89 FIDES REFORMATA XXVIII, Nº 1 (2023): 89-104 thE authority of ScripturE according to Emil brunnEr and hErman bavinck Thiago Machado Silva * ABSTRACT Several scholars have written on Bavinck’s view of Scripture and revela- tion. However, no recent studies have been done comparing and contrasting Bavinck and neo-orthodoxy regarding the authority of Scripture. The thesis of this article will be demonstrated in four main parts. First, a summary of the background of recent scholarship on Bavinck and the issues at stake will be briefly described. Second, an account of Brunner’s neo-orthodox doctrine of Scripture will be provided. Third, Bavinck’s view of Scripture will be ex- amined. Last, a response to the crisis of Scripture in neo-orthodoxy based on Bavinck’s view of Scripture will be spelled out. I suggest that the doctrine of Scripture according to neo-orthodoxy (represented by Brunner) neglects the divine character and authority of Scripture leading to a low view of Scripture as a flawed human book, and the doctrine of Scripture according to Bavinck leads to a proper view of Scripture as God’s authoritative special revelation because it emphasizes both the human and the divine characters of Scripture. KEYWORDS Scripture; Revelation; Neo-orthodoxy; Emil Brunner; Herman Bavinck. INTRODUCTION Twentieth-century Protestant theology has tried to recover the place of Scripture in revelation. Theologians such as Karl Barth, Emil Brunner, Rudolf * Bacharel em Teologia pelo Seminário Presbiteriano do Sul (2012) e pela Universidade Presbite- riana Mackenzie; mestre em Teologia Sistemática (ThM) pelo Calvin Theological Seminary, em Grand Rapids (2016); doutorando em Teologia Sistemática (PhD) no Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary (Grand Rapids); pastor da Bethel Presbyterian Church (PCA), Lake Charles, Louisiana.