ムーディー聖書学院（シカゴ）のW・グラハム・スクロギー博士は、世界で最も権威あるキリスト教福音主義伝道団体の一つの立場から、「聖書は神の言葉か」（同書の表題でもある）という問いに答えており、「それは人間的であり、そして神的である」という見出しの下で、17ページで次のように述べています。

Dr. W. Graham Scroggie of the MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE, Chicago, one of the most prestigious Christian Evangelical Mission in the world, answering the question — "Is the Bible the Word of God?" (also the title of his book), under the heading: IT IS HUMAN, YET DIVINE. He says on page 17:

「はい、聖書は人間的なものです。しかし、知識に基づかない熱心さから、これを否定する者もいます。1 2 これらの書物は人間の心を通ってきており、人間の言語で書かれ、人間の手によって記され、その文体には人間的な特徴が表れています。」（強調は筆者による）

"Yes, the Bible is human, though some, out of zeal which is not according to knowledge, 1 1 have denied this. Those books2 have passed through the minds of men, are written in the language of men, were penned by the hands of men, and bear in their style the characteristics of men." (Emphasis added).

その後、キリスト教の著述家ケネス・クラッグは、『The Call of the Minaret』の277ページでこう述べています。

Another erudite Christian scholar, Kenneth Cragg, the Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem, says on page 277 of his book, "The Call of the Minaret":

「新約聖書はそうではない3……凝縮と編集があり、4 4 選択、再現、証言がある。福音書は著者たちの背後にある教会の精神を通って伝えられてきた。福音書は経験と歴史を表している。」5 5

"Not so the New Testament3 . . . There is condensation and editing; 4 4 there is choice, reproduction and witness. The Gospels have come through the mind of the Church behind the authors. They represent experience and history." 5 5

言葉に意味があるのなら、自らの主張を証明するためにさらなる一言を付け加える必要があるでしょうか。いいえ、ありません。しかし、プロの宣伝屋たちは、猫を袋から出してしまった後でさえ、聖書が「反駁の余地なき神の言葉」であることを疑いの余地なく証明したかのように読者に信じ込ませようとする厚かましさを持っています。彼らの言葉の曲芸――ごまかし、言葉遊び――は見事なものです。 1. 無知ゆえに。

If words have any meaning, do we need to add another word of comment to prove our case? No! But the professional propagandists, after letting the cat out of the bag, still have the face to try to make their readers believe that they have proved beyond the shadow of any doubt that the Bible is the "irrefragable 6 Word of God." Their semantic gymnastics — equivocating, and playing with words — is amazing! 1. Out of ignorance.

2. 聖書は一冊の本ではない。多くの書物を選び集めて編纂されたものである。

2. The Bible is not Just a Book. It is a selection and compilation of many books.

3. クルアーンとは対照的に。

3. As opposed to the Qur’ân.

4. 挿入すること (Interpolating) の別の言い方

4. Another word for Interpolating.

5. 強調は私によるものです。

5. Emphasis are mine.

6. 議論の余地のない

6. Indisputable.

Both these Doctors of Religion are telling us in the clearest language humanly possible that the Bible is the handiwork of man, all the while pretending that they are proving to the contrary. An old Arab saying goes: "IF SUCH ARE THE PRIESTS, GOD BLESS THE CONGREGATION." With this sort of drivel, the hot-gospeller and the Bible-thumper is "inspired" to harry the "heathen." 1 1 A theological student — a not-yet-qualified young evangelist — from the University of Witwatersrand, became a frequent visitor to the Newtown Mosque in Johannesburg, with the "noble" thought of "witnessing"2 to the members of its congregation. When I was introduced to him, (and having learnt his purpose), I invited him to lunch at my brother's residence — a stone's-throw from the Mosque. While discussing the authenticity of the Bible over the dinner table and sensing his stubborn dogmatism, I put out a feeler: "Your Professor Geyser, (The Head of the Department of Theology) does not believe the Bible to be the Word of God." Without the slightest surprise he answered, "I know." Now I personally had no knowledge of the Professor's conviction about the Bible. I had only assumed so from a controversy which raged around him about the "Divinity of Christ." 3 3 He had taken issue with the orthodox believers on this point some years ago. I continued further, saying, "Your lecturer does not believe the Bible as being God's Word." The young evangelist responded again, "I know," but he continued this time with the words, "but I believe that it is the Word of God!" There is no real remedy for such people. Even Jesus bewailed this sickness:

Both these Doctors of Religion are telling us in the clearest language humanly possible that the Bible is the handiwork of man, all the while pretending that the are proving to the contrary. An old Arab saying goes: "IF SUCH ARE THE PRIESTS, GOD BLESS THE CONGREGATION." With this sort of drivel, the hot-gospeller and the Bible-thumper is "inspired" to harry the "heathen." 1 1 A theological student — a not-yet-qualified young evangelist — from the University of Witwatersrand, became a frequent visitor to the Newtown Mosque in Johannesburg, with the "noble" thought of "witnessing"2 to the members of its congregation. When I was introduced to him, (and having learnt his purpose), I invited him to lunch at my brother's residence — a stone's-throw from the Mosque. While discussing the authenticity of the Bible over the dinner table and sensing his stubborn dogmatism, I put out a feeler: "Your Professor Geyser, (The Head of the Department of Theology) does not believe the Bible to be the Word of God." Without the slightest surprise he answered, "I know." Now I personally had no knowledge of the Professor's conviction about the Bible. I had only assumed so from a controversy which raged around him about the "Divinity of Christ." 3 3 He had taken issue with the orthodox believers on this point some years ago. I continued further, saying, "Your lecturer does not believe the Bible as being God's Word." The young evangelist, responded again, "I know" but he continued this time-with the words, "but I believe that it is the Word of God!" There is no real remedy for such people. Even Jesus bewailed this sickness:

「彼らは見ても見ず、聞いても聞かず、また悟らない」（マタイによる福音書 13:13）

"... seeing they see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand." (Matthew 13:13)

クルアーン(アル＝クルアーン)、すなわち神の聖典もまた、この頑迷な心のあり方を非難している。

Al-Qur'an, the Holy Book of God, also condemns this mulish mentality:

これらのページは今や、神の光を真摯に求め、その光によって導かれることを望む、真に謙虚な魂の持ち主に向けられています。一方、心に病を抱える者にとっては、ここに示される事実は、その心の病を増すことにしかならないでしょう。

These pages are now addressed to those sincerely humble souls, who are genuinely interested in seeking the Light of God, and who wish to be guided by it. As for the other, with a sickness in their souls, the facts presented herein can only increase the disease of their hearts.

1. 同じMOODY PRESSから出ている、Dr. Scroggieの「How Lost are the Heathen?」を参照してください。

1. See "How Lost are the Heathen?" by the same MOODY PRESS of Dr. Scroggie.

2. キリスト教徒が「証言する（witnessing）」と言うとき、それは布教、伝道、改宗を意味している。

2. When the Christian talks of "witnessing" he means propagating, proselytizng, converting.

3. この主題は、本書「CHRIST IN ISLAM」において詳しく扱われている。

3. This subject is dealt extensively in the book — "CHRIST IN ISLAM"