101 Questions and Answers on the Bible

by Raymond Edward Brown

Publisher:

Paulist Press

, 1990

Overview

The 101 Questions and Answers series provides expert insight into the most pertinent issues Christians face today. With a helpful question-and-answer format, these accessible texts are packed with information and thoughtful analysis, equipping believers to answer both the curious and the critical. Learn more about the Bible with a focused guide that explores the Scriptures from several perspectives. In this volume, renowned biblical scholar Raymond Edward Brown responds to a wide range of frequently asked questions about the Bible. He addresses topics such as the canon, historicity, divine inspiration, and supposed contradictions in the Bible.

Key Features

• Addresses the most pertinent questions facing Christianity today
• Presents vital information in an accessible question and answer format
• Assists readers in better understanding the Scriptures

Contents

Top Highlights

“By the way, it is interesting to note that next to the Psalms, Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) was the Old Testament book most used by the Church Fathers, for they found in it a mine of ethical teaching that could be of service for Christian instruction.” (Page 17)

“The Jerome Biblical Commentary or now The New Jerome Biblical Commentary” (Page 22)

“Some of them were originally written in Hebrew or Aramaic—large parts of the Hebrew Sirach have now been discovered—but not preserved in those languages.) They became known to Christians through the Septuagint, that is, the Greek translation made by Jews before Christ which became the commonly accepted Bible of the Early Church.” (Page 15)

“There is one free translation that I do not recommend: ‘The Living Bible.’ It is professedly a paraphrase” (Page 13)

“In my judgment, Catholics do not share such a simple sense of biblical inerrancy. The Bible teaches faithfully and without error that truth that God intended for the sake of our salvation, says Vatican Council II (Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation 3:11). I understand that to mean that in judging inerrancy we cannot simply ask what did the writer intend; we have to ask about the extent to which what the writer communicated is for the sake of our salvation.” (Page 90)

Product Details

• Title: 101 Questions and Answers on the Bible
• Author: Raymond Edward Brown
• Series: 101 Questions and Answers Series
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Print Publication Date: 1990
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Pages: 147
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible › Examinations, questions, etc
• ISBNs: 0809142511, 9780809142514
• Resource ID: LLS:QSTNSNSWRSBBL
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:43:36Z

About Raymond Edward Brown

Raymond E. Brown was a Sulpician priest and bible scholar. He taught for many years at Saint Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore and was professor emeritus of biblical studies at the Union Theological Seminary in New York. Over his lifetime he was awarded more than dozen honorary doctorates from American and European universities and was commended by Pope Paul VI for his “learning, prudence, and Catholic regard for the Magisterium of the Church.” Brown was the author of three books in the Anchor Yale Bible series on the Gospels and Epistles of John. He died in 1998.