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Throughout history people have wondered,
What if the Bible was tampered with? The bestselling
Why Trust the Bible? pamphlet offers compelling and reassuring answers to these important questions: “Can the Bible be trusted?” “How were the stories passed down?” “How can we know that the Bible was copied accurately?” “Who chose the books in my Bible?” and “How reliable is the Bible?” Full color and glossy, this 12-panel pamphlet is an excellent teaching tool for new believers and for those who have questions about Bible origins.
Size: 8.5"x 5.5" unfolds to 33" long. Fits inside most Bible covers. Popular books promote doubts about the authenticity and accuracy of the Bible. Some suggest that the Bible is an ancient document that has been edited so many times that it is now filled with errors.
Why Trust the Bible? equips believers to defend assaults against the Bible and to defend the faith. In five important questions, the author addresses what the skeptics claim and what history actually tells us. A time line reveals the development of key writings, the emergence of the biblical canon, and more. This great reference tool proves that the Bible can be trusted!
Author Timothy Paul Jones, Ed.D., states without a doubt, “The Bible can be trusted.” In clear, concise language, Dr. Jones reveals the errors in the critics’ logic and facts —and does it in an easy-to-understand style using helpful charts, time lines, and explanations. This pamphlet refutes the following claims:
- The Gospels were written long after Jesus lived and were written by people who weren't eyewitnesses.
- The stories about Jesus' life and death were not handed down reliably and not recorded accurately.
- The Bible is full of textual errors, as proven by the Dead Sea Scrolls.
- The New Testament wasn't finalized until hundreds of years after Jesus and his disciples, so there could have been many other "gospels" accepted and later rejected, in addition to the four Gospels found in the Bible today.
- The originals of the Bible are lost; therefore, we have no way of knowing what it actually said.
- The Bible was edited by people who had an “agenda” and changed many teachings.
Among the many sound reasons why we can trust the Bible are exciting facts such as:
- Each of the four Gospels represents eyewitness testimony about Jesus Christ. For example, Mark’s Gospel is Peter’s testimony and Luke’s Gospel is Paul’s eyewitness accounts recorded by his physician, Luke.
- Documents such as the Dead Seas Scrolls and Masoretic texts reveal that biblical texts agree nearly 99 percent of the time.
- The 27 books of the New Testament that we have today were mentioned in a pastor’s letter in AD 367, and were recognized before that date.
A timeline shows the years of Jesus’ ministry shown side-by-side with key writings reflecting witness testimonies.
Synopsis
Has the Bible been edited many times over the centuries and now filled with errors? Some critics say that no one knows what the Bible really said because the originals no longer exist. Are there so many differences between the ancient manuscripts that it is impossible to know what the Bible says? Despite the variences in the ancient copies, the Bible can be trusted, says Dr. Timothy Paul Jones, author of Why Trust the Bible? This pamphlet gives easy-to-understand answers to these questions. Dr. Jones, has received the Baker Book House Award for excellence in theological scholarship. He is author of Answers to the Da Vinci Code and Christian History Made Easy.
Synopsis
The Holy Bible has withstood thousands of attempts to destroy its truth and to discredit its authority, and yet no one has succeeded. The truth and the authority of the Scriptures stand strong, regardless of every attempt to render them ineffective. What the skeptics claim: sections and What history actually tells us: along with time-lines and endnotes help you answer the newest criticisms.
This well-organized pamplet measures 8.5 x 5.5 and 33 when unfolded.
Rose Publishing Product Code: 603X
Synopsis
Why Trust the Bible Pamphlet answers 6 questions brought up by recent books and TV shows about the reliability of the Bible, including "Was the Bible changed?" Or "Was the Bible edited?" Or "Are there thousands of Bible errors?"The Bible can be trusted.People who have been influenced by skeptics such as Dan Brown and his bestseller,
The DaVinci Code, or Dr. Bart Ehrman's book
Misquoting Jesus, will find convincing answers in this booklet
Why Trust the Bible. The Bible text has not been "changed with reckless abandon." And the Bible is not full of errors as some claim.
The bestselling
Why Trust the Bible reassures Christians about the reliability of the Bible. Dr. Timothy Paul Jones examines six claims, and shows what logic and history actually tell us.
Why Trust the Bible Gives a Critique of Bart Ehrman's Misquoting Jesus- Claim: The Gospels were written long after Jesus lived and were written by people who weren't eyewitnesses.
- Claim: The stories about Jesus' life and death were not handed down reliably and not recorded accurately.
- Claim: The Bible is full of textual errors, as proven by the Dead Sea Scrolls.
- Claim: The New Testament wasn't finalized until hundreds of years after Jesus and his disciples, so there could have been many other "gospels" accepted and later rejected, in addition to the four Gospels found in the Bible today.
- Claim: The originals of the Bible are lost; therefore, we have no way of knowing what it actually said.
- Claim: The Bible was edited by scribes or powerful people who had an "agenda" and changed many teachings.
Jones shows that the biblical story and text were passed down with amazing reliability. And the Bible was hand copied for centuries with remarkable accuracy.
Full color and glossy, the 12-page
Why Trust the Bible booklet is an excellent curriculum for adult Sunday school classes, Bible studies, and church small groups. Author Timothy Paul Jones is a professor at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. For pastors and academics, this booklet has extensive end notes for those who want to go deeper.
Size: 8.5"x 5.5" unfolds to 33" long. 12 pages. Fits inside most Bible covers.Why Trust the Bible Pamphlet equips believers to defend assaults against the Bible and to defend the faith. A time line reveals the development of key writings, the emergence of the biblical canon, and more. This great reference tool proves that the Bible can be trusted
Author Timothy Paul Jones, Ed.D., states without a doubt, "The Bible can be trusted."
Why Trust the Bible Answers the SkepticsDr. Timothy Paul Jones Gives Reasons You Can Trust the Bible- Reveals the errors in the critics' logic and facts
- Uses helpful charts, timelines, and explanations
- Shows historical facts about the Gospel writers
About the Author: Dr. Timothy Paul JonesTimothy Paul Jones serves as a professor of Christian ministry and as associate vice president at the Southern Baptist Theological seminary, where he teaches courses in applied apologetics and family ministry.
Before teaching at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, he led churches in Missouri and Oklahoma as pastor and associate pastor. Dr. Jones has authored or contributed to more than a dozen books, including
PROOF; Conspiracies and the Cross; and,
Christian History Made Easy. In 2007, Charles Colson listed him as one of "four names you need to know" when responding to the new atheists and in 2010, Christian Retailing magazine selected
Christian History Made Easy as the book of the year in the field of Christian education.
He is married to Rayann and they have three daughters. The Jones family works in SojournKids and community group ministry at Sojourn Community Church.
Synopsis
Throughout history people have wondered, What if the Bible was tampered with? The bestselling Why Trust the Bible? pamphlet offers compelling and reassuring answers to these important questions: “Can the Bible be trusted?” “How were the stories passed down?” “How can we know that the Bible was copied accurately?” “Who chose the books in my Bible?” and “How reliable is the Bible?” Full color and glossy, this 12-panel pamphlet is an excellent teaching tool for new believers and for those who have questions about Bible origins. Size: 8.5"x 5.5" unfolds to 33" long. Fits inside most Bible covers.
About the Author
In addition to bachelor's and master's degrees in biblical literature and pastoral ministry, Timothy Paul Jones has earned the doctorate in educational leadership from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has received the Baker Book House Award for excellence in theological scholarship as well as the North American Professors of Christian Education Scholastic Recognition Award for his doctoral research in the field of spiritual formation. Besides writing The Gospels: Lost and Found (Rose Publishing) Dr. Jones has authored numerous other books. In 2003, Christianity Today Online selected Christian History Made Easy for its listing of the "Top Ten Entry Points to Christian History." In 2007, Dr. Jones became the Assistant Professor of Leadership and Church Ministry at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Nearly one-half million of his books and pamphlets are in print around the world.