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I. Religious Studies
1. Terminology
The terms inspiration (from Lat. inspiratio, “insufflation”) and theopneusty come from the NT. Prophecy comes through the Holy Spirit (2 Pet 1:21); in 2 Tim 3:16, the adjective ϑεόπνευστος/theópneustos) ¶ describes Scripture as being “inspired by God.” In many religions, we encounter the idea that communi…
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Beinhauer-Köhler, Bärbel,
Koch, Dietrich-Alex and
Brändle, Werner,
“Inspiration/Theopneusty”, in:
Religion Past and Present.
Consulted online on 28 May 2022 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_COM_10455>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013