Vital Issues in the Inerrancy Debate

Vital Issues in the Inerrancy Debate

Vital Issues in the Inerrancy Debate

Vital Issues in the Inerrancy Debate

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The inerrancy of God's Word has been attacked throughout church history. Today's assaults are unique since neo-evangelicals now surrender to post-modernistic ideas of history and historical-critical ideologies that assault this vital doctrine. They seek to redefine the orthodox meaning of inerrancy. Since the signing of the Chicago Statements, troubling signs have once again appeared in recent years among many who either did not fight the battles for the inerrancy of Scripture as did the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy, or who do not remember the troubling times that caused their development. The nature and definition of ""inerrancy"" are now being changed to include ideas of fallibility. History is forgotten. The need arises for sounding the alarm for Vital Issues in Inerrancy. Evangelical schools and churches that broke away earlier to defend inerrancy surrender now to academic prestige and scholarly fads instead of faithfulness to God's inerrant Word. The contributors pray that the Lord will raise up a new generation with the spiritual fervency of the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy to uphold the inerrancy of God's Word: Isaiah 40:8--""The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever."" ""From within the Washington beltway somewhere there arose the sentiment that 'eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.' What is the case politically is even more the case theologically. As this book illustrates, the resounding standards established at the close of the twentieth century by the ICBI, Missouri Synod Lutherans, and Southern Baptists are now subject to reinterpretation by those who seem to prefer a priesthood of scholars over a priesthood of believers. David Farnell and his fellow editors have responded in these pages, holding high the standard of the full reliability of God's word. This is a crucial volume for a day of flagging confidence in the Bible."" --Paige Patterson, President, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary General Editor F. David Farnell, PhD, Professor of New Testament at The Master's Seminary. Associate Editors: Norman L. Geisler, PhD, Chancellor of Veritas Evangelical Seminary. Joseph M. Holden, PhD, President of Veritas Evangelical Seminary. William C. Roach, PhD, is the senior-editor of The Journal of the International Society of Christian Apologetics. Robert Wilkin, PhD, is President of Grace Evangelical Society. Phil Fernandes, Ph.D., President of the Institute of Biblical Defense.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781498237260
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date: 01/14/2016
Pages: 582
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.25(d)

About the Author

General Editor
F. David Farnell, PhD, Professor of New Testament at The Master's Seminary.

Associate Editors:
Norman L. Geisler, PhD, Chancellor of Veritas Evangelical Seminary.
Joseph M. Holden, PhD, President of Veritas Evangelical Seminary.
William C. Roach, PhD, is the senior-editor of The Journal of the International Society of Christian Apologetics.
Robert Wilkin, PhD, is President of Grace Evangelical Society.
Phil Fernandes, Ph.D., President of the Institute of Biblical Defense.

Table of Contents

Contributors xi

Foreword Paige Patterson xiii

Preface xv

Part 1 Inerrancy Defined

Chapter 1 The Historic Documents of the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy Norman L. Geisler 3

Chapter 2 What Is Inerrancy and Why Should We Care? Norman L. Geisler Shawn Nelson 20

Chapter 3 A Voice from a New Generation: What's at Stake? Shawn Nelson 24

Chapter 4 Evangelical Mentoring: The Danger from Within F. David Farnell 39

Chapter 5 Review of Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy, edited by. Merrick and Stephen Garrett Norman L. Geisler 60

Chapter 6 The 2015 Shepherds' Conference on Inerrancy William C. Roach 99

Chapter 7 Interview with Paige Patterson on the Importance of Inerrancy William C. Roach 106

Chapter 8 Do You Have to Be a Calvinist to Believe in Inerrancy? Norman L. Geisler 109

Part 2 Inerrancy Defended

Chapter 9 "It's Just a Matter of Interpretation, Not of Inerrancy": Examining the Relation between Inerrancy and Hermeneutics Norman L. Geisler 115

Chapter 10 Biblical Inerrancy, Inductive or Deductive Basis: A Response to William Lane Craig Norman L. Geisler 132

Chapter 11 Early Twentieth Century Challenges to Inerrancy F. David Farnell 145

Chapter 12 Early Twenty-First-Century Challenges to Inerrancy David Farnell 162

Chapter 13 The Resurgence of Neo-Evangelicalism: Craig Blomberg's Latest Book and the Future of Evangelical Theology William C. Roach 208

Chapter 14 The Battle for the Bible Begins Anew Phil Fernandes 240

Chapter 15 Inerrancy as a Litmus Test of Evangelical Orthodoxy? Clarifications on Carl F. H. Henry's View Christopher T. Haun 248

Chapter 16 Can We Still Believe Critical Evangelical Scholars? The Danger from Within F. David Farnell 254

Chapter 17 The "Magic" of Historical Criticism F. David Farnell 279

Chapter 18 Part One: A Critical Evaluation of Robert H. Gundry's Westmont College Lecture, "Peter: False Disciple and Apostate according to Saint Matthew" F. David Farnell 321

Chapter 19 Part Two: A Critical Evaluation of Robert H. Gundry's Westmont College Lecture, "Peter: False Disciple and Apostate According to Saint Matthew" (and Now Recently Released Book) F. David Farnell 339

Chapter 20 A Critical Review of Donald Hagner's "Ten Guidelines for Evangelical Scholarship" F. David Farnell Norman L. Geisler 347

Chapter 21 On Licona Muddying the Waters of the Chicago Statements of Biblical Inerrancy and Hermeneutics Norman L. Geisler 365

Chapter 22 The Early Church Fathers and the Resurrection of the Saints in Matthew 27:51-54 Norman L. Geisler 375

Chapter 23 Can We Still Believe in the Bible? Norman L. Geisler 388

Chapter 24 ICBI Inerrancy Is Not for the Birds Joseph M. Holden 403

Chapter 25 Contemporary Evangelical NT Genre Criticism: Opening Pandora's Box? Joseph M. Holden 406

Chapter 26 Book Review: Craig Blomberg's Can We Still Believe the Bible? Joseph M. Holden 410

Chapter 27 Book Review: The Lost World of Adam and Eve Norman L. Geisler 430

Chapter 28 An Exposition and Refutation of the Key Presuppositions of Contemporary Jesus Research Phil Fernandes 447

Chapter 29 Redating the Gospels Phil Fernandes 466

Chapter 30 Misinterpreting J. I. Packer on Inerrancy and Hermeneutics William C. Roach Norman L. Geisler 489

Chapter 31 Can We Still Trust New Testament Professors? Bob Wilkin 494

Chapter 32 Did Roman Christians Detect the Influence of Roman Historiography in Matthew 27:45-54? Christopher T. Haun 501

Epilogue Historical Criticism vs. Grammatico-Historical: Quo Vadis Evangelicals? F. David Farnell 516

Appendix: Statements on the Importance of Inerrancy from Prominent Christian Leaders 529

Bibliography 541

Person and Subject Index 559

Scripture Index 563

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"From within the Washington beltway somewhere there arose the sentiment that 'eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.' What is the case politically is even more the case theologically. As this book illustrates, the resounding standards established at the close of the twentieth century by the ICBI, Missouri Synod Lutherans, and Southern Baptists are now subject to reinterpretation by those who seem to prefer a priesthood of scholars over a priesthood of believers. David Farnell and his fellow editors have responded in these pages, holding high the standard of the full reliability of God's word. This is a crucial volume for a day of flagging confidence in the Bible."
—Paige Patterson, President, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

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