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a critical appraisal of modern and postmodern approaches to Scripture

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August 10, 2020 | History

Do historical matters matter to faith?

a critical appraisal of modern and postmodern approaches to Scripture

Is historical accuracy an indispensable part of the Bible's storyline, or is Scripture only concerned with theological truths? As progressive evangelicals threaten to reduce the Bible's jurisdiction by undermining its historical claims, every Christian who cares about the integrity of Scripture must be prepared to answer this question. Do Historical Matters Matter to Faith? offers a firm defense of Scripture's legitimacy and the theological implications of modern and postmodern approaches that teach otherwise. In this timely and timeless collection of essays, scholars from diverse areas of expertise lend strong arguments in support of the doctrine of inerrancy. Contributors explore how the specific challenges of history, authenticity, and authority are answered in the text of the Old and New Testaments as well as how the Bible is corroborated by philosophy and archaeology. With contributions from respected scholars -- including Allan Millard, Craig Blomberg, Graham Cole, Michael Haykin, Robert Yarbrough, and Darrell Bock -- Do Historical Matters Matter to Faith? arms Christians with fresh insight, arguments, and language with which to defend Scripture's historical accuracy against a culture and academy skeptical of those claims. - Publisher.

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Crossway
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English

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Table of Contents

Religious epistemology, theological interpretation of scripture, and critical biblical scholarship: a theologian's reflections / Thomas H. McCall
The peril of a "historyless" systematic theology / Graham A. Cole
The divine investment in truth: toward a theological account of biblical inerrancy / Mark D. Thompson
"These things happened": why a historical Exodus is essential for theology / James K. Hoffmeier
Fundamentum et columnam fidei nostrae: Irenaeus on the perfect and saving nature of the scriptures / Michael A.G. Haykin
Pentateuchal criticism and the priestly Torah / Richard E. Averbeck
Old Testament source criticism: some methodological miscues / Robert B. Chisholm, Jr.
Word distribution as an indicator of authorial intention: a study of Genesis 1:1-2:3 / Robert D. Bergen
The culture of prophecy and writing in the ancient near east / John W. Hilber
Isaiah, Isaiahs, and current scholarship / Richard L. Schultz
Daniel in Babylon: an accurate record? / Alan R. Millard
A critical-realistic reading of the Psalm titles: authenticity, inspiration, and evangelicals / Willem A. VanGemeren and Jason Stanghelle
The Old Testament as cultural memory / Jens Bruun Kofoed
God's word in human words: form-critical reflections / Robert W. Yarbrough
A constructive traditional response to New Testament criticism / Craig L. Blomberg
Precision and accuracy: making distinctions in the cultural context that give us pause in pitting the gospels against each other / Darrell L. Bock
Paul, Timothy, and Titus: the assumption of a pseudonymous author and of pseudonymous recipients in the light of literary, theological, and historical evidence / Eckhard J. Schnabel
Enter Joshua: the "mother of current debates" in biblical archaeology / John M. Monson
Yahweh's "wife" and belief in one God in the Old Testament / Richard S. Hess
New excavations at Khirbet Qeiyafa and the early history of Judah / Michael G. hHasel
The Archaeology of David and Solomon: methods or madness? / Steven M. Ortiz.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Wheaton, Ill

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
220.6
Library of Congress
BS635 .D56 2012, BS635.D56 2012

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
542 p.
Dimensions
23 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25033411M
ISBN 10
1433525712
ISBN 13
9781433525711
LCCN
2011037802
OCLC/WorldCat
730405288

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