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Hard Sayings of the Bible

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ISBN-10: 083081423X

ISBN-13: 9780830814237

Edition: N/A

Authors: Walter C. Kaiser, Peter H. Davids, Manfred T. Brauch, F. F. Bruce

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Replaces Hard Sayings of th Old Testament, which received a 1990 Christianity Today Critics' Choice Award!Are you grappling with a difficult verse in the Bible? And are you looking for a short, easy-to-read answer that really makes sense without explaining away the verse?Hard Sayings of the Bible is the handy reference book you need. Here you will find explanations of over 500 of the most troubling verses to test the minds and hearts of Bible readers. Four seasoned scholars, all with a notable gift for communicating with people in the pew, take you behind the scenes to find succinct solutions to a wide variety of Bible difficulties, ranging from discrepancies about numbers to questions…    
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Book details

List price: $36.00
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 11/6/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 811
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 2.25" tall
Weight: 2.684
Language: English

Walter C. Kaiser Jr. (PhD, Brandeis University) is distinguished professor emeritus of Old Testament and president emeritus of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. Dr. Kaiser has written over 40 books, including Toward an Exegetical Theology: Biblical Exegesis for Preaching and Teaching; The Messiah in the Old Testament; and The Promise-Plan of God; and coauthored An Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics: The Search for Meaning. Dr. Kaiser and his wife, Marge, currently reside at Kerith Farm in Cedar Grove, Wisconsin. Dr. Kaiser�s website is www.walterckaiserjr.com. Walter C. Kaiser, (hijo) (Ph.D., Brandeis University) es profesor distinguido de Antiguo…    

Peter H. Davids (PhD, University ofnbsp;Manchester) is visiting professor innbsp;Christianity at Houston Baptist Universitynbsp;and visiting professor of Bible and appliednbsp;theology Houston Graduate School ofnbsp;Theology. He is author of numerous books,nbsp;including Reading Jude with New Eyes , Thenbsp;Epistle of James (NIGTC), The Epistle of 1nbsp;Peter (NICNT), James (NIBC), and A Biblical Theology of James, Peter, and Jude . He coedited with Ralph P. Martinnbsp; The Dictionary of the Latter Newnbsp;Testament and Its Developments .

Manfred T. Brauch (Ph.D., McMaster University) is retired professor of biblical theology and past president of Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the author of Set Free to Be: A Study in Romans, and Hard Sayings of Paul, and a contributor to Hard Sayings of the Bible. Since 2004, Brauch and his wife have done long-term volunteer work in medical missions and theological education in Chile, Russia and Cameroon, West Africa.

Publisher's Preface
How to Use This Book
Abbreviations
General Introduction
How Do We Know Who Wrote the Bible?
Can We Believe in Bible Miracles?
Why Does God Seem So Angry in the Old Testament & Loving in the New?
Why Don't Bible Genealogies Always Match Up?
Aren't Many Old Testament Numbers Wrong?
Do the Dates of the Old Testament Kings Fit Secular History?
Does Archaeology Support Bible History?
When the Prophets Say, ""The Word of the Lord Came to Me,"" What Do They Mean?
Are Old Testament