God and Logic

If Jesus, God the Son, the second person of the Trinity, used objective evidence to validate His claims, a fortiori, how much more so for you and me!

Since God does not contradict Himself, or ask us to believe contradictions or
that which is inherently self-contradictory (see e.g., 1 Tim. 6:20), revelations from Him
will not contradict previously given revelations, or the sound reasoning processes
necessary to even comprehend these revelations. Hodge informs us: If the contents of the Bible did not correspond with the truths which God has revealed in his external works and the constitution of our nature, it could not be…

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Biblical Hermeneutics

In Order by Size and Thoroughness:
from the Shorter and Simpler to the Larger and More Complex

Wright, J. Stafford. Interpreting the Bible. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1977. 34 page booklet.

Stott, John R. Culture and the Bible. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, [...]

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Bible Authority

Carson, D.A., and John D. Woodbridge, eds. Hermeneutics, Authority, and Canon. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1986.

_____. Scripture and Truth. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1983.

Geisler, Norman, ed. Inerrancy. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1979.

_____, ed. Biblical Errancy: An Analysis of its Philosophical Roots. Grand [...]

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Bible Reliability

Archeology
* Free, Joseph P., and Howard F. Vos. Archaeology and Bible History. Rev. and exp. ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1992.
* McRay, John. Archaeology & the New Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1991.
* Thompson, J.A. The Bible and Archaeology. Rev. [...]

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Bible Difficulties

* Archer, Gleason. Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1982.
* Arndt, William. Eds. Robert Hoerber and Walter R. Roehrs. Bible Difficulties & Seeming Contradictions. Rev. ed. St. Louis, MO: Concordia, 1987.
* Brauch, Manfred T. Hard Sayings of Paul. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1989.
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Apologetics bibliography

GENERAL, PHILOSOPHICAL, AND SCIENTIFIC
INTRODUCTORY
* Ankerberg, John, and John Weldon. Ready with an Answer. Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1997.
* Beisner, E. Calvin. Thoughtful Skeptics: Dialogs About Christian Faith and Life. Rev. ed. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 1993.
* Craig, William Lane. The Existence of God [...]

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Abortion

Bajema, Clifford E. Abortion and the Meaning of Personhood. Grand Rapids, Baker, 1974.

Beckwith, Francis J. Politically Correct Death: Answering Arguments for Abortion Rights. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1993.

_____, and Norman L. Geisler. Matters of Life and Death: Calm [...]

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