John Webster, Holy Scripture: A Dogmatic Sketch (Current Issues in Theology) (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003); and John Webster, Holiness (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003).
Holy Scripture book:
The primary theological task, according to Webster, is exegesis (3), and the theologian is bound to the church. “Holy Scripture” refers to a set of texts, of divine origin, used by the Church. This book examines the doctrine of Holy Scripture through three primary concepts: revelation, sanctification, and inspiration (9). Webster uses the term “sanctification”, I contend, in reference to Scripture, in a somewhat novel manner. He contends that ‘sanctification’ includes the ideas of providence and mediation. He contends that ‘inspiration’ is not primarily a textual attribute, but a divine movement instead (36). He locates the Christian theological account of the Holy Scripture in the Christian doctrine of God (39). Webster contends that theology guides one’s reading of Scripture (133).
Holiness book:
This book is a trinitarian dogmatic of holiness, founded upon the fact that God is holy, and the holy God is in our midst (5). He contends that thinking about holiness is itself an exercise of holiness (8). Moreover, holiness is a relational (NOTE!!!) concept (9). Drawing upon Barth, Webster notes that revelation is reconciliation (13). God is not summoned into the presence of reason, but reason is summoned into the presence of God instead (17). The authority of Scripture is not a matter for the church to ascribe, but to acknowledge instead (19). The perfection of holiness is the fulfillment or completion of the fear of God (27). Chapter 2 gives an account of the fellowship-creating holiness of God, Chapter 3 gives an account of the holiness of the church, and chapter 4 sketches out an account of individual holiness.