The preservation and reception of Scripture should be understood as the Spirit working through faithful human witnesses, worshiping communities, and careful study rather than as a process detached from history. 1. Illumination refers to the Spirit helping readers understand the given text, not adding new revelation to Scripture. B. B. Warfield, The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible. John Webster, Holy Scripture: A Dogmatic Sketch. Michael J. Kruger, Canon Revisited.