Donald E. Cook was Professor of New Testament. The service begins with a responsive reading and a prayer (00:00-03:21). Cook begins his sermon by reading from 2 Corinthians 4:1-5 (03:22-06:28). He speaks on the importance of preaching, that it is the word of God to sinful man, not words that elevate us (06:29-19:42). Cook ends the service with a prayer (19:43-21:23).
This message was part of the Conference on Biblical Authority. Donald E. Cook was Professor of New Testament. The conference opens with a prayer (00:00-00:36). The speaker has the audience read from Philippians 2:5-11, and Donald E. Cook is introduced as the conference speaker (00:37-04:56). The choir leads in a song of worship (04:57-09:03). Cook begins his lecture with three statements on the nature of his lecture (09:04-14:29). Cook speaks on biblical authority, and he states the importance of knowing that the Bible is both the words of men with an historical context and the word of God (14:30-35:55). He concludes his lecture with seven applications steps for interpreting the Scriptures, and he shares one of his own experiences with biblical interpretation (35:56-44:46). Cook ends the conference with a prayer (44:47-46:34).