Hermenuticsintermediate
Which process does the handbook define as God’s disclosure of himself and his purposes?
Answer
Revelation
Explanation
### Why this is right
Revelation means an unveiling of what is hidden so it can be known. The handbook applies the term to God’s disclosure of his character, ways, will, values, and plans.
### The concept
Revelation concerns the source and content of what God makes known. It differs from inspiration, which concerns God’s guidance of Scripture’s writing, and from transmission, which concerns copying and preservation.
### The other options
- **B. Transmission**: This is the preservation and copying of texts through time.
- **C. Translation**: This is rendering a text into another language.
- **D. Canon formation**: This is the historical recognition of the authoritative list of biblical books.
### Terms
- **Canon**: The authoritative list of books recognized as Scripture.
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