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Studying the Bible — R.C. Sproul Explains Why & How

Why Study The Bible – R.C. Sproul

R.C. Sproul answers the question, “Why Study the Bible”. Many own a Bible – it is a perennial bestseller — but few are those who actually study it.

Private Interpretation – R.C. Sproul

The Science of Interpretation — R.C. Sproul

Literal Interpretation — R.C. Sproul

Literary Forms (part 1) — R.C. Sproul

Literary Forms (part 2) — R.C. Sproul

Reading the Bible Existentially — R.C. Sproul

The Historical Narrative — R.C. Sproul

The Explicit & The Implicit — R.C. Sproul

Parallelisms – R.C. Sproul

Scripture & Culture — R.C. Sproul

Principle vs. Custom — R.C. Sproul

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Why Were Certain Texts Arbitrarily Excluded From The New Testament Canon?

The following books are recommended for further reading in the chapter “Why Were Certain Texts Arbitrarily Excluded From The New Testament Canon?” in How Do You Know You’re Not Wrong?: Responding to Objections That Leave Christians Speechless , by Paul Copan.

The Canon of Scripture (F.F. Bruce)

Christ and the Bible (David Wenham)

“The Biblical Canon” by David Dunbar, in Hermeneutics, Authority, and Canon (eds., D.A. Carson and John Woodbridge)

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Old Testament Prophecies Are Taken Out Of Context In The New Testament

The following books are recommended for further reading in the chapter “Old Testament Prophecies Are Taken Out Of Context In The New Testament”, in That’s Just Your Interpretation: Responding to Skeptics Who Challenge Your Faith, by Paul Copan.

Jesus and the Old Testament (R.T. France)

Mattew: Evangelist and Teacher (R.T. France)

Biblical Exegesis in the Apostolic Period (Richard Longenecker)

“The New Testament Use of the Old Testament: Text Form and Authority” by Moises Silva in Hermeneutics, Authority, and Canon (ed., D.a. Carson and John Woodbridge)

“The Use of the Old Testament in the New” by Klyne Snodgrass in New Testament Criticism and Interpretation (eds., David Alan Black and David Dockery)

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The Gospels Contradict Each Other

The following books are recommended for further reading in the chapter “The Gospels Contradict Each Other”, in That’s Just Your Interpretation: Responding to Skeptics Who Challenge Your Faith, by Paul Copan.

The Historical Reliability of the Gospels (Craig Blomberg)

Can I Trust The Bible? (Darrell Bock)

Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (Joel Green, Scot McKnight, and I Howard Marshall)

Studying the Synoptic Gospels: Origins and Interpretation (Robert Stein)

The Synoptic Problem (Robert Stein)

Jesus The Miracle Worker (Graham Twelftree)

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How Accurate Is the Bible?

In I’m Glad You Asked, Kenneth Boa & Larry Moody recommend the following books on the topic of “How Accurate Is the Bible”:

F.F. Bruce, The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable?

Norman Geisler, Christian Apologetics

Norman L. Geisler and William E. Nix, A General Introduction to the Bible

Josh McDowell, Evidence That Demands a Verdict

Josh McDowell and Don Stewart, Answers To Tough Questions

John Warwick Montgomery, ed., God’s Inerrant Word

Bernard Ramm, The Christian View of Science and Scripture

Bernard Ramm, Protestant Christian Evidences

R.C. Sproul, Objections Answered

Clifford A. Wilson, Rocks, Relics, and Biblical Reliability

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The Historical Reliability of the Gospels – Books Recommended by James Sire

In his book Why Should Anyone Believe Anything At All, James Sire recommends the following books on The Historical Reliability of the Gospels:

Is the New Testament Reliable?, by Paul Barnett

The Historical Reliability of the Gospels, by Craig Blomberg

The Evidence for Jesus, by James D. G. Dunn

The Evidence for Jesus, by R. T. France

I Believe in the Historical Jesus, by I. Howard Marshall

Christ and the Bible, by John Wenham

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Can I Trust The Bible?

The following books are recommended in Can I Trust The Bible?, by Darrell L. Bock

The Books the Church Suppressed, by Michael Green

Is the Bible Intolerant?, by Amy Orr-Ewing

“Tough Questions About the Bible” by Norman Geisler, in Who Made God? And Answers to Over 100 Tough Questions of Faith, edited by Ravi Zacharias and Norman Geisler

The Historical Reliability of the Gospels, by Craig Blomberg

A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, by Eugene Peterson

Cries of the Heart: Bringing God Near When He Feels So Far Away, by Ravi Zacharas

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How Reliable Is The Bible?

The following books are recommended in , a small group curriculum published by Willow Creek Resources.

I’m Glad You Asked, by Ken Boa and Larry Moody

Letters From a Skeptic, by Gregory Boyd and Edward Boyd

Reasonable Faith, by William Lane Craig

Why Believe?, by C. Stephen Evans

Give Me an Answer, by Cliffe Knechtle

Finding Faith, by Andrew Knowles

Handbook of Christian Apologetics, Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli

Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis

Miracles, by C.S. Lewis

Know What You Believe, by Paul Little

Know Why You Believe, by Paul Little

Scaling The Secular City, by J. P. Moreland

Reason to Believe, by R. C. Sproul

The Case for Christ, by Lee Strobel

The Case for Faith, by Lee Strobel

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Why Should I Trust The Bible?

The study Why: 40 Days Pursuing Answers To Life’s Biggest Questions recommends the following books for answering the question, “Why Should I Trust The Bible?”

Is The New Testament Reliable?, by Paul Barnett

The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable, by F.F. Bruce

A General introduction to the Bible, by Norman Geisler and William Nix

The Making of the New Testament, by Arthur Patzia

How Reliable Is the Bible? Tough Questions, by Garry Poole

Is The Bible True?, by Jeffery Sheler

The New Testament Story, by Ben Witherington III

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Revelation and Scripture

Danny Akin, President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, has recommended the following books on Revelation and Scripture.

Archer, Gleason. Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1982.

Bruce, F.F. The Canon of Scripture. Downers Grove: IVP, 1988.

Carson, D. A. and John D. Woodbridge, eds. Scripture and Truth. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1983.

Dockery, David. Christian Scripture. Nashville: Broadman, 1995.

Dulles, Avery Robert. Models of Revelation. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1992.

Geisler, Norman, ed. Inerrancy. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1979.

Henry, Carl F.H. God, Revelation, and Authority. 6 vols. Rev. ed. Wheaton: Crossway, 1999.

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Hodge, A.A., and B.B. Warfield. Inspiration. Repr. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1979.

Jensen, Peter. The Revelation of God. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2002.

Kaiser, Walter, Peter Davids, F. F. Bruce, and Mansfred Brauch, eds. Hard Sayings of the Bible. Downers Grove: IVP, 1996.

Montgomery, John W., ed. God’s Inerrant Word. Minneapolis: Bethany, 1974.

Nash, Ronald. The Word of God and the Mind of Man. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1982.

Pache, Rene. The Inspiration and Authority of Scripture. Chicago: Moody, 1969.

Pinnock, Clark H. Biblical Revelation. Chicago: Moody, 1971.

Rogers, Jack Bartlett and Donald K. McKim. Authority and Interpretation of the Bible: An Historical Approach. San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1980.

Warfield, B.B. The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible. Philadelphia: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1962.

Wenham, John W. Christ and the Bible. 3d ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1994.

Woodbridge, John D. and Kenneth S. Kantzer. Biblical Authority. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1982.

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