New International Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties

by Gleason L. Archer Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780310241461
• ISBN10: 0310241464
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

Did God approve of Rahab's lie?Why are many of the Old Testament quotes in the New Testament not literal?Does the Bible class abortion with murder?Where did Adam and Eve's sons get their wives?Does 1 Corinthians 7:10-16 authorize divorce for desertion?What do you make of the difficult areas in the Bible-those puzzling passages that make you stop and scratch your head? The seeming contradictions and inconsistencies of Scripture actually have sound explanations. But unless you're a Bible scholar, you probably don't know about them.That's why you need the New International Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties. It gives you informed answers to your most troublesome questions. Some of the solutions seem obvious-after you've read them. But most include an eye-opening look at linguistic, cultural, numerical, relational, and other considerations of which most Bible readers are unaware.Referencing both the New International Version and the New American Standard Bible, this helpful resource makes scholarly insights accessible to everyone. Whether you're a student, pastor, everyday Bible-lover, or even a skeptic, the New International Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties will show you why the Bible is believable and dependable, with a message you can live by.Zondervan's Understand the Bible Reference SeriesThis six-volume series supplies users of today's most popular modern Bible translation, the New International Version, with scholarly, economical, and uncompromisingly evangelical study tools. It includes the New International Bible Commentary, New International Bible Dictionary, New International Bible Concordance, and New International Encyclopedia of Bible Words, New International Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties, and the New International Encyclopedia of Bible Characters.

Table of Contents

Foreword	7	(11)
Preface	11	(2)
Acknowledgments	13	(1)
How to Use This Encyclopedia	14	(1)
Recommended Procedures in Dealing With Bible Difficulties	15	(4)
Introduction: The Importance of Biblical Inerrancy	19	(26)
The Pentateuch	45	(10)
Genesis	55	(54)
Exodus	109	(17)
Leviticus	126	(3)
Numbers	129	(17)
Deuteronomy	146	(9)
Joshua	155	(8)
Judges	163	(4)
Ruth	167	(2)
1 Samuel	169	(14)
2 Samuel	183	(8)
1 Kings	191	(13)
2 Kings	204	(12)
1 Chronicles	216	(9)
2 Chronicles	225	(4)
Ezra	229	(4)
Nehemiah	233	(1)
Esther	234	(1)
Job	235	(7)
Psalms	242	(8)
Proverbs	250	(4)
Ecclesiastes	254	(7)
Song of Solomon	261	(2)
Isaiah	263	(9)
Jeremiah	272	(4)
Ezekiel	276	(6)
Daniel	282	(12)
Hosea	294	(2)
Joel	296	(1)
Amos	297	(1)
Obadiah	298	(2)
Jonah	300	(3)
Zechariah	303	(2)
Malachi	305	(2)
The New Testament and the Old Testament	307	(4)
The Synoptic Gospels	311	(5)
Matthew	316	(46)
Mark	362	(3)
Luke	365	(4)
John	369	(8)
Acts	377	(8)
Romans	385	(11)
1 Corinthians	396	(7)
Galatians	403	(1)
Ephesians	404	(2)
Colossians	406	(4)
2 Thessalonians	410	(1)
1 Timothy	411	(5)
2 Timothy	416	(2)
Hebrews	418	(5)
1 Peter	423	(2)
2 Peter	425	(3)
1 John	428	(2)
Jude	430	(1)
Revelation	431	(4)
Bibliography	435	(2)
Index of Persons	437	(13)
Index of Subjects	450	(14)
Index of Scripture References	464