Genesis
Engaging Skeptical Challenges to the Old Testament
THE TABLE BRIEFING Engaging Skeptical Challenges to the Old Testament BY DARRELL L. BOCK AND MIKEL DEL ROSARIO FORMAT: PDF SOURCE: BIBLIOTHECA SACRA, 174 (October-December 2017): 460-70 THIS PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLE IS PART OF THE TABLE BRIEFING SERIES. ©2017 BY DALLAS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. USED BY PERMISSION. Download PDF INTRODUCTION A strong sense of historical skepticism prompts many archaeologists and historians to challenge the […]
Were There No Camels During the Time of Biblical Patriarchs?
Camels in the Bible? Engaging skeptical challenges to the Old Testament and Camels in the Bible Most people I knew growing up had no problem saying most Old Testament stories were based on some kind of real event. Even those who were skeptical about supernatural parts of the Scriptures didn’t question basic details of ordinary […]
Two Contradictory Creation Stories in Genesis?
A Tale of Two Stories Ever met someone who said you shouldn’t trust the Bible because of contradictions in the text? I remember talking with a skeptic I’ll call “Julie” (not her real name or photo) while travelling to Northern California from down south. I don’t remember how the conversation began, but I do remember […]