Summary of the Thesis
Shahrur distinguishes between two modes of the transmission of divine knowledge: prophethood as the domain of objective truths, and messengership as the domain of rulings and conduct. Each has a different function within the Revelation.
Foundational Atoms
Point of Reliance within the Book
This distinction appears in the final section of the book, where the functions and meanings of the Revelation are organized, separating the domain of reporting truths from the domain of practical rulings.
Limits of the Reading
The two phrases here summarize a functional distribution within the book, and are not to be understood outside the broader context that links the Revelation to knowledge and conduct.