Biblical Criticism

A much anticipated reissue of Who Wrote the Bible?—the contemporary classic the New York Times Book Review called “a thought-provoking [and] perceptive guide” that identifies the individual writers of the Pentateuch and explains what they can teach us about the origins of the Bible. For...

"BIBLICAL CRITICISM: What are Some Outstanding Weaknesses of Modern Historical Criticism?" is a compelling and groundbreaking text that dives deep into the murky waters of modern biblical criticism. This authoritative volume, penned by F. David Farnell and Edward D. Andrews, seeks to robustly challenge and dismantle the speculative methodologies that have long dominated the field. The unique structure of the book is designed for a progressive reading experience. Edward D. Andrews opens the book with a series of engaging chapters that lay the essential groundwork. He skillfully ushers you ...

Biblical criticism is an umbrella term covering various techniques for applying literary historical-critical methods in analyzing and studying the Bible and its textual content. Biblical criticism is also known as higher criticism, literary criticism, and historical criticism. Biblical criticism has done nothing more than weaken and demoralize people's assurance in the Bible as being the inspired and fully inerrant Word of God and is destructive in its very nature. Historical criticism is made up of many forms of biblical criticism that are harmful to the authoritative Word of God: ...

What follows is not a translation in the ordinary sense of the word. It’s more like a paraphrase. Rather than worry over the letter of the text, the goal has been to illuminate the large scale patterns that structure it. The King James Version, for instance, renders Paul’s letter with uncanny beauty but is opaque as an argument. Modern translations tend to have the same problem. Their overriding concern is with the letter of the text, not with its logic. As a result, Paul’s forest is always getting sacrificed for the sake of his trees. But Paul’s work is too important, his good news...

Have you ever read the Bible only to come away confused? Learn the meaning of each of the 66 books of the Bible and how each one is a love letter to God’s people. After working with people as a psychologist for four decades, author Larry Crabb invites you to explore the Bible in a new way. He...

New York Times bestselling author and Bible expert Bart Ehrman reveals how Jesus’s divinity became dogma in the first few centuries of the early church. The claim at the heart of the Christian faith is that Jesus of Nazareth was, and is, God. But this is not what the original disciples...

The Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke, John - are four accounts of Jesus' life and teachings while on earth. But should we accept them as historically accurate? What evidence is there that the recorded events actually happened? Presenting a case for the historical reliability of the Gospels, New Testament scholar Peter Williams examines evidence from non-Christian sources, assesses how accurately the four biblical accounts reflect the cultural context of their day, compares different accounts of the same events, and more.

Bart D. Ehrman, the New York Times bestselling author of Jesus, Interrupted and God’s Problem reveals which books in the Bible’s New Testament were not passed down by Jesus’s disciples, but were instead forged by other hands—and why this centuries-hidden scandal is far more significant...

"The more I read the Bible, the more evident it becomes that everything I have ever taught or written about effective leadership over the past 25 years, Jesus did to perfection. He is simply the greatest leadership role model of all time." Effective leadership—whether on the job, in the...

In times of questioning and despair, people often quote the Bible to provide answers. Surprisingly, though, the Bible does not have one answer but many ""answers"" that often contradict one another. Consider these competing explanations for suffering put forth by various biblical writers: The...

The battle lines have been drawn. Is the enemy winning? "Thanks to the theory of evolution," writes best-selling author John MacArthur, "naturalism is now the dominant religion of modern society. Less than a century and a half ago, Charles Darwin popularized the credo for this secular religion...

*With a foreword from Tim Keller* A bold vision for Christians who want to engage the world in a way that is biblically faithful and culturally sensitive. In Biblical Critical Theory, Christopher Watkin shows how the Bible and its unfolding story help us make sense of modern life and culture...

This thought-provoking audiobook helps listeners reconcile the teachings of the Bible with the widely held evolutionary view of beginnings and will appeal to anyone interested in the Christianity-evolution debate. 

Bible scholar and popular TikToker Dan McClellan confronts misconceptions about the Bible. This program is read by the author. The Bible is the world’s most influential book, but do we really know what it says? Every day across social media and in homes, businesses, and public spaces, people...

"Blood-soaked, heart-wrenching, grim and glorious.”—Rachel Harrison, national bestselling author of Black Sheep From CJ Leede, the author of Maeve Fly, comes a scorching new apocalyptic novel. American Gods meets The Last of Us in this epic and sweeping story about the end of the world as we...

Do disagreements with your spouse turn into arguments that leave both of you hurt, angry, or emotionally distant? Conflict is a normal part of marriage. But the way you communicate during conflict can either protect your relationship or cause wounds that remain long after the argument is over. In How to Resolve Conflict Without Damaging Your Marriage, Roger Ali Bocus provides practical Christian guidance to help husbands and wives disagree, address problems, respond to criticism, apologize, and pursue reconciliation without tearing each other down. You will learn how to: • disagree ...

This book is a guided tour through the long development of “biblical criticism,” insisting from the start that criticism originally means discernment—asking what the text is, what the earliest wording is, who wrote it, when, for whom, and how it works as literature and as a historically used (and misused) authority. It argues that this “critical” impulse is ancient rather than modern: Jewish scribal discipline and rabbinic interpretation, along with Christian textual labor like Origen’s Hexapla, already involved comparing versions, weighing readings, and arguing meaning—often ...

Have you ever wondered how a minor storm deity from the ancient desert became the foundation of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam? The God Who Wasn't reveals the extraordinary three-thousand-year journey that transformed Yahweh from one god among many into the world's most influential religious concept. Drawing on cutting-edge archaeological discoveries and rigorous biblical scholarship, Dr. Michael Stone traces Yahweh's remarkable evolution through inscriptions at remote desert outposts, household artifacts from ancient Israelite homes, and the careful analysis of biblical texts that ...

Rob Bell, the beloved author of Love Wins and What We Talk About When We Talk About God, goes deep into the Bible to show how it is more revelatory, revolutionary, and relevant than we ever imagined—and offers a cogent argument for why we need to look at it in a fresh, new way. In Love Wins...

Understanding the Bible will provide you with a foundational comprehension of the entirety of Scripture with a focus on broadening your vision of Jesus Christ. This book answers foundational questions: Who wrote the Bible? What is its message? Why is it thought to be a "holy" book? How does one...