The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About Scripture's Most Controversial Issues

by Dan McClellan

304 pages, Paperback

Published November 12, 2025

Reviews

[Travis · Rating 4 out of 5]

An extremely interesting read from a scholar who spent years translating, studying, and writing peer-reviewed papers on the Hebrew/Christian bible. You must be willing to think critically and acccept that you may have been wrong about the topics covered in this book, though. I love Dan McClellan's slogan: "data over dogma". Truth matters, think critically.

[Matthew O'Neil · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dr. McClellan is always insightful, fair, and hilarious. This book made me realize why I got a ‘B’ on my graduate thesis, but it helped correct misinformation I’d put into it. I also chuckled a number of times at the titles of different sections. Great book.

[Chris Allmon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty well written overall. Some spots here and there where Dan seemingly falls into the same logical pitfalls he accuses his opponents of doing (or at least doesn't explain why it's different when he did it) but by and large an interesting and entertaining read on the beliefs of early biblical writers.

[Steve Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a must-read for anyone serious about biblical scholarship, even those who take a non-academic approach such as personal study or in a group setting like Sunday school.