Rethinking the Bible: Inerrancy, Preaching, Inspiration, Authority, Formation, Archaeology, Postmodernism, and More

by Thomas Jay Oord, Richard P. Thompson (Editor)

Rethinking the Bible explains Scripture in ways that make sense and deepen Christian faith. Its essays ask and answer central questions about Scripture, such as...

What is the primary function of the Bible?

Can the Bible be trusted if it has errors?

What does “divine inspiration” mean if humans wrote the Bible?

How should preachers use the Bible today?

Does the Bible mean now what it meant when written?

How has archaeology changed the way we interpret the Bible?

Should the Dead Sea Scrolls affect our view of the Bible?

What authority does the Bible have matters of science?

Is the Bible a container of truth statements or tool for formation?

How should we handle contradictions we find in the Bible?

Should postmodernism influence how we read the Bible?

The standard answers to these questions no longer make sense. Many people today seek a more adequate way to understand what the Bible is and does. Those who ask deep questions about Scripture want plausible answers.

This book offers answers to questions about the Bible that make sense in our time.

228 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 24, 2018

Reviews

[Kristi Starmer · Rating 3 out of 5]

At the beginning of the book, I really enjoyed the archeology. Hope to explore that more since it was only a brief taste. On the last page, I loved the sentence “scripture being less informative but more formative and transformative”.