Calvin’s biblical explanations are always brief and to the point. He objects to all kinds of erudite digressions and allegorical interpretations. Though he invites the believers to read the Bible in order to meet Christ, he does not give a mechanical christological interpretation of any passage; he has rather a sound historical notion of the content of Scripture. Therefore Calvin’s doctrine of inspiration cannot be classified as litteralist (or fundamentalist). When he pleads for the authority of Scripture, he opposes on one side those who take the Church who overestimate their personal inspiration. For Calvin the authority of the Bible is not proved apologetically by its objective «perfection»: it is witnessed by God himself who works in our hearts through the same Holy Spirit who was at work in the biblical writers (pp. 27-36).