Trynitarna bibliologia w ujęciu Telforda Worka

Sławomir Zatwardnicki

doi:10.21697/ct.96.2.04

Published: 2026-05-17

Vol. 96 No. 2 (2026)

Telford Work's Trinitarian Bibliology

Sławomir Zatwardnicki

Collectanea Theologica

Section: Articles

https://doi.org/10.21697/ct.96.2.04

Abstract

Various terms are used to describe theological reflection on the nature and mission of Scripture. Telford Work, whose thought this article is devoted to, prefers the term ‘bibliology.’ The text presents his conception of bibliology, its scope and structure, and its significance. The patristic and contemporary theological inspirations of the author of the monograph Living and Active: Scripture in the Economy of Salvation are indicated. Work’s conception of the divine-human ontology of Scripture is reviewed, with a special focus placed on the Christological dimension and the use of the incarnational analogy in the doctrine of Scripture, and the connection of bibliology with soteriology, ecclesiology and eschatology is mentioned. In the final section, attention is drawn to the weaker points of an outstanding theologically comprehensive and ecumenically open work by the evangelical theologian.

Keywords:

bibliology, doctrine of Scripture, Telford Work, Christology of Scripture, incarnational analogy, Scripture in the economy of salvation

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Zatwardnicki, S. (2026). Telford Work’s Trinitarian Bibliology. Collectanea Theologica, 96(2), 301–357. https://doi.org/10.21697/ct.96.2.04

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Sławomir Zatwardnicki

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Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wrocław Poland

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Slawomir Zatwardnicki (Dr Hab.) – assistant professor at the Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wrocław; editor-in-chief of Wrocław Theological Review, author of numerous articles and books; recently published the monograph Apostolski Kościół a Pismo apostolskie [The Apostolic Church and the Apostolic Scripture] (Lublin 2024); member of the Society of Dogmatic Theologians in Poland and the Association of Fundamental Theologians in Poland.