Because scholars don’t possess the original writings of the New Testament (known as autographs), we must ask: How accurate are the manuscript copies (apographs)? For if the copies do not reflect the original writings of Scripture, we would have no idea what the original texts said. Because there were no copy machines available in ancient times, the tedious trans- mission process had to be accomplished by the scribe’s own hand.
Dr. Joseph Holden reviews Dr. Craig Blomberg’s new book and concludes that Blomberg’s views concerning inerrancy are contrary to the historical definition.
Contemporary Evangelical NT Genre Criticism: Opening Pandora’s Box? By Joseph M. Holden President of Veritas Evangelical Seminary Perhaps I should have titled my first article (“ICBI is Not for the Birds”) addressing Michael Bird et al critical approach to Scripture – “ICBI is not for the Mocking Birds.” After reading Bird’s response, one wonders what article he actually read and whether neo-evangelical critics take seriously...
The current trend among evangelical New Testament scholars is to attempt to de-historicize the bible through genre criticism. What’s wrong with this?
