9. Conclusion

The historical understanding of revelation shows a spectrum with the static view of a set of propositions or truths of faith about God given to the humankind at one end and the dynamic view of the self-expression of God in human history and experience at the other. The interpretation of revelation is not only composed of the foundation for the knowledge of God but also the hermeneutical description of how revelation takes place. The historicity of human understanding becomes more significant, although scripture and tradition still play the central role in the theology of revelation. Moreover, future discussions of revelation should be brought into dialogue with science and other religions. Although contemporary theologians have not arrived at a common interpretation of revelation and many questions about revelation are still unresolved, it seems that any progress for the understanding of revelation is itself part of revelation. In fact, revelation is not only a process of experience and interpretation, but also a process of learning as Christian history has clearly shown.