Biblical Errancy: An Analysis of its Philosophical Roots

by Norman Geisler

Publisher:

Wipf and Stock

, 1981

Overview

Philosophy has given us insights into the reflections of thinkers on such subjects as God, mankind, the world, and the possibility of knowing ultimate reality. The processes of reasoning and the conclusions of logic are often intensely fascinating. Dr. Geisler reminds us, however, that the premises and the arguments of philosophy are often faulty, leading to a wholly inadequate view of knowledge and revelation. He reiterates Paul's warning to the Colossian Christians: "See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy." The contributors to this volume show how the basic presuppositions of many philosophers lead to a denial of a divine, inerrant revelation. The views of some modern theologians regarding revelation find their roots in such deceptive philosophy.

Contributors to this volume include:

• Norman L. Geisler
• Gary R. Habermas
• W. David Beck
• Winfried Corduan
• E. Herbert Nygren
• Terry L. Miethe
• John S. Feinberg Howard M. Ducharne, Jr.

Product Details

• Title: Biblical Errancy: An Analysis of its Philosophical Roots
• Author: Norman L. Geisler
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock
• Publication Date: 1981
• Pages: 270

About Norman L. Geisler

Norman L. Geisler has taught at university and graduate levels for nearly fifty years and has spoken, traveled, or debated in all fifty states and in twenty-six countries. He holds a B. A. and M. A. from Wheaton College, a Th. B. from William Tyndale College and a Ph. D. in Philosophy from Loyola University.

After his studies at Wheaton, he became the graduate assistant in the Bible-Philosophy department at the college. He has since taught Bible, Apologetics and Philosophy at Detroit Bible College, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and Dallas Theological Seminary, and was Dean of Liberty Center for Research and Scholarship in Lynchburg, VA. In 1992 he co-founded and served as President of Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina, until 2006. Currently, he is professor of Theology and Apologetics at SES.

In addition to the books in this collection, Geisler is also the author of A General Introduction to the Bible and I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist, as well as the books in The Norman L. Geisler Apologetics Library and Norman L. Geisler’s Systematic Theology (4 vols.).

Sample Pages from the Print Edition

Contents

Top Highlights

“Bacon claimed that all truth is discovered inductively” (Page 12)

“Once the inductive scientific method was assumed to be the means of obtaining all truth, it was a natural step to assume that Scripture dealt only with religious truth.” (Page 10)

“Hence, the rise of an errant view of Scripture did not result from a discovery of factual evidence that made belief in an inerrant Scripture untenable. Rather, it resulted from the unnecessary acceptance of philosophical premises that undermined the historic belief in an infallible and inerrant Bible.” (Page 10)

“It is thus clearly invalid to automatically state that any event in nature must be a natural event” (Page 44)

“The scientific cannot be separated from the spiritual without doing violence to the spiritual.” (Page 21)

Product Details

• Title: Biblical Errancy: An Analysis of its Philosophical Roots
• Author: Norman Geisler
• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Print Publication Date: 1981
• Logos Release Date: 2010
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible › Evidences, authority, etc; Philosophy, Modern
• ISBNs: 9781592447848, 1592447848
• Resource ID: LLS:BBCLERRNCY
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T22:03:58Z

About Norman Geisler

Norman L. Geisler (1932– 2019) has taught at the university and graduate level for over 50 years. He holds degrees from Wheaton College, William Tyndale College, and Loyola University, and is known for his scholarly contributions to the subjects of Christian apologetics, theology, and philosophy. 

After his studies, he became Wheaton's graduate assistant in the Bible-Philosophy department. He has since taught theology, apologetics, and philosophy at Detroit Bible College, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and Dallas Theological Seminary, and was dean of Liberty Center for Research and Scholarship in Lynchburg, VA.

In 1992, Geisler co-founded Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2007, he co-founded Veritas Evangelical Seminary in Murrieta, California, where he serves as chancellor and distinguished professor of Apologetics.

Geisler is the author or co-author of over 80 books, including the books in the Norman L. Geisler Collection, The Norman L. Geisler Apologetics Library, and his three-volume Systematic Theology.