Last year at the 2011 General Assembly for the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), I participated in a conference on the authority of Scripture that was sponsored by Reformed Theological Seminary, Westminster Theological Seminary, and Covenant Theological Seminary. Two scholars from each institution were asked to present papers on a variety of different topics. The idea behind the conference is that the church is never finished waging the battle over the authority of the Bible–each new generation needs to do its part to address contemporary issues.
Those papers have now been gathered together in a book edited by David Garner: Did God Really Say? Affirming the Truthfulness and Trustworthiness of Scripture (P&R, 2012). In fact, I received complimentary copies of the book today and it looks great. Here is the table of contents:
Foreword: Robert C. (Ric) Cannada Jr., Bryan Chapell,
and Peter A. Lillback ix1. Because It Is the Word of God
K. Scott Oliphint 12. The Church, a Pillar of Truth: B.B. Warfield’s Church
Doctrine of Inspiration 23
Michael D. Williams3. Deconstructing Canon: Recent Challenges to the Origins
and Authority of the New Testament Writings 49
Michael J. Kruger4. Inerrancy’s Complexities: Grounds for Grace in
the Debate 71
Robert W. Yarbrough5. God and Language 93
Vern S. Poythress6. N.T. Wright and the Authority of Scripture 107
John M. Frame7. Did God Really Say? 129
David B. Garner
This a great book for addressing the authority of Scripture with your church, Sunday School class, or home Bible study. It would be ideal for a group of folks to work through together, chapter by chapter. Thanks to David Garner for taking the initiative and putting this project together. Great work!
Robbie says
Hi Michael!
Although not on topic for this post, I couldn’t help but tell you my excitement of your work “Canon Revisited” arriving in the mail today. I so look forward to reading it! I was also surprised to see that you are in Charlotte! I live just north of there by the speedway. Anyway many blessings to you! Now to enjoy the feast of your book!
Robbie
Michael Kruger says
I appreciate that, Robbie. Glad to hear you are reading the book. Since you are that close to Charlotte, you ought to come down and take a RTS class sometime. Even if you are not working towards a degree, we have a lot of folks from the area just come and audit classes.
Robbie says
Hi Michael,
You talked me into it…just got off the phone with Holly in admissions! 🙂
Michael Kruger says
Great! Look forward to seeing you in a future class.
Megan Gay says
Hey Dr. K. This looks like a great collection of essays. I’ve been thinking about resources for talking with women more about the authority of Scripture. Maybe this would be of help. 🙂 Thanks for pointing it out!
Michael Kruger says
Hey, Megan. Thanks for checking out the blog. Yes, I think this book would be a good resource for any church group.