Taking the Bible Seriously: Honest Differences about Biblical InterpretationIn this book, J. Benton White surveys the many Protestant approaches to the Bible and then focuses on the issues raised by modernist and fundamentalists in the twentieth century. He gives special attention to the Protestants' struggle with the question of how the Bible should be understood. By doing this, he helps individuals examine this crucial question and allows them to draw their own conclusions. White focuses on Martin Luther's affirmation of the "Protestant principle" of the Bible alone, then follows debate up to the present. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
A History | 8 |
The Problem of The Bible Alone | 23 |
Roots of the Current Battle | 38 |
The Higher Critics and the Fundamentals | 54 |
Creationism | 67 |
History as Myth or Myth as History | 81 |
The Prophets | 91 |
Daniel and Revelation | 113 |
Take It All to Take It Seriously | 129 |
What He Believed About the Bible | 133 |
What the Bible Teaches About Him | 154 |
Drawing Some Conclusions | 169 |
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Common terms and phrases
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References to this book
Reading the Sacred Text: An Introduction in Biblical Studies V. George Shillington No preview available - 2002 |
Reading the Sacred Text: An Introduction in Biblical Studies V. George Shillington No preview available - 2002 |