannenbergtheologyScriptureChristian denominationsGlobal Church History and World ChristianityReformationBiblical TheologyDogmaticsThesis