The Living Word of God

Ben Witherington III is Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary. His publications include Troubled Waters: Rethinking the Theology of Baptism (2007), Making a Meal of It: Rethinking the Theology of the Lord's Supper (2007), What's in the Word: Rethinking the Socio-Rhetorical Character of the New Testament (2009), and The Problem with Evangelical Theology: Testing the Exegetical Foundations of Calvinism, Dispensationalism, Wesleyanism, and Pentecostalism, Revised and Expanded Edition (2015).

Dedication Foreword 1. Seeking the Word of God 2. Inspiration without an Expiration Date 3. The Ends of Enns: The Danger of an Analogy 4. Truth Telling as an Art Form 5. Can these things be true? 6. Did the Canon and its Translators Misfire? 7. How to pick a translation without losing your religion 8. Rightly dividing the Word of Truth 9. The Art of reading Scripture in a Post-modern World Afterword: The Sacrifice of the Intellect? Appendix: Bible Q&A Notes

Seminary, addresses these and related questions, including the formation of the canon, the history of Bible translations, how to choose among the many English-language versions, and basic hermeneutical principles. Almost every reader will disagree at some point, but the vast majority of his positions are compelling and clear. Warmly to be recommended. --Craig L. Blomberg, Distinguished Professor of New Testament,Denver Seminary If we believe that Scripture is God's word and that God cannot err, then it follows the Bible is inerrant. But what would have constituted an error in the biblical cultures? What does Scripture testify about itself and the nature of its reliability? Ben Witherington, prolific NT professor at Asbury Seminary, addresses these and related questions, including the formation of the canon, the history of Bible translations, how to choose among the many English-language versions, and basic hermeneutical principles. Almost every reader will disagree at some point, but the vast majority of his positions are compelling and clear. Warmly to be recommended. -- Craig L. Blomberg, Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Denver Seminary Whatever Ben Witherington writes goes to the top of my 'must read' list. His new book doesn't disappoint. It's insightful, creative, provocative, and challenging - in other words, it's pure Ben! -- Lee Strobel, author of The Case for the Real Jesus