Is the Bible the Word of God?
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Is the Bible the Word of God?

An Essay on the Authority of the Bible

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eBook - ePub

Is the Bible the Word of God?

An Essay on the Authority of the Bible

About this book

Are there any good reasons to regard the Bible as authoritative, as divinely inspired, and/or as a revelation from God? This book provides a thoughtful discussion of the difficulties in establishing that the Bible is a divinely authorized collection of writings. Recent philosophical contributions by Alvin Plantinga, Richard Swinburne, William Abraham, and Edwin Curley receive special attention. Do problematic moral passages in the Bible undermine any attempt to show that it is a revelation from God? For example, what about the divine command to exterminate the Canaanites? Or the divine command that Abraham sacrifice his son Isaac? In addition, what about apparent factual errors in the Bible? Can the Bible be divinely authorized if it contains errors? A case for the authority of the Bible is proposed and defended, while well-known difficulties are tackled head-on.

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Information

Publisher
Wipf and Stock
Year
2025
Print ISBN
9798385260065
9798385260072
eBook ISBN
9798385260089
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Biblical Studies

Table of contents

  1. Title page
  2. Preface
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Introduction
  5. 1. Clarifying Key Concepts
  6. 2. Revelation in Christian Perspective
  7. 3. Our General Epistemic Situation
  8. 4. The Bible Itself as Evidence?
  9. 5. Obstacles (Old Testament)
  10. 6. Obstacles (New Testament)
  11. 7. Curley’s Illuminating Reductio
  12. 8. A Popular Solution Fails
  13. 9. God’s Thoughts Are Higher Than Ours
  14. 10. Killing and Moral Theology
  15. 11. Three Approaches to Biblical Interpretation
  16. 12. W. J. Abraham’s Approach
  17. 13. Reformed Epistemology
  18. 14. Swinburne’s Approach
  19. 15. Prophecy and Biblical Authority
  20. 16. Messianic Prophecy
  21. 17. Curley’s Reductio Revisited
  22. 18. Summary of the Case for Biblical Authority
  23. 19. Problematic Divine Commands
  24. 20. Problematic Passages on Moral Issues
  25. 21. The Problem of Hell
  26. 22. Epilogue
  27. Appendix: In Vitro Fertilization and the Right to Life
  28. Works Cited

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