Product Description
This mini-guide to the Bible provides an entry point for those who know little about the ‘Book of books’; but it does so in a way that encourages those who know it better to explore it more fully.
Banner Mini-Guides introduce the reader to some of the major themes and issues related to the Christian faith. They lay a solid foundation of Bible teaching while encouraging more thorough exploration of the theme with suggestions for further reading. The mini-guides will seamlessly fit into the teaching quarters of the church year with their thirteen-chapter format, making them useful for group as well as for individual study.
Paperback, 136 pages
Publication Date: March 2018
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The Bible is God Speaking
2. The Bible and Words
3. The Bible and Progressive Revelation
4. The Bible and Plenary Inspiration
5. The Bible and Human Authorship (1)
6. The Bible and Human Authorship (2)
7. The Bible and the Testimony of the Holy Spirit
8. The Canon of Scripture
9. The Bible and Inerrancy
10. The Clarity of Perspicuity of Scripture
11. The Interpretation of Scripture
12. The Central Message of Scripture
13. The Application of Scripture
Further Reading
Author
Dr. Derek Thomas is the John E. Richards Professor of Systematic and Practical Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi. After pastoring for 17 years in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Dr Thomas returned to the USA in 1996 where, in addition to his work at the seminary, he serves as the Minister of Teaching at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson.
