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Foundation: The Reliability of the Bible
Can the Bible be trusted?
Do we even know how it was formed and how it got to us?
What makes this book so special? Questions like these have nagged at the minds of many people over the years, including Christians. In Foundation , Pastor Jim Nicodem gives clear answers to these and other pressing questions about the trustworthiness of the Bible. Foundation makes the case that the Bible is God’s book. How can we be sure of these claims? Foundation provides plenty of evidence to back them up, giving us the confidence to build our lives on God’s Word. Perfect for believers at any stage as well as questioners or skeptics, Foundation provides an accessible resource explaining why the Bible can be trusted and how we can more fully understand it.
Do we even know how it was formed and how it got to us?
What makes this book so special? Questions like these have nagged at the minds of many people over the years, including Christians. In Foundation , Pastor Jim Nicodem gives clear answers to these and other pressing questions about the trustworthiness of the Bible. Foundation makes the case that the Bible is God’s book. How can we be sure of these claims? Foundation provides plenty of evidence to back them up, giving us the confidence to build our lives on God’s Word. Perfect for believers at any stage as well as questioners or skeptics, Foundation provides an accessible resource explaining why the Bible can be trusted and how we can more fully understand it.
144 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2013
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May 8, 2017
I read and discussed this book with my Bible study group. It should be noted that I go to Christ Community Church, the church where the author is the Senior Pastor. My review might be a little biased because of that :)
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. It explains how it was decided which books should be included in the Bible and which were not valid and explains the importance of Bible memorization. The first two chapters were very interesting to me, but the second two felt a little boring and obvious to me. It's very easy to read and understand. I think it is aimed at the beginner Bible reader. Some of the points seemed oversimplified for me, but as a lifelong Christian, I probably have more background understanding than some.
Sometimes the writing is a little too informal for my taste, but it probably suits more people that way. You feel like you are having a conversation rather than reading a book.
The end of each chapter has a few pages of study questions, Bible reading prompts, and discussion questions. This definitely helped me work through ideas and remember facts and my Bible study group really liked the questions. They prompted great discussions.
I definitely recommend this to anyone looking to get more understanding out of the Bible.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. It explains how it was decided which books should be included in the Bible and which were not valid and explains the importance of Bible memorization. The first two chapters were very interesting to me, but the second two felt a little boring and obvious to me. It's very easy to read and understand. I think it is aimed at the beginner Bible reader. Some of the points seemed oversimplified for me, but as a lifelong Christian, I probably have more background understanding than some.
Sometimes the writing is a little too informal for my taste, but it probably suits more people that way. You feel like you are having a conversation rather than reading a book.
The end of each chapter has a few pages of study questions, Bible reading prompts, and discussion questions. This definitely helped me work through ideas and remember facts and my Bible study group really liked the questions. They prompted great discussions.
I definitely recommend this to anyone looking to get more understanding out of the Bible.
May 3, 2013
this is the second in the Bible Savvy series.
Nicodem discusses the reality of the Bible by describing the doctrine of Inspiration (and inerrancy), the formation of the Canon, the doctrine of revelation and methods of learning the Bible.
Like the previous volume I thought that this was a nice accessible overview; however I found myself frustrated with places that I thought Nicodem was overly simple in his explanation or dismissive of viewpoints he disagreed with. This may be because I have some theological education and think that the issues are more complicated than what Nicodem suggests and I bristle at points where I disagree with him.
This isn't to say I dislike this book. I think it would be a helpful book in a layperson's hands and may answer some questions they have about the reality of the Bible. I agree with Nicodem far more than I disagree with him. I just expected more from this volume after I read the first.
Nicodem discusses the reality of the Bible by describing the doctrine of Inspiration (and inerrancy), the formation of the Canon, the doctrine of revelation and methods of learning the Bible.
Like the previous volume I thought that this was a nice accessible overview; however I found myself frustrated with places that I thought Nicodem was overly simple in his explanation or dismissive of viewpoints he disagreed with. This may be because I have some theological education and think that the issues are more complicated than what Nicodem suggests and I bristle at points where I disagree with him.
This isn't to say I dislike this book. I think it would be a helpful book in a layperson's hands and may answer some questions they have about the reality of the Bible. I agree with Nicodem far more than I disagree with him. I just expected more from this volume after I read the first.
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November 15, 2015
Excellent discipleship guide to Bible basics:
1) The inspired word of God (what does that mean and how can we claim it to be so)
2) Where the Bible comes from (how the books ended up in the Bible)
3) How do we know about God (From nature and from the Bible)
4) How to use the Bible (Listen, Read, Study, Memorize)
Very easy to understand, very interesting, very good!
1) The inspired word of God (what does that mean and how can we claim it to be so)
2) Where the Bible comes from (how the books ended up in the Bible)
3) How do we know about God (From nature and from the Bible)
4) How to use the Bible (Listen, Read, Study, Memorize)
Very easy to understand, very interesting, very good!
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