hartley@uvm-cs.UUCP (Stephen J. Hartley) (08/09/84)
I want to thank those who responded to my question about scholarly books about the historical accuracy of the Bible. By far and away the most highly recommended books were the two volumes by Isaac Asimov on the Old and New Testaments. Another book mentioned was F. F. Bruce's "The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable." -- "If that's true, then I'm the Pope!" Stephen J. Hartley USENET: decvax!dartvax!uvm-gen!uvm-cs!hartley The University of Vermont CSNET: hartley%uvm@csnet-relay (802) 656-3330
pmd@cbscc.UUCP (Paul Dubuc) (08/13/84)
> I want to thank those who responded to my question about scholarly books >about the historical accuracy of the Bible. By far and away the most highly >recommended books were the two volumes by Isaac Asimov on the Old and New >Testaments. Another book mentioned was F. F. Bruce's "The New Testament >Documents: Are They Reliable." I've wondered about Asimov's credentials as a Bible scholar. He's a popular science writer and has written many books on diverse subjects, but I wonder how much time he's had to do a detailed study in any one area. On the other hand, there are those who have devoted their whole lives to biblical research. Anyway, one book that, I hope, was not left out of the list is "A General Introduction to the Bible" by Geisler and Nix. -- Paul Dubuc {cbosgd,ihnp4}!cbscc!pmd The true light that enlightens every one was coming into the world... (John 1:9)