The Enduring Authority of the Christian Scriptures

Valuable insights into key disputed topics from a veritable who's who of evangelical scholars. In this volume thirty-seven first-rate evangelical scholars present a thorough study of biblical authority and a full range of issues connected to it.Recognizing that Scripture and its authority are now being both challenged and defended with renewed vigor, editor D.A. Carson assigned the topics that these select scholars address in the book. After an introduction by Carson to the many facets of the current discussion, the contributors present robust essays on relevant historical, biblical, theological, philosophical, epistemological, and comparative-religions topics. To conclude, Carson answers a number of frequently asked questions about the nature of Scripture, cross-referencing these FAQs to the preceding chapters. This comprehensive volume by a team of recognized experts will be the go-to reference on the nature and authority of the Bible for years to come.

Contributors

• James Beilby
• Kirsten Birkett
• Henri A. G. Blocher
• Craig L. Blomberg
• D. A. Carson
• Graham A. Cole
• Stephen G. Dempster
• Daniel M. Doriani
• Simon Gathercole
• David Gibson
• Ida Glaser
• Paul Helm
• Charles E. Hill
• Peter F. Jensen
• Robert Kolb
• Anthony N. S. Lane
• Te-Li Lau
• Richard Lints
• V. Philips Long
• Thomas H. McCall
• Douglas J. Moo
• Andrew David Naselli
• Harold Netland
• Osvaldo Padilla
• Michael C. Rea
• Bradley N. Seeman
• Alex G. Smith
• R. Scott Smith
• Rodney L. Stiling
• Glenn S. Sunshine
• Timothy C. Tennent
• Mark D. Thompson
• Kevin J. Vanhoozer
• Bruce K. Waltke
• Barry G. Webb
• Peter J. Williams
• John D. Woodbridge

About the Editor

D. A. Carson is research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois, and president of The Gospel Coalition. He has written or edited more than fifty other books, including the Pillar New Testament Commentary volume on the Gospel according to John, The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism, Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church, and the long-popular New Testament Commentary Survey