Bible Questions and Answers

Is there evidence that the Bible is the inerrant word of God, rather than mere stories and opinions of uninspired men?

• The Authority of Scripture (available in Spanish)
• Jesus Christ on the infallibility of Scripture
• Holy Books?
• Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy—with exposition (posted on Biblical Hermeneutics Web site)
• The Christian and Authority (The inerrancy and primary authority of Scripture, Elliot Miller, Christian Research Institute)
• Bible and Christian Theology (FAQ, Christian Answers Network)
• M-A-P-S to guide you through Biblical Reliability (Hank Hanegraaff, Christian Research Institute)
• The Bible’s Manuscript Evidence (Hyde Park Christian Fellowship)
• The Textual Reliability of the New Testament ((Semi-Technical) Tekton Apologetics Ministries)
• The Textual Reliability of the Old Testament ((Semi-Technical) Tekton Apologetics Ministries)
• The Inspiration, Inerrancy, and Authority of the Bible (off-site)
• Manuscript Support for the Bible's Reliability (off-site)
• Can we believe the Gospels? A former chief magistrate examines the witnesses to the resurrection
• Book review: The Sufficiency of Scripture
• The first book of public hygiene
• Modern medicine?
• See Q&A: History: Biblical Chronology

Where did the individual OT books come from, and how were they combined to form the OT?

• The Formation of the OT Canon ((Semi-Technical) Tekton Apologetics Ministries)
• What is the importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls? (Associates for Biblical Research)

Are there answers to skeptical attacks against the Bible?

• The Da Vinci Code: Secret hidden truth?
• Da Vinci Code apostate challenges CMI
• Materialist ‘defence’ of Bible fails (defence of the supernatural in Biblical miracle reports)
• See Q&A: Countering the Critics: Refuting alleged Bible errors

Can the Bible mean anything we want? Or are there clear rules for interpreting it?

• Should Genesis Be Taken Literally? (analysis of different types of literature in the Bible, and how to interpret each)
• L-I-G-H-T-S to the Word of God (Hank Hanegraaff, Christian Research Institute)
• Biblical Hermeneutics (Semi-technical, Biblical Hermeneutics website)

Genesis: What does it really teach, should it be trusted, and why does it matter?

• See Q&A: Genesis

Are there special codes embedded in the Scriptures that can be used to predict the future?

• What about the ‘Bible Codes’?