Biblical Errancy: A Reference Guide

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Summary: Surprised when I see my holy book Koran there.
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I thought an offline book would be good and purchased it.

And I really enjoyed the book. However, there are some intentional or unintentional exxagerations, out of context verse usages, etc. in the book.

As a Muslim, I am surprised when to see the Koran in a book that is talking about biblical errancy. I guess the author has lack of knowledge about Koran and thought that Koran approves The Bible.

Also, the verses taken from Koran is written but not critisized (except a few out of context verses)

Koran, defines TORAH as the book given to Moses, ZABOOR, to David, and Injeel to Jesus, the Messiah. But Quran also says that some part of the Bible is Satan's Words (e.g. Bible says Solomon was an idolworshipper, Quran says : Solomon was not an idolworshipper, the ones who follow this are in fact following the Satan's teachings.) So one should not expect 100% harmony btwn the Bible and Quran.

In fact most of the "islam"ic countries, today, are obeying Hadith, rather than Quran. And most of the hadiths are originated from The Bible itself. Inhumanity in islamic countries is ridiculously biblical.

Such as:

Headcover of women (Paul of Tarsus), and generally all women issues,
Stoning of the adulterers (Old Testament),
etc.

This book is a good book to show people what they are believing in. But shouldnt be read without Bible and Koran ready. As I said there are out of context verses and exxagerations.

Peace

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Summary: Biblical Errancy: A Reference Guide
Review: C. Dennis McKinsey's work on this book is an amazing piece of scholarship. At over 800 pages it provides the most comprehensive catalog of Biblical contradictions, ambiguities and errors of fact I have ever seen. Although it can be read from beginning to end, it is primarily a reference work that documents the problems of using the Bible as a source to validate one's views.

After reading this book, I shall never again justify any view I hold with the phrase, "because the Bible says so." To quote from the play Inherit the Wind,"It's a good book, but it's not the only book."

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Summary: Different Outline Than Other Book
Review: I personally liked his first book better, it was written in a style where one could read it, this one is more for the researcher, so therefore I will still rate it five stars because of the different purpose in style. This book is for one who has the bible open and is reading both at the same time, to compare the items one by one.

McKinsey's two books and "Losing Fatith in Faith" are the best books for debater to have read.

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Summary: Even better than McKinsey's earlier work, believe it or not
Review: This reference guide is particularly useful for quick location of verses and concepts that arise in discussions or debates, although it provides satisfying reading all by itself. A simple rating system gives the reader the best verse(s) to use in addressing a particular topic. The section on Jesus has been enlarged and given special attention, particularly in the area of alleged OT prophecies of the coming of a Messiah . Want to know what extrabiblical sources, such as Josephus or Tacitus, had to say about Jesus or early Christianity? They are given critical scrutiny here. As McKinsey says in his introduction, "...if you are tired of having Bible-quoting friends, relatives, and acquaintances toss Scripture in your face and would like to have an avalanche of information to toss in theirs....