What Christians believe about the Bible :
Thorsen, Donald A. D.
What Christians believe about the Bible : a concise guide for students / Don Thorsen and Keith H. Reeves. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, c2012. - xiii, 209 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
We are all students of the Bible -- Brief history of the Bible -- Interpretation of the Bible -- Genre -- Historical context -- Literary context -- Theology of the Bible -- Religious authority -- Inspiration of the Bible -- Bible, truth, and error -- Views of the Bible's trustworthiness -- Conclusion -- What then should we do? -- Books of the Hebrew Bible -- Books of the Protestant Old Testament -- Books of the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books -- Books of the New Testament.
This book not only provides an introduction to the interpretation of the Bible but also to the history and theological understanding behind it, equipping readers to think critically about their own tradition's approach to Scripture. --from publisher description.
9780801048319 (pbk.) 0801048311 (pbk.)
2012008411
Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
BS 511.3 / .T46 2012
220.1
What Christians believe about the Bible : a concise guide for students / Don Thorsen and Keith H. Reeves. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, c2012. - xiii, 209 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
We are all students of the Bible -- Brief history of the Bible -- Interpretation of the Bible -- Genre -- Historical context -- Literary context -- Theology of the Bible -- Religious authority -- Inspiration of the Bible -- Bible, truth, and error -- Views of the Bible's trustworthiness -- Conclusion -- What then should we do? -- Books of the Hebrew Bible -- Books of the Protestant Old Testament -- Books of the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books -- Books of the New Testament.
This book not only provides an introduction to the interpretation of the Bible but also to the history and theological understanding behind it, equipping readers to think critically about their own tradition's approach to Scripture. --from publisher description.
9780801048319 (pbk.) 0801048311 (pbk.)
2012008411
Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
BS 511.3 / .T46 2012
220.1