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What Christians believe about the Bible : a concise guide for students / Don Thorsen and Keith H. Reeves.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, c2012.Description: xiii, 209 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780801048319 (pbk.)
  • 0801048311 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 220.1 23
LOC classification:
  • BS 511.3 .T46 2012
Contents:
We are all students of the Bible -- Brief history of the Bible -- Interpretation of the Bible -- Genre -- Historical context -- Literary context -- Theology of the Bible -- Religious authority -- Inspiration of the Bible -- Bible, truth, and error -- Views of the Bible's trustworthiness -- Conclusion -- What then should we do? -- Books of the Hebrew Bible -- Books of the Protestant Old Testament -- Books of the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books -- Books of the New Testament.
Summary: This book not only provides an introduction to the interpretation of the Bible but also to the history and theological understanding behind it, equipping readers to think critically about their own tradition's approach to Scripture. --from publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

We are all students of the Bible -- Brief history of the Bible -- Interpretation of the Bible -- Genre -- Historical context -- Literary context -- Theology of the Bible -- Religious authority -- Inspiration of the Bible -- Bible, truth, and error -- Views of the Bible's trustworthiness -- Conclusion -- What then should we do? -- Books of the Hebrew Bible -- Books of the Protestant Old Testament -- Books of the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books -- Books of the New Testament.

This book not only provides an introduction to the interpretation of the Bible but also to the history and theological understanding behind it, equipping readers to think critically about their own tradition's approach to Scripture. --from publisher description.