Learn how to defend the authority and inspiration of Scripture. Writing in a problem/solution format, the authors cover every major Bible difficulty from Genesis to Revelation. Three extensive indexes-topical, Scripture, and unorthodox doctrines-offer quick and…
MATTHEW 2:6—How can we explain Matthew’s apparent misquotation of Micah 5:2? PROBLEM: Matthew 2:6 quotes Micah 5:2. However, the words Matthew uses are different than those used by Micah. SOLUTION: Although Matthew seems to have…
MATTHEW 2:2—Why does the Bible commend the Magi for following the star, when it condemns astrology? PROBLEM: The Bible condemns the use of astrology (see Lev. 19:26; Deut. 18:10; Isa. 8:19), yet God blessed the…
MATTHEW 1:17—How many generations were listed between the captivity and Christ, 14 or 13? PROBLEM: Matthew says the generations “from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generations” (1:17). However, he lists only…
MATTHEW 1:9—Did Matthew make a mistake concerning the father of Jotham? PROBLEM: In 2 Kings 15:1–7, the Bible mentions the father of Jotham as Azariah, and in 2 Kings 15:32 and 34, Jotham’s father is…
MATTHEW 1:8—Is Joram the father of Uzziah or of Ahaziah? PROBLEM: Matthew says “Joram begot Uzziah.” However, 1 Chronicles 3:11 lists “Joram [and then] his son, Ahaziah.” Which one is correct? SOLUTION: Ahaziah was apparently…
GENESIS 1:1—How could the author of Genesis know what happened at creation before he was even created? PROBLEM: Traditional Christian scholarship has maintained that the first five books of the Bible were written by Moses.…
GENESIS 1:1—How can the universe have a “beginning” when modern science says energy is eternal? PROBLEM: According to the First Law of Thermodynamics, “Energy can neither be created nor destroyed.” If this is so, then the universe…
A Demythologized Jesus From about 1930–1960, a popular view was that the Gospels do not present a historical record of Jesus, but a witness to early Christian belief. Since the writers were more concerned about…
A Timeline of Jehovah’s Witnesses Predictions 1874 Christ returned invisibly, and Armageddon began! (Zion’s Watch Tower, January 15, 1892, 22) 1889 Battle of Armageddon will end in 1914. (Studies in Scriptures, Vol. 2, 76–7,…