Defending Inerrancy : Affirming the Accuracy of Scripture for a New Generation

by Geisler, Norman L.; Roach, William C.; Packer, J. I.

• ISBN13: 9780801014345
• ISBN10: 0801014344
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-01-01
• Publisher: Baker Pub Group

Summary

According to the authors, the doctrine of inerrancy has been standard, accepted teaching for more than 1,000 years. In 1978, the famous "Chicago Statement" on inerrancy was adopted by the Evangelical Theological Society, and for decades it has been the accepted conservative evangelical doctrine of the Scriptures. However, in recent years, some prominent evangelical authors have challenged this statement in their writings. Now eminent apologist and bestselling author Norman L. Geisler, who was one of the original drafters of the "Chicago Statement," and his coauthor, William C. Roach, present a defense of the traditional understanding of inerrancy for a new generation of Christians who are being assaulted with challenges to the nature of God, truth, and language. Pastors, students, and armchair theologians will appreciate this clear, reasoned response to the current crisis.

Author Biography

Norman L. Geisler (PhD, Loyola University of Chicago) is Distinguished Professot of Apologetics and Theology at Veritas Evangelical Seminary in Murrieta, California. He is the author of mote than seventy books, including Christian Apologetics. William C. Roach (MA, Southern Evangelical Seminary) has served as a research assistant to Norman Geisler and is an ordained minister, active speaker, and writer He is currently a PhD student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 9
Prologue	p. 12
History of the Inerrancy Controversy
Background of the ICBI Chicago Statement on Inerrancy	p. 17
Formation of the ICBI Chicago Statement on Inerrancy	p. 25
Influence of the ICBI Chicago Statement on Inerrancy	p. 34
Recent Challenges to Inerrancy
Clark Pinnock on Inerrancy	p. 45
Bart Ehrman on Inerrancy	p. 61
Peter Enns on Inerrancy	p. 99
Kenton Sparks on Inerrancy	p. 112
Kevin Vanhoozer on Inerrancy	p. 132
Andrew McGowan on Inerrancy	p. 160
Stanley Grenz and Brian McLaren on Inerrancy	p. 179
Darrell Bock and Robert Webb on Inerrancy	p. 193
Reexamination of Inerrancy
The Nature of God and Inerrancy	p. 215
The Nature of Truth and Inerrancy	p. 233
The Nature of Language and Inerrancy	p. 254
The Nature of Hermeneutics and Inerrancy	p. 82
The Nature of the Incarnation and Inerrancy	p. 306
Answering Objections to Inerrancy	p. 319
Epilogue	p. 342
Signers of the ICBI Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy	p. 345
Inerrancy, Theistic Evolution, and BioLogos	p. 349
Notes	p. 365
Bibliography	p. 372
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