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Category Archives: Christian Evidences/Apologetics
Apologetics: The Bible and Science, Part 4 (the Bible’s Chapters About Origins)
Finally, it’s time to chomp the bit and actually study the Bible’s famous chapter on the creation — Psalm 104 … Oh, you thought we’d be talking about that other famous creation passage. Well, we’ll get to Job 9 later. Actually, … Continue reading
Apologetics: The Bible and Science, Part 3 (a Young Earth that Looks Old)
A lot of really bad teaching fills the Christianity and Science space — on both sides. On the Christian side, most of the bad teaching comes from ignoring the Bible’s teaching about science. For example, the scriptures plainly teach us … Continue reading
Apologetics: The Bible and Science, Part 2 (a Detour into Hermeneutics and Inerrancy)
Inerrancy: An Essay Posted on September 11, 2011 by Jay Guin [This is a really long post. I’d normally post this about 1,000 to 1,500 words at a time, and it would take six or so posts spread over two … Continue reading
Apologetics: The Bible and Science, Part 1 (On Not Going to Hell over Genesis 1)
I’ve been reading evolutionist and creationist materials since junior high school. Back then, people had very strong opinions, of course, but it was considered a difficult, unsettled question. No one damned anyone else over their opinion about how old the … Continue reading
Apologetics: How We Got the Bible, Part 9 (a Short Bibliography)
There are lots of books available on textual criticism, many extremely technical. My favorite is Neil R. Lightfoot’s How We Got the Bible. My copy bears a 1962 copyright date, and it was a textbook in a Bible class at … Continue reading
Apologetics: How We Got the Bible, Part 8 (the Old Testament)
The manuscript history of the Old Testament is quite different from the New Testament. The Jews considered it disrespectful to the scriptures to keep an old, tattered copy around. And so they buried their old scrolls when a new scroll … Continue reading
Apologetics: How We Got the Bible, Part 7 (the Ending of Mark’s Gospel)
Modern translations exclude or place in brackets the last few verses of Mark 16, at the end of Mark’s Gospel. This leaves the Gospel with an abrupt ending, leaving many to question the translators’ decisions. In my view, the arguments … Continue reading
Apologetics: How We Got the Bible, Part 6 (the Woman Taken in Adultery)
Back in the 1970s, many Christians were shocked when they bought one of the modern translations just released to find that the translations omitted the account of the woman taken in adultery and a large portion of the last chapter … Continue reading
Apologetics: How We Got the Bible, Part 5 (Principles of Textual Criticism)
When manuscripts disagree regarding the reading of a text, how do we decide which is right? Textual critics often try to lay out certain rules for how we decide, but it’s not an entirely objective process. Rather, it requires thoughtful … Continue reading
Apologetics: How We Got the Bible, Part 4 (Why Study the Origin of the Bible?)
I probably should have begun with this. There are several reasons why it’s helpful for Christians to learn about the origins of the Bible. 1. For teachers, preachers, and any other dedicated student of the Bible, it’s important to understand … Continue reading
