101 Questions and Answers on the Bible
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
The 101 Questions and Answers series provides expert insight into the most pertinent issues Christians face today. With a helpful question-and-answer format, these accessible texts are packed with information and thoughtful analysis, equipping believers to answer both the curious and the critical. Learn more about the Bible with a focused guide that explores the Scriptures from several perspectives. In this volume, renowned biblical scholar Raymond Edward Brown responds to a wide range of frequently asked questions about the Bible. He addresses topics such as the canon, historicity, divine inspiration, and supposed contradictions in the Bible.
For even more important studies of the Church, see the 101 Questions and Answers Series (27 vols.).
- Addresses the most pertinent questions facing Christianity today
- Presents vital information in an accessible question and answer format
- Assists readers in better understanding the Scriptures
Top Highlights
“By the way, it is interesting to note that next to the Psalms, Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) was the Old Testament book most used by the Church Fathers, for they found in it a mine of ethical teaching that could be of service for Christian instruction.” (Page 17)
“The Jerome Biblical Commentary or now The New Jerome Biblical Commentary” (Page 22)
“Some of them were originally written in Hebrew or Aramaic—large parts of the Hebrew Sirach have now been discovered—but not preserved in those languages.) They became known to Christians through the Septuagint, that is, the Greek translation made by Jews before Christ which became the commonly accepted Bible of the Early Church.” (Page 15)
“There is one free translation that I do not recommend: ‘The Living Bible.’ It is professedly a paraphrase” (Page 13)
“In my judgment, Catholics do not share such a simple sense of biblical inerrancy. The Bible teaches faithfully and without error that truth that God intended for the sake of our salvation, says Vatican Council II (Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation 3:11). I understand that to mean that in judging inerrancy we cannot simply ask what did the writer intend; we have to ask about the extent to which what the writer communicated is for the sake of our salvation.” (Page 90)
Raymond Edward Brown (1928–1998) was an American Catholic priest and a member of the Sulpician Fathers. He was an influential biblical scholar and pioneer of historical critical analysis amongst Catholics.
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