Big Book of Bible Difficulties, The: Clear and Concise Answers from Genesis to Revelation (Paperback)

by Norman L. Geisler (Author), Thomas Howe (Author)

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This comprehensive volume offers readers clear and concise answers to every major Bible difficulty from Genesis to Revelation, staunchly defending the authority and inspiration of Scripture. Written in a problem/solution format, the book covers over 800 questions that critics and doubters raise about the Bible. Three extensive indices--topical, Scripture, and unorthodox doctrines--offer quick and easy access to specific areas of interest. Multipurpose in scope and user-friendly in format, The Big Book of Bible Difficulties offers the resources of five books in one: • a critical commentary on the whole Bible • an apologetics text • a Bible difficulties reference • a theology manual treating important doctrines • a handbook on verses misused by cults

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Your most difficult Bible questions--answered. The Bible is full of difficult passages that are hard for believers to understand, let alone those who doubt Scripture. Where can you turn for solid answers on the thorny and complex parts of God's Word? This comprehensive volume offers clear and concise answers to every major Bible difficulty from Genesis to Revelation, staunchly defending the authority and inspiration of Scripture. Written in a problem/solution format, the book covers over eight hundred questions that critics and doubters raise about the Bible. Three extensive indexes--topical, Scripture, and unorthodox doctrines--offer quick and easy access to the answers you need. Multipurpose in scope and user-friendly in format, The Big Book of Bible Difficulties offers the resources of five books in one: •a critical commentary on the whole Bible •an apologetics text •a Bible difficulties reference •a theology manual treating important doctrines •a handbook on verses misused by cults Norman L. Geisler is cofounder and former dean of Southern Evangelical Seminary. He is the author of more than seventy books, including the Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics. Thomas Howe is professor of Bible and biblical languages and director of apologetics at the Southern Evangelical Seminary and Bible College.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 624 pages
• Publisher: Baker Books (June 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801071585
• ISBN-13: 978-0801071584
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #97,031 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Resource for Every Student of the Bible!!, August 16, 2008

By	Charlie H. Campbell "www.AlwaysBeReady.com" (Carlsbad, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is one of the greatest Christian resources in print. Every serious student should have a copy of this wonderful resource. Dr. Norman Geisler and Thomas Howe reveal the often times fascinating solutions to every conceivable error, or contradiction in the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. I can't recommend it more highly.

Note: This book was formerly published under the title: When Critics Ask. This is largely the same book although it has been updated with approximately 12 new entries (passages that were not in the previous title).

29 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Misled : (, June 12, 2008

By	A. Pierson (Orlando, Florida) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have not read this book enough to give a fair opinion on it. I will say though, I bought this book thinking that it was a brand new Q/A book about bible difficulties and it ended up not being that. This book is a republication of an older book titled, When the critics ask, a popular hand book on bible difficulties by Norman L. Geisler and Thomas Howe which was published in 1992. I checked and compared both books and it had the same information or wording. The book does say on one of it's beginning pages that it's a republication of the other book I mentioned but I felt misled because there was no way for me to check that on Amazon.com and the book was passed off as if it's brand new and not a republication. Plus I was looking for a Q/A and commentary bible difficulties book that would present current issues that skeptics are using to discredit the bible, like about the stories of Jesus being a copy of other ancient myths, etc. From what I read from the book so far, it is easy to read, the answers are clear but I'm looking for a more up-to-date book that includes some of the newer criticisms on the bible and not just the older or well-known ones. Maybe there's not that many new criticisms and not that different from the older criticisms but I'd still like to try a new book published some time recently and that covers some of the new criticisms of the bible I've been hearing. I would still say this book is useful for some of the criticisms that are typically well-known at least and it could be used for that since some of the well-known criticisms still present a challenge to Christians and Jews.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful study aid, July 20, 2008

By	Hobgoblin (Southeast, USA) - See all my reviews

I've sometimes bought a commentary or other book just to get insight into a single passage. This book tackles many of the more difficult in a single book. What I like here is that you aren't just given the opinions of the authors, but will sometimes see other solutions they may not agree with. So you don't always feel like you're being force fed the authors position but instead given pertinent information to digest for yourself. With a page or less devoted to most passages you're not going to get in depth exegesis here, but you will find decisive insight that often clears things up. You can dig deeper elsewhere if necessary.

5 stars for being a handy study aid.