Can I Trust the Bible? (RZIM Critical Questions Discussion Guides) - Softcover

Darrell L. Bock

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844742210 ISBN 13: 9781844742219

Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press, 2007

Synopsis

There are some questions you can't avoid, no matter what you believe. The Bible is held up by many as the Word of God, but to make such an assertion is to invite a greater scrutiny than we assign to other literature. Are the documents that make it up reliable sources of history Where did they come from What's been left out, and why This Critical Questions Discussion Guide provides a forum for exploring this question in a group or individually, guided by the engaging insights of world-class philosophers and theologians. Session 1. How did we get the canon 2. What are our sources 3. What do we mean by inspiration 4. What is the history behind our Bible 5. What does archaeology teach us 6. Why should we obey the Bible

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About the Author

Darrell L. Bock (Ph.D., Aberdeen) is research professor of New Testament studies and professor of spiritual development and culture at Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas. He has written the monograph Blasphemy and Exaltation in Judaism and the Final Examination of Jesus and volumes on Luke in both the Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament and the IVP New Testament Commentary Series. Bock is a past president of the Evangelical Theological Society. He serves as a corresponding editor for Christianity Today, and he has published articles in Los Angeles Times and the Dallas Morning News.

Edition details

• Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844742210
• ISBN 13: 9781844742219
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80