New Testament Documents : Are They Reliable?

Frederick Fyvie Bruce

ISBN 10: 087784691X / ISBN 13: 9780877846918

Published by InterVarsity Press, 1984

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Synopsis:

Since Christianity is an historical revelation, it is not irrelevant to look at its foundation documents from the standpoint of historical criticism. Historical and philological lines of approach have, of course, their limitations. They cannot establish the Christian claim that the New Testament completes the inspired record of divine revelation. But non-theological students, for whom the book was written, are more ready to countenance such a claim for a work which is historically reliable, than for one which is not. It is, indeed, difficult to restrict a discussion of the New Testament writings to the purely historical claim; theology insists on breaking in. But that is as it should be; history and theology are inextricably intertwined in the gospel of our salvation, which owes its eternal and universal validity to certain events which happened in Palestine when Tiberius ruled the Roman Empire.

About the Author: (1910-1990) The Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis at the University of Manchester, England. During his distinguished career he wrote numerous widely used commentaries and books and served as the general editor of the New International C

Bibliographic Details

Title: New Testament Documents : Are They Reliable?
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication Date: 1984
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 5th or later Edition