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A new MP3 sermon from Liberty and Grace Reformed Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Let Thy Profiting Appear (2): Higher Criticism Subtitle: Let Thy Profiting Appear Speaker: Pastor Steven Dilday Broadcaster: Liberty and Grace Reformed Church Event: Sunday Service Date: 7/9/2023 Length: 71 min.

Between 1910 and 1915 a collection of 90 essays was distributed by two wealthy oil magnates. These essays attempted to nail down the basics of the Christian faith and counteract the growing modernist movement. "The Fundamentals" is often mentioned in history books about Christian fundamentalism, but it is rare for anyone to discuss the essays themselves. So I thought we should break down at least 6 of them together! I'm joined this episode by some good friends to introduce you to "The Fundamentals". This influential time capsule document takes us inside the proto-fundamentalist movement, just before it really took off. Discussion Questions: What would you include in your own list of fundamentals? Is creationism fundamental? What is the role of evolution in our modern theology? The fear of evolution wasn't just about people thinking we'd come from chimps. It also revolved around concerns of people applying evolution to other areas of life. How have you seen evolution applied to other studies? Is the Bible inerrant? What does that mean? Have you read the full Bible yourself? Why or why not? Essays we read: “My Experience With the Higher Criticism” by JJ Reeve "The Deity of Christ" by BB Warfield “The Certainty and Importance of the Bodily Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the Dead” by Reuben Torrey “Science and Christian Faith” by James Orr “Evolutionism in the Pulpit” by “An Occupant of the Pew” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Unfulfilled Prophecy By Sir Robert Anderson Preface I responded with real pleasure to a request from the Prophecy Investigation Society to write a manual on the prophecy of "The Seventy Weeks." But I soon found that such a book would be a mere abridgment of The Coming Prince or The Seventy Weeks of Daniel. And as the narrow limits of space prescribed for me would preclude my citing authorities or noticing any of the numerous incidental questions involved in the inquiry, I felt that the result would neither satisfy students of prophecy nor appeal to Christians generally. I sought permission, therefore, to vary the proposed scheme; and, instead of making Daniel ix. the burden of these pages, to use it as the basis for a brief treatise upon unfulfilled prophecy, giving prominence to the well-nigh forgotten truth of that Coming of Christ which is the distinctive hope of the present dispensation-" the Hope of the Church," Bengel calls it. A "special subject" in a school curriculum is often ignored as not being essential to "a liberal education,"; and prophecy is neglected by many a Christian as being unnecessary to "assurance of salvation." But such neglect is perilous in these days of subtle and sustained attacks upon the Bible; when we are confronted both by the sceptical crusade of the Higher Criticism and the steadily increasing influence of Romanism. And the study of prophecy will prove a safeguard against both these apostasies. For no Christian who pursues it intelligently and understands the Divine "plan of the ages," which it unfolds, will be imposed upon by "the learned ignorance" of the Critics. And the present-day decline of Protestantism in England is due to no change in the historic apostasy of Christendom but to a weakening of faith in Holy Writ. For when the devout religionist begins to lose confidence in the Bible, he is apt to fall back upon "the Church." "All God-breathed Scripture is profitable." And prophecy fills a large proportion of its pages. The study is a fascinating one, and it will save us from being entrapped either by the Christianised Infidelity of Germany or by the Christianised Paganism of Rome. I may add that, although The Coming Prince .has been under the search-light of criticism for so many years, not a single point in my scheme of the Seventy Weeks has been refuted or disturbed. Professor Driver's only disparaging criticism (in his "Daniel," Cambridge Bible, page 149) is that my scheme is based on that of Julius Africanus (a fact of which I boast!) and that it leaves the seventieth week unexplained (which suggests that he mislaid his copy of my book when he had read only half of it !). http://www.swartzentrover.com/cotor/E-Books/christ/Anderson/UnfulfilledProphecy/UP_TP.htm

Unfulfilled Prophecy By Sir Robert Anderson Preface I responded with real pleasure to a request from the Prophecy Investigation Society to write a manual on the prophecy of "The Seventy Weeks." But I soon found that such a book would be a mere abridgment of The Coming Prince or The Seventy Weeks of Daniel. And as the narrow limits of space prescribed for me would preclude my citing authorities or noticing any of the numerous incidental questions involved in the inquiry, I felt that the result would neither satisfy students of prophecy nor appeal to Christians generally. I sought permission, therefore, to vary the proposed scheme; and, instead of making Daniel ix. the burden of these pages, to use it as the basis for a brief treatise upon unfulfilled prophecy, giving prominence to the well-nigh forgotten truth of that Coming of Christ which is the distinctive hope of the present dispensation-" the Hope of the Church," Bengel calls it. A "special subject" in a school curriculum is often ignored as not being essential to "a liberal education,"; and prophecy is neglected by many a Christian as being unnecessary to "assurance of salvation." But such neglect is perilous in these days of subtle and sustained attacks upon the Bible; when we are confronted both by the sceptical crusade of the Higher Criticism and the steadily increasing influence of Romanism. And the study of prophecy will prove a safeguard against both these apostasies. For no Christian who pursues it intelligently and understands the Divine "plan of the ages," which it unfolds, will be imposed upon by "the learned ignorance" of the Critics. And the present-day decline of Protestantism in England is due to no change in the historic apostasy of Christendom but to a weakening of faith in Holy Writ. For when the devout religionist begins to lose confidence in the Bible, he is apt to fall back upon "the Church." "All God-breathed Scripture is profitable." And prophecy fills a large proportion of its pages. The study is a fascinating one, and it will save us from being entrapped either by the Christianised Infidelity of Germany or by the Christianised Paganism of Rome. I may add that, although The Coming Prince .has been under the search-light of criticism for so many years, not a single point in my scheme of the Seventy Weeks has been refuted or disturbed. Professor Driver's only disparaging criticism (in his "Daniel," Cambridge Bible, page 149) is that my scheme is based on that of Julius Africanus (a fact of which I boast!) and that it leaves the seventieth week unexplained (which suggests that he mislaid his copy of my book when he had read only half of it !). http://www.swartzentrover.com/cotor/E-Books/christ/Anderson/UnfulfilledProphecy/UP_TP.htm

Unfulfilled Prophecy By Sir Robert Anderson Preface I responded with real pleasure to a request from the Prophecy Investigation Society to write a manual on the prophecy of "The Seventy Weeks." But I soon found that such a book would be a mere abridgment of The Coming Prince or The Seventy Weeks of Daniel. And as the narrow limits of space prescribed for me would preclude my citing authorities or noticing any of the numerous incidental questions involved in the inquiry, I felt that the result would neither satisfy students of prophecy nor appeal to Christians generally. I sought permission, therefore, to vary the proposed scheme; and, instead of making Daniel ix. the burden of these pages, to use it as the basis for a brief treatise upon unfulfilled prophecy, giving prominence to the well-nigh forgotten truth of that Coming of Christ which is the distinctive hope of the present dispensation-" the Hope of the Church," Bengel calls it. A "special subject" in a school curriculum is often ignored as not being essential to "a liberal education,"; and prophecy is neglected by many a Christian as being unnecessary to "assurance of salvation." But such neglect is perilous in these days of subtle and sustained attacks upon the Bible; when we are confronted both by the sceptical crusade of the Higher Criticism and the steadily increasing influence of Romanism. And the study of prophecy will prove a safeguard against both these apostasies. For no Christian who pursues it intelligently and understands the Divine "plan of the ages," which it unfolds, will be imposed upon by "the learned ignorance" of the Critics. And the present-day decline of Protestantism in England is due to no change in the historic apostasy of Christendom but to a weakening of faith in Holy Writ. For when the devout religionist begins to lose confidence in the Bible, he is apt to fall back upon "the Church." "All God-breathed Scripture is profitable." And prophecy fills a large proportion of its pages. The study is a fascinating one, and it will save us from being entrapped either by the Christianised Infidelity of Germany or by the Christianised Paganism of Rome. I may add that, although The Coming Prince .has been under the search-light of criticism for so many years, not a single point in my scheme of the Seventy Weeks has been refuted or disturbed. Professor Driver's only disparaging criticism (in his "Daniel," Cambridge Bible, page 149) is that my scheme is based on that of Julius Africanus (a fact of which I boast!) and that it leaves the seventieth week unexplained (which suggests that he mislaid his copy of my book when he had read only half of it !). http://www.swartzentrover.com/cotor/E-Books/christ/Anderson/UnfulfilledProphecy/UP_TP.htm

Unfulfilled Prophecy By Sir Robert Anderson Preface I responded with real pleasure to a request from the Prophecy Investigation Society to write a manual on the prophecy of "The Seventy Weeks." But I soon found that such a book would be a mere abridgment of The Coming Prince or The Seventy Weeks of Daniel. And as the narrow limits of space prescribed for me would preclude my citing authorities or noticing any of the numerous incidental questions involved in the inquiry, I felt that the result would neither satisfy students of prophecy nor appeal to Christians generally. I sought permission, therefore, to vary the proposed scheme; and, instead of making Daniel ix. the burden of these pages, to use it as the basis for a brief treatise upon unfulfilled prophecy, giving prominence to the well-nigh forgotten truth of that Coming of Christ which is the distinctive hope of the present dispensation-" the Hope of the Church," Bengel calls it. A "special subject" in a school curriculum is often ignored as not being essential to "a liberal education,"; and prophecy is neglected by many a Christian as being unnecessary to "assurance of salvation." But such neglect is perilous in these days of subtle and sustained attacks upon the Bible; when we are confronted both by the sceptical crusade of the Higher Criticism and the steadily increasing influence of Romanism. And the study of prophecy will prove a safeguard against both these apostasies. For no Christian who pursues it intelligently and understands the Divine "plan of the ages," which it unfolds, will be imposed upon by "the learned ignorance" of the Critics. And the present-day decline of Protestantism in England is due to no change in the historic apostasy of Christendom but to a weakening of faith in Holy Writ. For when the devout religionist begins to lose confidence in the Bible, he is apt to fall back upon "the Church." "All God-breathed Scripture is profitable." And prophecy fills a large proportion of its pages. The study is a fascinating one, and it will save us from being entrapped either by the Christianised Infidelity of Germany or by the Christianised Paganism of Rome. I may add that, although The Coming Prince .has been under the search-light of criticism for so many years, not a single point in my scheme of the Seventy Weeks has been refuted or disturbed. Professor Driver's only disparaging criticism (in his "Daniel," Cambridge Bible, page 149) is that my scheme is based on that of Julius Africanus (a fact of which I boast!) and that it leaves the seventieth week unexplained (which suggests that he mislaid his copy of my book when he had read only half of it !). http://www.swartzentrover.com/cotor/E-Books/christ/Anderson/UnfulfilledProphecy/UP_TP.htm

Unfulfilled Prophecy By Sir Robert Anderson Preface I responded with real pleasure to a request from the Prophecy Investigation Society to write a manual on the prophecy of "The Seventy Weeks." But I soon found that such a book would be a mere abridgment of The Coming Prince or The Seventy Weeks of Daniel. And as the narrow limits of space prescribed for me would preclude my citing authorities or noticing any of the numerous incidental questions involved in the inquiry, I felt that the result would neither satisfy students of prophecy nor appeal to Christians generally. I sought permission, therefore, to vary the proposed scheme; and, instead of making Daniel ix. the burden of these pages, to use it as the basis for a brief treatise upon unfulfilled prophecy, giving prominence to the well-nigh forgotten truth of that Coming of Christ which is the distinctive hope of the present dispensation-" the Hope of the Church," Bengel calls it. A "special subject" in a school curriculum is often ignored as not being essential to "a liberal education,"; and prophecy is neglected by many a Christian as being unnecessary to "assurance of salvation." But such neglect is perilous in these days of subtle and sustained attacks upon the Bible; when we are confronted both by the sceptical crusade of the Higher Criticism and the steadily increasing influence of Romanism. And the study of prophecy will prove a safeguard against both these apostasies. For no Christian who pursues it intelligently and understands the Divine "plan of the ages," which it unfolds, will be imposed upon by "the learned ignorance" of the Critics. And the present-day decline of Protestantism in England is due to no change in the historic apostasy of Christendom but to a weakening of faith in Holy Writ. For when the devout religionist begins to lose confidence in the Bible, he is apt to fall back upon "the Church." "All God-breathed Scripture is profitable." And prophecy fills a large proportion of its pages. The study is a fascinating one, and it will save us from being entrapped either by the Christianised Infidelity of Germany or by the Christianised Paganism of Rome. I may add that, although The Coming Prince .has been under the search-light of criticism for so many years, not a single point in my scheme of the Seventy Weeks has been refuted or disturbed. Professor Driver's only disparaging criticism (in his "Daniel," Cambridge Bible, page 149) is that my scheme is based on that of Julius Africanus (a fact of which I boast!) and that it leaves the seventieth week unexplained (which suggests that he mislaid his copy of my book when he had read only half of it !). http://www.swartzentrover.com/cotor/E-Books/christ/Anderson/UnfulfilledProphecy/UP_TP.htm

Unfulfilled Prophecy By Sir Robert Anderson Preface I responded with real pleasure to a request from the Prophecy Investigation Society to write a manual on the prophecy of "The Seventy Weeks." But I soon found that such a book would be a mere abridgment of The Coming Prince or The Seventy Weeks of Daniel. And as the narrow limits of space prescribed for me would preclude my citing authorities or noticing any of the numerous incidental questions involved in the inquiry, I felt that the result would neither satisfy students of prophecy nor appeal to Christians generally. I sought permission, therefore, to vary the proposed scheme; and, instead of making Daniel ix. the burden of these pages, to use it as the basis for a brief treatise upon unfulfilled prophecy, giving prominence to the well-nigh forgotten truth of that Coming of Christ which is the distinctive hope of the present dispensation-" the Hope of the Church," Bengel calls it. A "special subject" in a school curriculum is often ignored as not being essential to "a liberal education,"; and prophecy is neglected by many a Christian as being unnecessary to "assurance of salvation." But such neglect is perilous in these days of subtle and sustained attacks upon the Bible; when we are confronted both by the sceptical crusade of the Higher Criticism and the steadily increasing influence of Romanism. And the study of prophecy will prove a safeguard against both these apostasies. For no Christian who pursues it intelligently and understands the Divine "plan of the ages," which it unfolds, will be imposed upon by "the learned ignorance" of the Critics. And the present-day decline of Protestantism in England is due to no change in the historic apostasy of Christendom but to a weakening of faith in Holy Writ. For when the devout religionist begins to lose confidence in the Bible, he is apt to fall back upon "the Church." "All God-breathed Scripture is profitable." And prophecy fills a large proportion of its pages. The study is a fascinating one, and it will save us from being entrapped either by the Christianised Infidelity of Germany or by the Christianised Paganism of Rome. I may add that, although The Coming Prince .has been under the search-light of criticism for so many years, not a single point in my scheme of the Seventy Weeks has been refuted or disturbed. Professor Driver's only disparaging criticism (in his "Daniel," Cambridge Bible, page 149) is that my scheme is based on that of Julius Africanus (a fact of which I boast!) and that it leaves the seventieth week unexplained (which suggests that he mislaid his copy of my book when he had read only half of it !). http://www.swartzentrover.com/cotor/E-Books/christ/Anderson/UnfulfilledProphecy/UP_TP.htm

Unfulfilled Prophecy By Sir Robert Anderson Preface I responded with real pleasure to a request from the Prophecy Investigation Society to write a manual on the prophecy of "The Seventy Weeks." But I soon found that such a book would be a mere abridgment of The Coming Prince or The Seventy Weeks of Daniel. And as the narrow limits of space prescribed for me would preclude my citing authorities or noticing any of the numerous incidental questions involved in the inquiry, I felt that the result would neither satisfy students of prophecy nor appeal to Christians generally. I sought permission, therefore, to vary the proposed scheme; and, instead of making Daniel ix. the burden of these pages, to use it as the basis for a brief treatise upon unfulfilled prophecy, giving prominence to the well-nigh forgotten truth of that Coming of Christ which is the distinctive hope of the present dispensation-" the Hope of the Church," Bengel calls it. A "special subject" in a school curriculum is often ignored as not being essential to "a liberal education,"; and prophecy is neglected by many a Christian as being unnecessary to "assurance of salvation." But such neglect is perilous in these days of subtle and sustained attacks upon the Bible; when we are confronted both by the sceptical crusade of the Higher Criticism and the steadily increasing influence of Romanism. And the study of prophecy will prove a safeguard against both these apostasies. For no Christian who pursues it intelligently and understands the Divine "plan of the ages," which it unfolds, will be imposed upon by "the learned ignorance" of the Critics. And the present-day decline of Protestantism in England is due to no change in the historic apostasy of Christendom but to a weakening of faith in Holy Writ. For when the devout religionist begins to lose confidence in the Bible, he is apt to fall back upon "the Church." "All God-breathed Scripture is profitable." And prophecy fills a large proportion of its pages. The study is a fascinating one, and it will save us from being entrapped either by the Christianised Infidelity of Germany or by the Christianised Paganism of Rome. I may add that, although The Coming Prince .has been under the search-light of criticism for so many years, not a single point in my scheme of the Seventy Weeks has been refuted or disturbed. Professor Driver's only disparaging criticism (in his "Daniel," Cambridge Bible, page 149) is that my scheme is based on that of Julius Africanus (a fact of which I boast!) and that it leaves the seventieth week unexplained (which suggests that he mislaid his copy of my book when he had read only half of it !). http://www.swartzentrover.com/cotor/E-Books/christ/Anderson/UnfulfilledProphecy/UP_TP.htm

Unfulfilled Prophecy By Sir Robert Anderson Preface I responded with real pleasure to a request from the Prophecy Investigation Society to write a manual on the prophecy of "The Seventy Weeks." But I soon found that such a book would be a mere abridgment of The Coming Prince or The Seventy Weeks of Daniel. And as the narrow limits of space prescribed for me would preclude my citing authorities or noticing any of the numerous incidental questions involved in the inquiry, I felt that the result would neither satisfy students of prophecy nor appeal to Christians generally. I sought permission, therefore, to vary the proposed scheme; and, instead of making Daniel ix. the burden of these pages, to use it as the basis for a brief treatise upon unfulfilled prophecy, giving prominence to the well-nigh forgotten truth of that Coming of Christ which is the distinctive hope of the present dispensation-" the Hope of the Church," Bengel calls it. A "special subject" in a school curriculum is often ignored as not being essential to "a liberal education,"; and prophecy is neglected by many a Christian as being unnecessary to "assurance of salvation." But such neglect is perilous in these days of subtle and sustained attacks upon the Bible; when we are confronted both by the sceptical crusade of the Higher Criticism and the steadily increasing influence of Romanism. And the study of prophecy will prove a safeguard against both these apostasies. For no Christian who pursues it intelligently and understands the Divine "plan of the ages," which it unfolds, will be imposed upon by "the learned ignorance" of the Critics. And the present-day decline of Protestantism in England is due to no change in the historic apostasy of Christendom but to a weakening of faith in Holy Writ. For when the devout religionist begins to lose confidence in the Bible, he is apt to fall back upon "the Church." "All God-breathed Scripture is profitable." And prophecy fills a large proportion of its pages. The study is a fascinating one, and it will save us from being entrapped either by the Christianised Infidelity of Germany or by the Christianised Paganism of Rome. I may add that, although The Coming Prince .has been under the search-light of criticism for so many years, not a single point in my scheme of the Seventy Weeks has been refuted or disturbed. Professor Driver's only disparaging criticism (in his "Daniel," Cambridge Bible, page 149) is that my scheme is based on that of Julius Africanus (a fact of which I boast!) and that it leaves the seventieth week unexplained (which suggests that he mislaid his copy of my book when he had read only half of it !). http://www.swartzentrover.com/cotor/E-Books/christ/Anderson/UnfulfilledProphecy/UP_TP.htm

Unfulfilled Prophecy By Sir Robert Anderson Preface I responded with real pleasure to a request from the Prophecy Investigation Society to write a manual on the prophecy of "The Seventy Weeks." But I soon found that such a book would be a mere abridgment of The Coming Prince or The Seventy Weeks of Daniel. And as the narrow limits of space prescribed for me would preclude my citing authorities or noticing any of the numerous incidental questions involved in the inquiry, I felt that the result would neither satisfy students of prophecy nor appeal to Christians generally. I sought permission, therefore, to vary the proposed scheme; and, instead of making Daniel ix. the burden of these pages, to use it as the basis for a brief treatise upon unfulfilled prophecy, giving prominence to the well-nigh forgotten truth of that Coming of Christ which is the distinctive hope of the present dispensation-" the Hope of the Church," Bengel calls it. A "special subject" in a school curriculum is often ignored as not being essential to "a liberal education,"; and prophecy is neglected by many a Christian as being unnecessary to "assurance of salvation." But such neglect is perilous in these days of subtle and sustained attacks upon the Bible; when we are confronted both by the sceptical crusade of the Higher Criticism and the steadily increasing influence of Romanism. And the study of prophecy will prove a safeguard against both these apostasies. For no Christian who pursues it intelligently and understands the Divine "plan of the ages," which it unfolds, will be imposed upon by "the learned ignorance" of the Critics. And the present-day decline of Protestantism in England is due to no change in the historic apostasy of Christendom but to a weakening of faith in Holy Writ. For when the devout religionist begins to lose confidence in the Bible, he is apt to fall back upon "the Church." "All God-breathed Scripture is profitable." And prophecy fills a large proportion of its pages. The study is a fascinating one, and it will save us from being entrapped either by the Christianised Infidelity of Germany or by the Christianised Paganism of Rome. I may add that, although The Coming Prince .has been under the search-light of criticism for so many years, not a single point in my scheme of the Seventy Weeks has been refuted or disturbed. Professor Driver's only disparaging criticism (in his "Daniel," Cambridge Bible, page 149) is that my scheme is based on that of Julius Africanus (a fact of which I boast!) and that it leaves the seventieth week unexplained (which suggests that he mislaid his copy of my book when he had read only half of it !). http://www.swartzentrover.com/cotor/E-Books/christ/Anderson/UnfulfilledProphecy/UP_TP.htm

Unfulfilled Prophecy By Sir Robert Anderson Preface I responded with real pleasure to a request from the Prophecy Investigation Society to write a manual on the prophecy of "The Seventy Weeks." But I soon found that such a book would be a mere abridgment of The Coming Prince or The Seventy Weeks of Daniel. And as the narrow limits of space prescribed for me would preclude my citing authorities or noticing any of the numerous incidental questions involved in the inquiry, I felt that the result would neither satisfy students of prophecy nor appeal to Christians generally. I sought permission, therefore, to vary the proposed scheme; and, instead of making Daniel ix. the burden of these pages, to use it as the basis for a brief treatise upon unfulfilled prophecy, giving prominence to the well-nigh forgotten truth of that Coming of Christ which is the distinctive hope of the present dispensation-" the Hope of the Church," Bengel calls it. A "special subject" in a school curriculum is often ignored as not being essential to "a liberal education,"; and prophecy is neglected by many a Christian as being unnecessary to "assurance of salvation." But such neglect is perilous in these days of subtle and sustained attacks upon the Bible; when we are confronted both by the sceptical crusade of the Higher Criticism and the steadily increasing influence of Romanism. And the study of prophecy will prove a safeguard against both these apostasies. For no Christian who pursues it intelligently and understands the Divine "plan of the ages," which it unfolds, will be imposed upon by "the learned ignorance" of the Critics. And the present-day decline of Protestantism in England is due to no change in the historic apostasy of Christendom but to a weakening of faith in Holy Writ. For when the devout religionist begins to lose confidence in the Bible, he is apt to fall back upon "the Church." "All God-breathed Scripture is profitable." And prophecy fills a large proportion of its pages. The study is a fascinating one, and it will save us from being entrapped either by the Christianised Infidelity of Germany or by the Christianised Paganism of Rome. I may add that, although The Coming Prince .has been under the search-light of criticism for so many years, not a single point in my scheme of the Seventy Weeks has been refuted or disturbed. Professor Driver's only disparaging criticism (in his "Daniel," Cambridge Bible, page 149) is that my scheme is based on that of Julius Africanus (a fact of which I boast!) and that it leaves the seventieth week unexplained (which suggests that he mislaid his copy of my book when he had read only half of it !). http://www.swartzentrover.com/cotor/E-Books/christ/Anderson/UnfulfilledProphecy/UP_TP.htm

Unfulfilled Prophecy By Sir Robert Anderson Preface I responded with real pleasure to a request from the Prophecy Investigation Society to write a manual on the prophecy of "The Seventy Weeks." But I soon found that such a book would be a mere abridgment of The Coming Prince or The Seventy Weeks of Daniel. And as the narrow limits of space prescribed for me would preclude my citing authorities or noticing any of the numerous incidental questions involved in the inquiry, I felt that the result would neither satisfy students of prophecy nor appeal to Christians generally. I sought permission, therefore, to vary the proposed scheme; and, instead of making Daniel ix. the burden of these pages, to use it as the basis for a brief treatise upon unfulfilled prophecy, giving prominence to the well-nigh forgotten truth of that Coming of Christ which is the distinctive hope of the present dispensation-" the Hope of the Church," Bengel calls it. A "special subject" in a school curriculum is often ignored as not being essential to "a liberal education,"; and prophecy is neglected by many a Christian as being unnecessary to "assurance of salvation." But such neglect is perilous in these days of subtle and sustained attacks upon the Bible; when we are confronted both by the sceptical crusade of the Higher Criticism and the steadily increasing influence of Romanism. And the study of prophecy will prove a safeguard against both these apostasies. For no Christian who pursues it intelligently and understands the Divine "plan of the ages," which it unfolds, will be imposed upon by "the learned ignorance" of the Critics. And the present-day decline of Protestantism in England is due to no change in the historic apostasy of Christendom but to a weakening of faith in Holy Writ. For when the devout religionist begins to lose confidence in the Bible, he is apt to fall back upon "the Church." "All God-breathed Scripture is profitable." And prophecy fills a large proportion of its pages. The study is a fascinating one, and it will save us from being entrapped either by the Christianised Infidelity of Germany or by the Christianised Paganism of Rome. I may add that, although The Coming Prince .has been under the search-light of criticism for so many years, not a single point in my scheme of the Seventy Weeks has been refuted or disturbed. Professor Driver's only disparaging criticism (in his "Daniel," Cambridge Bible, page 149) is that my scheme is based on that of Julius Africanus (a fact of which I boast!) and that it leaves the seventieth week unexplained (which suggests that he mislaid his copy of my book when he had read only half of it !). http://www.swartzentrover.com/cotor/E-Books/christ/Anderson/UnfulfilledProphecy/UP_TP.htm

Apologetics 101 – PART 4 of 5 In 1890, British Prime Minister, William Gladstone, wrote a book about the Bible entitled “The Impregnable Rock of Holy Scripture”. Battering this rock over recent centuries has been Higher Criticism, one of the off-shoots of the Enlightenment. In an Enlightenment world, where the universe is a self-propelled machine, man is the measure of all things, and reason has replaced revelation, there is no room for miracles, nor for a book about miracles. How The post Apologetics 101: The Rock of Scripture (63 min) first appeared on Gospel Hall Audio.

The focus of this podcast is a brief examination of the approximately first half of the document: “A Brief Synopsis of the Principles and Testimonies of the Religious Society of Friends”.  The document was created in 1912 and also shows the minutes of adoption from the seven then-existing Conservative Yearly Meetings Friends: Ohio, North Carolina, Iowa, New England, Canada, Kansas, Western. It was printed in 1913, and was created in order to communicate in the rapidly-changing world of the early 1900s (especially with the rapid acceptance of “Higher Criticism”) how the beliefs of Conservative Friends were very close to those of the original, early Friends of the mid and latter 17th century. As a side note, Henry notes that Joel Bean, had been a member of the Gurneyite Iowa Yearly meeting, and while he did not call himself a Conservative Friend, appears to have presented himself as one, and was one of the founders in College Park Meeting in San Jose, California and which is credited as later becoming the beginning of Pacific Yearly Meeting. The document covers Conservative Friends' beliefs: God, God as a Spirit, Jesus Christ as His only begotten Son (in Greek, “unique”), atonement through Christ and remission of sins through Him, Christ through His death destroyed death, Christ manifested as a man, baptism (repentance and regeneration), life after earthly life, divine worship, ministry of the gospel (an unpaid ministry), the lack of need of seminary training to be a true minister of the gospel, and finally (in this session) the Spirit alone can open the mysteries contained in the Holy Scriptures.  When Jesus suffered, the Godhead part of Him did not die, but the human part did die.  It would really be more appropriate if instead of thinking of and speaking Jesus Christ as one name, He should really be seen as Jesus, the Christ. The discussion moves to the development of the Nicene Creed and Friends' approach to it. Early Friends were much less interested in arguing over theology and arguing over the meaning of words than they were that their lives, hearts and spirits needed to be changed from within. They wanted to get beyond the literalist wording of things. There is a discussion of the “sing-song” form of spoken ministry that could be often heard among Conservative Friends ministers in the 19th Century and early 20th Century.   Documents:A Brief Synopsis of the Principles and Testimonies of the Religious Society of FriendsWord Reference:Cristos: “the anointed one”. In Hebrew, Mesiach, “the anointed One”Worship “in truth” can also be translated “in reality”   Credits: The words to the music are from Margaret Fell's Letter to the King on Persecution in 1660.  The music was composed and sung by Paulette Meier.  Paulette's work can be found at Paulette meier.com 

Dr. Robert Price and William Albrecht debate the resolution, Did Jesus Christ bodily resurrect from the dead. BIG Thanks to our sponsors: Hallow: https://hallow.com/mattfradd Exodus 90: https://exodus90.com/matt/   Format: Opening Statements: 15 Min each Cross Examination: 20 Min each Audience Questions: 30 minutes Closing Statements: 5 Min each   Bio's Dr. Robert Price is a Biblical scholar. Price is the author of a number of books on biblical studies and the historical roots of the Christian faith. He is considered a leading scholar on religions. He has participated in over 30 live and moderated debates. Price is currently the editor of the Journal of Higher Criticism. Learn more about Robert here: https://www.robertmprice.mindvendor.com/ William is an international speaker and debater and has participated in over 65 live and moderated debates. William is the author of The Definitive Guide to Solving Biblical Questions About Mary: Mary Among the Evangelists & The Secret History of Transubstantiation: Pulling Back the Veil on the Eucharist. William runs a website dedicated to the Early Church Fathers that includes unique translations, articles, commentaries, and debates on the Fathers: https://www.patristicpillars.com/  

Today's episode of Ask The Pastor features Pastors Ben Poole and Gary Schick. Do you have questions about life? About your Christian walk? About Christianity in general? Ask The Pastor features local pastors in Scottsbluff, NE who are willing and ready to answer your questions. You get to determine the focus of Ask The Pastor, airing weekdays at 9:00am on Hope Radio 97.1FM and anytime in your podcast feed! Submit your questions on our website: https://www.kcmifm.com/contact Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/kcmifm

Be Aware! #1 The Reality of Danger 2 Peter 2:1-3

Be Aware! #1 The Reality of Danger 2 Peter 2:1-3

We look at the disciplines of Higher Criticism which concerns itself with questions of authorship, canonicity, date, and audience.

Is higher criticism helpful or unhelpful for the church? Dr. Doak and Dr. Payne debate it here and you’ll weigh in this week!

www.gottesdienst.org/gottesblog/2020/12/15/timeo-daneos-et-dona-ferentes “Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.” — VIRGIL There is a reason why Homer's “Trojan Horse” has become a metaphor in nearly every language. Nearly every invasion of diabolical, revolutionary ideas comes by invitation rather than by frontal assault. The progressive purveyors of the Gramscian “Long March Through the Institutions” understand the importance of targeting the Christian Church in order to push their agenda. And so we saw Critical Theory embed and mainstream itself into mainline churches ever so slowly over the course of decades. They used Academia as their command post: universities, Bible colleges, divinity schools, and seminaries. Scholars advocating Higher Criticism made their way into the church's educational facilities, at first slowly, then in an onslaught. From there, the cancer could metastasize into our parishes, parochial schools, and literature of ordinary Christians. This Trojan Horse successfully overthrew Christianity in many liberal, mainline church bodies. But the ruse was discovered in the 1970s in the LCMS, and the Critical Method was turned away by those who were willing to take a stand against it. But this is now half a century in the past. The Long March has left the LCMS surrounded. We have seen church body after church body succumb. And the strategy has shifted to focus on issues of race and sexuality under the color of “social justice.” Where we have seen incursions of the Critical Theory methodology in the LCMS manifests more in two distinct areas: educational institutions, and “saltwater” districts. And before the wailing and gnashing of teeth begins, I am generalizing. There are notable exceptions. There are indeed professors and there are coastal institutions of our church that are bastions of orthodoxy. But if you are going to think strategically, you have to generalize. A good general understands that there are certain types of terrain where an ambush is more likely, where he has more reason to fear heavy artillery, or under what circumstances his own people may find themselves trapped behind enemy lines. A good bit of strategy involves playing the odds. And playing the odds means looking at things as they are, not based on sentimentality or desires. Odds are, if you're going to have clubs dedicated to breaking the sixth commandment and celebrating sexual deviancy contrary to Holy Scripture, it is most likely that this Trojan Horse will be wheeled into a university setting, and again, most likely (though not exclusively) on the coasts. If you're going to have a violent BLM member receive a Servant of Christ award, chances are, this will be in an educational setting and, again, will likely be on one of the coasts. If you're going to have a convocation based on Critical Race Theory, watch the synod's schools - especially the seminaries. If an employee in one of our church's institutions who is unrepentant regarding the sixth commandment and the Lord's created order of male and female is to be promoted and lauded by the administration, that Trojan Horse is likely to be wheeled into the groves of LCMS Academia, and again, likely not in “flyover country.” If a district is going to consecrate female “deacons” and vest them in albs and stoles, chances are that this will not be in the heartland (while the South is also sometimes known for this particular Trojan Horse). If there are institutions bearing the name “Lutheran” to which many LCMS young people are encouraged to attend - but where they will encounter “ordained” female “Lutheran pastors” and Higher Critical Method biblical hermeneutics, what are the chances that this is an educational institution? Why do we send young people such mixed messages? Can we not cut down the Asherah poles and stop the worship on the “high places”? Instead, we wheel the abomination right into our own gates and encourage our young people to jump right in. And if young people leave our churches, then I suppose the traditional liturgy is to blame. The quote above from Virgil's Aeneid is loosely translated as “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.” That too has become a proverb of the ages, because it is sage advice. Those who serve on boards overseeing our Concordia system and our seminaries - as well as those charged with oversight of our more liberal districts - should strive to be vigilant, prepared to sound the alarm (utilizing the tools that we have today in social media), aware of Greeks bearing gifts, and prepared to send Critical Theory right back to where it came from. Resist the urge to go along to get along. Don't wait. The Church needs to know now! For today, the very same handsome structure that gives you prestige and street cred - and perhaps even a large salary - will tomorrow pop open with hostile soldiers intent upon slaughtering your children in their beds.

Robert Wright has been a featured speaker at conferences throughout the world. He is the founder of The Flood Museum: Noah’s World and the Global Flood, an immersive experience and museum in Nauvoo, Illinois. He is an author and publisher. His most recent books are Token of the Bow and A Flood of Hope, two books about the Global Flood, it’s history, and importance today. Previous books include Testament in Stone, a book about the symbols of the Nauvoo Temple, and Most Glorious of All, whose subject is Baptism and Baptism for the Dead.He has been married to his wife, Carol for 39 years this October. They have six children and eleven grand children.Sept 2020 Presentations (Virtual Expo on https://www.bookofmormonevidencestreaming.com):Higher Criticism is Coming After the Book of Mormon.The same strategies that were used to undermine biblical faith are now being utilized in an attack on the scriptures of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. What are the signs, and how do we combat this attack? The New Religion of Scientism.Understand the differences between Science and Scientism. This new religion is being taught to the new generation of Latter-day Saint youth. What does it teach? How can we recognize it? What are the dangers? How do we stand for truth? The new Learning Institute Discovery Center at The Flood Museum.in Nauvoo.Presentation Title:The Global Flood in the Book of MormonHow are the events of the Global Flood recorded in The Book of Mormon? How do the events related to the flood confirm the Book of Mormon’s ancient origins? The Book of Mormon witnesses to the importance of this event for us today.Our modern political world battles between the opposite philosophies of conservatism and Progressivism. Did Book of Mormon societies face the same issues? History repeats itself and human nature holds true over time. How does the Book of Mormon reveal this?Other presentations:Politics and Population: Why Populations grew and dwindled in Ancient AmericaThe ebb and flow of populations tell the history of cultures. How does Mormon communicate this wisdom to us? How do today’s populations tell our stories?Parallels in Government: Ancient Israel, Ancient America, and the United StatesThe laws of these three great cultures bind them together. Learn how the Israelite and Nephite laws foreshadowed the US Constitution. Does modern America’s government copy the ancient cultures of Israel and the Nephites? They fell. Will we do the same?Support the show (http://www.bookofmormonevidencestreaming.com)

A new MP3 sermon from Christ Reformed Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Interview (Pt. 1): Downgrade at Southern Seminary: Higher Criticism Subtitle: Downgrade at Southern Seminary Speaker: Dr. Russell Fuller Broadcaster: Christ Reformed Baptist Church Event: Podcast Date: 5/18/2020 Length: 23 min.

Higher Criticism is taught in liberal seminaries, and maybe also at SBTS. Lower Criticism, on the other hand, is taught in conservative seminaries. Both, however, are cancer of the same variety, both in function undermining the foundation of our faith. In the episode, Dave explains what they are and reads from Turretin to show why it matters.

Dr. Russell Fuller discusses the subject of Higher Biblical Criticism, and Dr. Al Mohler's role in knowingly hiring Dominick Hernandez who advocated for the approach, on the campus of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. To Help: Donate to Enemies Within the Church (501c3) https://enemieswithinthechurch.com/#donate Go Fund Me for fired SBTS who won't sign Separation Agreement https://www.gofundme.com/f/sbts-profs Grace Baptist Church benevolence fund to help SBTS professors (501c3) http://truegraceofgod.org/giving/ Dr. Russell Fuller Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/russell.fuller.982 Mentioned in this Video Concerns Concerning Dr. Dominick Hernandez https://enemieswithinthechurch.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Concerns-about-Dr-Hernandez.pdf Mythopoetic Imagery Relating to the Firstborn of Death and the King of Terrors, Society of Biblical Literature (2017) https://enemieswithinthechurch.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Nov-6-2017-Mythopoetic-Imagery-SBL-Boston-2017-copy.pdf Dominick Hernandez Dissertation: Will the lamp of the wicked wane? : the prosperity of the wicked as a theme in Job and the Ancient Near East (2016) https://lib.biu.ac.il/files/libraries/new-books/new_items_dec_2016_0.pdf Dr. Fuller's Separation Agreement https://enemieswithinthechurch.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Fuller-NDC.pdf Follow Jon's Work: http://www.worldviewconversation.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/worldviewconversation Subscribe: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversations-that-matter/id1446645865?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 Like Us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/worldviewconversation/ Follow Us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/conversationsthatmatterpodcast Follow Us on Gab: https://gab.ai/worldiewconversation Follow Jon on Twitter https://twitter.com/worldviewconvos Subscribe on Minds https://www.minds.com/worldviewconversation More Ways to Listen: https://anchor.fm/worldviewconversation --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/worldviewconversation/support

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This episode features a deep dive into the Book of Abraham issues. We explore higher criticism (the scholarly study of scripture) and try to apply it to the Book of Abraham. Although the "CES Letter" and most apologists do not deal directly with this issue, we find it important enough to include in our discussion of the CES Letter issues. Issues discussed: background info to the Book of Abraham, Ur of Chaldees and location of Abraham, Genesis 11 and 12 discrepancy and how Abraham 2 reconciles this, and how Joseph Smith might have possibly known about the ancient traditions of Abraham and idolatry, human sacrifice, and astronomy. Very interesting interview with David Bokovoy on Mormon Stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VloMOGotKTw&feature=emb_logo LDS Gospel Topics essay: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/translation-and-historicity-of-the-book-of-abraham?lang=eng Why the CES Letter? (Blog post explaining my motivation for doing this podcast): https://medium.com/@BrandonLy1/why-the-ces-letter-a05254bc3950 Music: "This Is Everything" by Josh Woodward. From the Free Music Archive. CC BY --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smalltalkwiththelys/support

This podcast is an archive of audio rips from the Online Health Evangelism classes taught by brother Lew Yates Keith at the Butler Creek Health Education Center, which he uploaded on his YouTube channel. The audio was ripped and uploaded to Anchor with brother Keith's permission.

Scott Shay is an interesting man.  He’s a succesful business man and banker who co-founded a bank in 2001.  He even has a TEDx talk where he spoke on Wall Street on the theme, “More Banks, Fewer Problems.”  However, he’s also an orthodox Jew who is passionate about his faith.  In this interview we talk Read more about 298 Orthodox Jew Defends God, Bible (Scott Shay)[…]

Rosh HaShanah/Yom Teruah/the Feast of Trumpets is upon us and so are the memes and stories making claims that this Biblical celebration has its roots in the pagan Akitu Festival of ancient Babylon. So, this week we are going to study (1) how can we celebrate the renewal of the year in the Fall when the months begin in the Spring and look at what the Bible and archaeology show us, (2) what are "German Higher Criticism" hypotheses and how have their inclusion in various publications led to confusion within the Hebrew Roots Movement in a number of areas, (3) What is the Akitu festival, what does akitu mean, what did they do during the festival, and how long did it last as compared to Rosh HaShanah?Oftentimes these claims of pagan origins can be deflated fairly easily by actually studying the copious amounts of archaeological data we have concerning the rites in question. At such a joyous time of year, it is a terrible scourge to see so many people making claims based on urban legends, rumors, and the kinds of "Higher Criticism" claims that led a multitude, for hundreds of years, to doubt the historical authenticity of Scripture itself. 

Beeson Professor Osvaldo Padilla sits down with Gerald McDermott to discuss the presuppositions of higher biblical criticism, the role of doctrine in biblical interpretation, and the impact of Anglicanism on his reading of the Bible.

How Europe's "Higher Criticism" undermines Scripture

Father Jenkins and Tom Naegele respond to more viewer email and feedback on earlier shows, discussing birth control, biblical "higher criticism", the crucifix and the so-called "resurrexifix" of Novus Ordo parishes, and more. This program was recorded 28 February 2017. Please visit wcbohio.com for more content.

Over the past 125 years, a destructive force to the Gospel in American churches has spread among academics and lay people alike. This force is the use of the assumptions and methods of an approach to biblical interpretation known as The Historical-Critical Method, or Higher Criticism. While practitioners often vary in their interpretative conclusions, they uniformly deny the divine authorship of the text of the biblical writings.

Let's Talk about how ignorant smart people can be!

Is there much genuine Higher Criticism being done today? Is SATAN! a kind of mythological Frankenstein monster and if yes what parts was he sown together from? In the first few chapters of the book of Genesis, does God create the first humans or his version of humankind, a sort of prototype of what humans should be based on his will/desire, unlike the humans other gods have created before him ? What do you know of the work of Dr. Ashraf Ezzat, who argues that the translators of the Septuagint changed the setting of the Old Testament from Arabia to Egypt? Did the writer of 2nd Timothy 2:4 leave us a clue about division in the early church or even worse reveal that not everyone thought Jesus had returned? Was the idea that Paul hailed from Tarsus really borrowed from 2 Maccabees 3:5 and 4:4? What was the purpose of the Deuteronomic Reform? Was this where Judaism decided it needed an Orthodoxy, and went with the most mainstream books, and eliminated what might of band "Sect books, in other words books belonging to a smaller Jewish group not part of the mainstream, and this is why things like Enoch,Jubilees,Tobit,Baruch and others are not part of the cannon today? What is your opinion on Enoch 2 and 3? Are the very old books or more later forgeries? Would things such as Horoscopes count as blasphemy against the holy spirit? What are the Local Church and the Plymouth Brethren?

Join us now on Mormon Stories Podcast as we interview Bible scholar David Bokovoy on Applying Higher Criticism to Mormon Scripture, which includes the Old Testament, the Book of Moses, the Book of Abraham, the New Testament, and the Doctrine and Covenants.

Join us now on Mormon Stories Podcast as we interview Bible scholar David Bokovoy on Applying Higher Criticism to Mormon Scripture, which includes the Old Testament, the Book of Moses, the Book of Abraham, the New Testament, and the Doctrine and Covenants.

Join us now on Mormon Stories Podcast as we interview Bible scholar David Bokovoy on Applying Higher Criticism to Mormon Scripture, which includes the Old Testament, the Book of Moses, the Book of Abraham, the New Testament, and the Doctrine and Covenants.

Join us now on Mormon Stories Podcast as we interview Bible scholar David Bokovoy on Applying Higher Criticism to Mormon Scripture, which includes the Old Testament, the Book of Moses, the Book of Abraham, the New Testament, and the Doctrine and Covenants.

Roast Mortem takes an inside look into Zion City, IL. ALL MUST OBEY THE OVERSEER! Overseer Wilbur Glenn Voliva has deemed dancing, whistling, bathing suits and of course modern medicine punishable by his praetorian police. Oh end lets not forget THE EARTH IS FLAT.

In this episode we talk to Dr. Robert M Price about Gnosticism and its influence on film, tv and of course Christianity. Robert M. Price is Professor of Biblical Criticism at the Center for Inquiry Institute as well as the editor of The Journal of Higher Criticism. His books include Beyond Born Again, The Widow Traditions in Luke-Acts: A Feminist-Critical Scrutiny, Deconstructing Jesus, and The Incredible Shrinking Son of Man. Forthcoming titles are The Crisis of Biblical Authority, Jesus Christ Superstar: A Redactional Study of a Modern Gospel, The Da Vinci Controversy and The Amazing Colossal Apostle.

Dr Robert M. Price is Professor of Biblical Criticism at the Center for Inquiry Institute as well as the editor of The Journal of Higher Criticism. His books include Beyond Born Again,  The Widow Traditions in Luke and Acts: A Feminist-Critical Scrutiny, Deconstructing Jesus, and The Incredible Shrinking Son of Man. We were delighted to talk with Dr Price about his new book, Holy Fable: The Old Testament Undistorted by Faith.

In this episode we ask the Bible Geek himself Dr. Robert M Price to take a look at the most controversial character in fiction, The Devil. Dr. Price clears up many traditional misconceptions about Old Scratch.  Robert M. Price is Professor of Biblical Criticism at the Center for Inquiry Institute as well as the editor of The Journal of Higher Criticism. His books include Beyond Born Again,  The Widow Traditions in Luke-Acts: A Feminist-Critical Scrutiny, Deconstructing Jesus, and The Incredible Shrinking Son of Man. Forthcoming titles are The Crisis of Biblical Authority, Jesus Christ Superstar: A Redactional Study of a Modern Gospel,  The Da Vinci Controversyand The Amazing Colossal Apostle.

Robert M. Price (born July 7, 1954) is a Mississippian by birth, lived in New Jersey for most of his life, and has recently resettled in North Carolina. After early involvement in a fundamentalist Baptist church, he went on to become a leader in the Montclair State College chapter of the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. Having developed a keen interest in apologetics (the defense of the faith on intellectual grounds), Bob went on to enroll at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, where he received an MTS degree in New Testament. Billy Graham was the commencement speaker. It was during this period, 1977-78, however, that Bob began to reassess his faith, deciding at length that traditional Christianity simply did not have either the historical credentials or the intellectual cogency its defenders claimed for it. Embarking on a wide program of reading religious thinkers and theologians from other traditions, as well as the sociology, anthropology, and psychology of religion, he soon considered himself a theological liberal in the camp of Paul Tillich. He received the Ph.D. degree in systematic theology from Drew University in 1981. After some years teaching in the religious studies department of Mount Olive College in North Carolina, Price returned to New Jersey to pastor First Baptist Church of Montclair, the first pastorate, many years before, of  liberal preacher Harry Emerson Fosdick. Price soon enrolled in a second doctoral program at Drew, receiving the Ph.D. in New Testament in 1993. These studies, together with his encounter with the writings of Don Cupitt, Jacques Derrida, and the New Testament critics of the Nineteenth Century, rapidly eroded his liberal Christian stance, and Price resigned his pastorate in 1994. A brief flirtation with Unitarian Universalism disenchanted him even with this liberal extreme of institutional religion. For six years Bob and Carol led a living room church called The Grail. Now, back in North Carolina, he attends the Episcopal Church and keeps his mouth shut. Robert M. Price is Professor of Biblical Criticism at the Center for Inquiry Institute as well as the editor of The Journal of Higher Criticism. His books include Beyond Born Again,  The Widow Traditions in Luke-Acts: A Feminist-Critical Scrutiny, Deconstructing Jesus, and The Incredible Shrinking Son of Man. Forthcoming titles are The Crisis of Biblical Authority, Jesus Christ Superstar: A Redactional Study of a Modern Gospel,  The Da Vinci Controversy and The Amazing Colossal Apostle.

In this episode we talk with Dr. Robert M. Price about “The Case For Christ”(a book by Lee Strobel,which is now a film) and his response book “The Case Against The Case For Christ.” Robert M. Price is Professor of Biblical Criticism at the Center for Inquiry Institute as well as the editor of The Journal of Higher Criticism. His books include Beyond Born Again, The Widow Traditions in Luke-Acts: A Feminist-Critical Scrutiny, Deconstructing Jesus, and The Incredible Shrinking Son of Man. Forthcoming titles are The Crisis of Biblical Authority, Jesus Christ Superstar: A Redactional Study of a Modern Gospel, The Da Vinci Controversy and The Amazing Colossal Apostle.

Our Hope and Strength Romans 8:22-23, 26-30 Yes, an obvious allusion to a recent birth this week, but... Let's get real, here. Deep questions: Have you, as a Christian, ever felt like you could not bring yourself to _______? Have you felt your strength was failing because you were empty of _______ for the future?  Have you ever thought to yourself, "life has to be more than this!"  Have you asked yourself, "Where has my joy gone?" Maybe there is an easy answer. Loss of loved ones? Financial instability? Health problems? Maybe you are described by the bumper sticker, "If you are far from God, guess who moved?" Maybe distraction, pride, overwork, etc. have taken your time from God.  Maybe you've not gotten serious with Him in a while, or ever. Or maybe it is something more.... v23a "And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering." There is something wrong in the West In the 1800's a war broke out between the two foundations of our civilization: Jerusalem and Athens, a.k.a. Faith and Reason 1st front, the "Higher Criticism" of the Bible assumed God's absence in the formation of Scripture; 2nd front, Darwin's theory of evolution assumed God's absence in the formation of the natural world At the same historical moment, around one hundred years after the formation of the Methodist movement and the American Revolution, God was removed (in elite opinion) from the Book of Scripture and the Book of Nature "When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?” Psalm 11:3 (NIV) And now we are as a culture divided between those searching desperately for any firm foundation for life, and those who feel their foundations are under constant threat of erosion And by "foundations" I mean the BIG ones, like "does life have meaning?" and "does anything I do make a difference?" For the Christian, the meaning is found in God, and His assurance that in Christ we can make an eternal difference in our lives and the lives of others The "best" post-Christian answer our thinkers could come up with was to say that we should defy the meaninglessness of life by choosing and implementing our own purpose. Does that sound sufficient? Even if you've never heard that idea expressed, you are being evangelized by it. Or by the idea that life is about pleasures, or power, or that "whoever dies with the most toys wins."  Does any of that sound sufficient? Eventually some come around to the idea that this life is about helping others. Well guess where that came from? Here's the Good News There is more than this life: v23a: Yes, we and all of creation are groaning, waiting to be released from the struggle against sin (the struggle to determine and do the right thing) & the every day reality of suffering! v23b: But we are also said to "wait with eager hope!" The happiest Christians have always seemed (to me) to be those living this life with heaven in view! (b/c there's more than this life,)There is more to this life: v26-30: And the Holy Spirit within us takes our frustrations and pain and delivers them to the Father.  And through the Son we have this promise that everything we do and endure is "pregnant" with meaning and purpose, even (especially!) when it seems random or vindictive. Our Calling in this time and place: We have a responsibility to get serious with God, and change course when hindered by: distraction, pride, overwork, etc. We are asked to join together, to support each other in times of : loss, distress, financial instability, health issues We are ambassadors to a broken and hurting generation, with a message of a meaningful life now, and a glorious life to come We are called by God to be the Good Samaritan, to see the wounded, and offer them healing, and in so doing find an eternal purpose to our actions as we become God's hands and feet. (And often find our own healing through focusing on others.) We are called by God to be His hands in this world, with our feet are planted firmly in the next, to let His will be done on earth as it is in heaven, reminding ourselves and each other that our Hope and Strength is found in Him. Psalms 46:1-4a (Geneva Bible, 1560)

While it is true skepticism toward the Bible as an authentic revelation from God began in England with the meteoric rise of the scientific revolution during the 1600s and 1700s which gave birth to the Enlightenment and the secular religion of Deism that tried to outlaw God’s miraculous intervention into providence and history, it was the German response and reaction to the Age of Reason that led to an all-out assault against the historicity of the Scriptures. English Deism only went so far, but Germany took it to heart, and then even worse, assuming its scientific conclusions were relatively true concerning the biblical record, tried to fix it—but not by returning to the Protestant Reformation. Instead, German scholars of the 1700s and 1800s came up their own semi-secularized natural theology that rivalled and later replaced Deism with what is known today as Theological Liberalism ...

If we don’t listen to the latest pop songs, attempt to explain what they mean and talk about how to talk to someone who sings this, who would? We also look at what’s in the news in light of the 10 commandments.

When Jude exhorts believers to contend for the faith, it is necessary to understand just what it is that warrants such energy and devotion. Do we believe that the Word of God is the validation point from which to proceed in order to persevere in the midst of opposition or are we motivated by man’s Higher Criticism and Darwinism? In order to rely on the Word of God as the control point, we need to understand the Doctrine of Inspiration as the presupposition that supports Truth.

Recently in Amherst, New York, two of Point of Inquiry’s hosts sat down for a special in-studio episode of the show. One was a conservative (Robert Price), one a liberal (Chris Mooney)—and both were atheists. The topic they tackled: Is there any necessary correlation between one’s disbelief in God and one’s place on the political spectrum? The result was a fascinating—and notably civil, and frequently entertaining—conversation ranging across foreign policy, abortion, stem cell research, animal rights, and many other topics. In the end, the discussants actually found not only much disagreement, but also some common ground. Robert M. Price is Professor of Biblical Criticism at the Center for Inquiry Institute as well as the editor of The Journal of Higher Criticism and a host of Point of Inquiry. His books include Beyond Born Again,  The Widow Traditions in Luke-Acts: A Feminist-Critical Scrutiny, Deconstructing Jesus, andThe Incredible Shrinking Son of Man.   Chris Mooney is a science and political journalist and commentator and the author of three books, including the New York Times bestselling The Republican War on Science and Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future, co-authored by Sheril Kirshenbaum. They also write “The Intersection” blog together for Discover blogs. In the past, Chris has also been visiting associate in the Center for Collaborative History at Princeton University and a 2009-2010 Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT. He is also a host of Point of Inquiry.  

The first guest ever on the A Wiggly World Podcast, author of most of my favorite books, professor of theology, fellow of the Jesus Seminar, founder and editor the Journal of Higher Criticism, and Bible Geek, Robert M Price gets on the line to school me on midrash!Staff picks, Deconstructing Jesus, Jesus Is Dead, The Pre-Nicene New Testament: Fifty-four Formative Texts, Incredible Shrinking Son of Man: How Reliable Is the Gospel Tradition?. More online reading about this topic, New Testament Narrative as Old Testament Midrash. Opens with DEVO - Wiggly World, closes with Trap Door - SUD.

What are redaction criticism and higher criticism? What forms of criticism are valid issues and what forms are simply attacks against the Bible?