University of Tehran Press Philosophy of Religion 2008-7063 13 1 2016 03 20 Review of Propositional and non-propositional revelation in Christian theology Review of Propositional and non-propositional revelation in Christian theology 113 138 58592 10.22059/jpht.2016.58592 FA Vahideh Fakhar Noghani Assistant Professor of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Journal Article 2016 02 21 The phenomenon of revelation and its explanation is one of the most important topics in the field of divine religions. The mysterious and supernatural nature of this phenomenon has led to various approaches being proposed by religious scholars. In Christian theology, there are two general approaches to explaining revelation: propositional and non-propositional. According to the first approach, the revelation includes the awareness that is manifested in the form of terms and propositions, while in the second approach revelation is not a kind of proposition but means disclosure. This paper aims to investigate, analyze and criticize both approaches in order to determine their defects and deficiencies.  The reduction of revelation to the status of mere proposition in the propositional approach, disregarding the principles of anthropology and ontology, reduction of revelation to the low level of human experience in non-prepositional approach and neglecting linguistics in the realm of the religionlanguage are among the most important defects of Christian theology in explaining the phenomenon of revelation. The phenomenon of revelation and its explanation is one of the most important topics in the field of divine religions. The mysterious and supernatural nature of this phenomenon has led to various approaches being proposed by religious scholars. In Christian theology, there are two general approaches to explaining revelation: propositional and non-propositional. According to the first approach, the revelation includes the awareness that is manifested in the form of terms and propositions, while in the second approach revelation is not a kind of proposition but means disclosure. This paper aims to investigate, analyze and criticize both approaches in order to determine their defects and deficiencies.  The reduction of revelation to the status of mere proposition in the propositional approach, disregarding the principles of anthropology and ontology, reduction of revelation to the low level of human experience in non-prepositional approach and neglecting linguistics in the realm of the religionlanguage are among the most important defects of Christian theology in explaining the phenomenon of revelation. https://jpht.ut.ac.ir/article_58592_ae9f5c7e4f4fa3b4cea35b7189564e0e.pdf