Ellen White, the Scripture, and the issue of Authority: A Historical Overview

Authors

  • George R. Knight Andrews University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17162/au.v6i1.233

Keywords:

Ellen White, Holy Scriptures, Seventh-day adventist, authority

Abstract

Seventh-day Adventists claims that the Word of God in the Bible contains the “knowledge necessary for salvation,” is the source of doctrine, and “is the standard by which all teaching and experience must be tested,” but also maintain that Ellen G. White had a valid and “authoritative” prophetic gift. Here arises the important question for us: do Ellen G. White‘s writings have the same authority than the Bible? In order to answer this question, this study will focus on showing the relationship between Ellen G. White’s authority and the authority of the Bible in Adventism from a historical perspective

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Author Biography

George R. Knight, Andrews University

El Dr. Knight es un ávido estudiante de la Biblia y la historia adventista. Ha escrito y editado más de 80 libros en diferentes áreas como historia eclesiástica, estudios bíblicos, estudios en Elena G. de White, teología, yfilosofía de la educación; y muchos de ellos han sido traducidos al español, portugués, alemán, ruso, chino, etc. Algunas de sus más recientes obras son William Miller and the Rise of Adventism (2010), A. T. Jones: Point Man on Adventism’s Charismatic Frontier (2012), Exploring Romans (2010), The Apocalyptic Vision and the Neutering of Adventism (2008, 2009), Exploring Thessalonians (2012), and Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus (2013). Actualmente vive en Rogue River, Oregon (USA), donde él y su esposa Bonnie disfrutan del camping, excursionismo, canotaje y todo lo que tenga que ver con la naturaleza.

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2016-04-04

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R. Knight, G. (2016). Ellen White, the Scripture, and the issue of Authority: A Historical Overview. Apuntes Universitarios, 6(1), 101–120. https://doi.org/10.17162/au.v6i1.233

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2016): Revista de Investigación Apuntes Universitarios

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Artículos de revisión

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