Millions of conservative Protestant Christians (fundamentalists and evangelicals) believe that the Bible should be interpreted “literally where possible”. But is […]
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What’s Wrong with Young Earth Creationism?
A few weeks I appeared on the Skeptics and Seekers Podcast to debate young earth creationism. In preparation for the […]
Bible, fundamentalism, hermeneutics, science, young earth creationismDoes the Existence of Several Biblical Canons Lead to One Big Problem?
Christians do not agree on the list of books that comprise the biblical canon. To be sure, they do agree […]
Bible, canon, DeuterocanonTalking hell, the Bible, biblical violence, and lots more with an atheist apologist
Remember Pinecreek Doug? If you don’t, you can get up to speed at “A street apologist puts me in my […]
apologetics, Bible, debate, dialogue, hell, Pinecreek DougFour (or more) Steps to Making Sense of Biblical Violence
I was recently asked on Twitter how I deal with the problem of biblical violence, that is, the problem of […]
Bible, biblical violence, ethics, hermeneutics, violenceTaking the Bible Seriously (But not Literally) Word for Word
The Bible should be taken seriously word for word. That does not mean it should be taken literally word for […]
Bible, fundamentalism, hermeneutics, literal interpretation, literal senseIs Islam more violent than Christianity? Is the Qur’an more violent than the Bible? Who decides?
Does inerrancy apply to the human authors of the Bible?
This morning I posted a tweet on inerrancy which prompted a reply from the philosopher Paul Franks. I thought it […]
Bible, hermeneutics, inerrancy, inspiration, Paul Franks, revelation, theologyThe Biblical Illiteracy of Christian Fundamentalists: The Case of Ligonier Ministries
Let’s continue our look at (conservative Calvinist) Ligonier Ministries’ recent survey on “The State of Theology”. (For Part 1, see […]
Bible, fundamentalism, hermeneutics Ligonier MinistriesIf the Bible is a map for how to get to heaven, it isn’t a very good one
We’re all familiar with the fire evacuation maps on the inside of a hotel room door. In a brief, succinct, […]
Bible, bibliology, hermeneutics, special revelation