施賴爾馬赫關於《聖經》權威性的解釋相當微妙而複雜。首先,從本體的角度看,施賴爾馬赫倒置了新教正統派認為《聖經》的教義是基督信仰之來源的觀點,恰恰相反,他認為《聖經》的權威依附於基督信仰。其次,對施賴爾馬赫而言,《聖經》卻在信仰的認知上扮演舉足輕重的角色,它對於信仰的認知或教義學具有規範作用,因此在神學方法上具有權威的地位。最後,施賴爾馬赫認為《聖經》是「基督救贖行動」的一個環節,因而《聖經》在信仰實踐或救贖上具有規範作用,是權威性指導。對施賴爾馬赫關於《聖經》權威性的恰當理解必須同時考慮這三個方面,否則就會產生誤解。施賴爾馬赫的《聖經》學說對於當代神學具有重要意義。
Schleiermacher's account of biblical authority is nuanced and complex. Firstly, from the point view of Ontology, Schleiermacher reverses the Protestant orthodoxy's view that the doctrine of Scripture is the source of Christian faith. On the contrary, Schleiermacher thinks that the authority of Holy Scripture is based on faith in Christ. Secondly, in Schleiermacher's eyes, Holy Scripture plays a vital role in the cognition of faith and has a normative function for dogmatics. Finally, Schleiermacher has the opinion that Scripture is an aspect of the redeeming work of Jesus Christ, and so is a norm for faith practice or redemption. The proper understanding of Schleiermacher's view of biblical authority which has far-reaching significance for contemporary theology must consider all the above three aspects, otherwise, it would be misunderstood.