Decide for Yourself: How History Views the Bible
Overview
What is the origin of the Bible? To what extent is it inspired? Does inspiration preclude the possibility of error?
These and other questions about the Bible are considered in the author's presentation of both the Bible's statements about itself and the thoughts of various theologians throughout the history of the church. Dr. Geisler presents this material with a minimum of editorial comment, encouraging the reader to decide for himself.
Decide for Yourself examines the view of the Bible throughout history. Chapters include:
- The Bible's View of the Bible
- The Early Fathers' View of the Bible
- The Medieval Fathers' View of the Bible
- The Reformers' View of the Bible
- The Orthodox View of the Bible
- The Liberal View of the Bible
- A Fundamentalist View of the Bible
- The Neoorthodox View of the Bible
- The Liberal-Evangelical View of the Bible
- The Neoevangelical View of the Bible
Product Details
- Title: Decide for Yourself: How History Views the Bible
- Author: Norman L. Geisler
- Publisher: Wipf & Stock
- Publication Date: 1982
- Pages: 114
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
Top Highlights
“If God inspired men to write the Bible, what did He inspire? Their thoughts? Or their words as well? How far does inspiration extend? Does it include only spiritual matters, or does it also include history and science?” (Page 7)
“Actually there is more than one battle, for there are at least six views on the nature and origin of the Bible.” (Page 7)
“Instead, the Bible witnesses to and records God’s revelation in the person of Christ. The Bible is not the Word of God but becomes the Word of God to us when we meet Christ through it.” (Page 89)
“Plainly the narrator [of Gen. 30:35–43] simply accepted the false” (Page 61)
“The Bible claims for itself that every word or part of a word,” (Page 22)
- Title: Decide for Yourself: How History Views the Bible
- Author: Norman Geisler
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Print Publication Date: 2004
- Logos Release Date: 2010
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible › Evidences, authority, etc.--History of doctrines
- ISBNs: 9781592447831, 159244783X
- Resource ID: LLS:DEC4YRSLF
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T23:15:59Z
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.
