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There have been many books published over the past few decades defending the concept of biblical inerrancy. These titles often reflect a biblically robust apologetic for the trustworthiness of Scripture. Yet, these volumes tend to repeat a specific set of arguments over and over. Vern Poythress has published a new book entitled Inerrancy and Worldview that breaks out of the old mold.
Poythress sets out to readjust the debate of inerrancy to fundamental worldview questions. This is an interesting approach. While he discusses some classic points of contention regarding biblical inerrancy, Poythress genuinely breaks new ground in defending the trustworthiness of Scripture. This book is a volume that any and all who seek to understanding objections to inerrancy should read. Vern Poythress masterfully unpacks specific worldview assumptions that underly varying objections to the inspiration, accuracy, and authority of Scripture.
Written in a readable and easy-to-digest manner, Inerrancy and Worldview is a much-needed addition to any and all apologetic libraries. Destined to be a modern classic on the topic, Poythress has produced a volume examining an old debate from a new perspective. Add this to your summer reading list!
June 4, 2012 at 10:05 pm
the exodus happened around 1440 BC when moses supposlyed lead the isrealites into Canaan and out of egypt.. well guess what Canaan was STILL CONTROLLED by the egyptians at that time! so how could god say he lead them out of egypt if moses and his buddies were still in Egyptian territory!
June 5, 2012 at 1:34 pm
This comment demonstrates an utter lack of understanding of the ANE, Canaanite history, and Egyptian history. Is being in a territory associated with Egypt the same thing as being in Egypt proper? Of course not! Further, Joshua and Judges records that the Israelites did not conquer the low country where the Egyptians were indeed in control. The lands conquered by Israel had little to no Egyptian presence and were not protected by the Egyptians. Furthermore, if what you are saying is 100% accurate and the Israelites were still under Egyptian tyranny. How did they pull of conquering entire nation-states without being stopped by Egypt? Well, if they Egyptian army had been largely wiped out…(as Exodus records) then this would make sense but would still not support your intended objection.
Having quasi-Egyptian leaders scattered among the Canaanite people is simply not the same thing as being in Egypt proper under the iron fist of Pharaoh.
June 5, 2012 at 6:08 pm
You’d think that Egypt would have kept records of all those people living there wouldn’t you? 603,550 adult males plus women and children would stick out like a sore thumb. Especially when you count in polygamy. That’s easily 2 million people (assuming one man, one woman, 1.5 children, which is very conservative
June 5, 2012 at 6:16 pm
Why would Egypt keep record of a group of slaves whose God brought the nation to its knees? When do the Pharaohs ever record their failures? When do they record the triumphs of other peoples over them? Basic knowledge of Egyptian history demonstrates this does not occur. It could have been as high as two million people but when you account for short lifespan (esp. because of forced labor), the lack of outright polygamy (not all but it was not universally practiced), routine killing of slaves, routine killing of Hebrew boys…etc…the numbers would most likely be exponentially smaller.
External evidence points to the Egyptians holding the Hebrews as slaves and there being a great Exodus. The majority of even non-believing and/or liberal scholars agree with this fact. The issue for debate is the timing (1440 vs. 1210).
June 5, 2012 at 6:21 pm
This is contrary to the normal archaeological practice of testing a theory against the evidence, rather than the evidence against the theory
June 5, 2012 at 6:26 pm
That is precisely the point. A historical record describes events that explain the extant data (i.e. the Exodus account). Your theory dismisses the extant data, jettisons known practices of interpreting Egyptian history, and ascribes to a system of historically inquiry which would render all ancient history unknowable.
June 5, 2012 at 6:27 pm
Again, if you want to dialogue, lets dialogue. Message me and we can talk.
June 5, 2012 at 6:27 pm
and are those extrnal evidence reliable and i cant seem to find any sources that say many scolars belive there was a grea exodus
June 5, 2012 at 6:29 pm
Wikipedia searches do not equal scholarly inquiry. Reading ancient texts, peer-reviewed journal articles, and exchanges among ANE scholars does. After you do that…we can discuss your findings.
June 5, 2012 at 6:32 pm
well can you show me some… and ron wyatt doesnt count oh and one last thing-Edom was not yet a nation. In fact, the region wasn’t even inhabited yet. The place the Hebrews stop at wasn’t even built until 800 BCE. However, the latest the Exodus could have occurred and still be biblically accurate is in the 13th century BCE.
June 5, 2012 at 6:39 pm
If I ever quoted Ron Wyatt, I would dismiss myself from scholarly circles. So, we agree on something!
This statement reflects, again, a lack of scholarly consultation of sources. I do not plan to approve any more comments on this line of discussion until you demonstrate interaction with scholarly primary source information.
May 30, 2012 at 2:52 am
you have me interested – thanks!