Posts made in August, 2009

The Bible Among the Myths

Posted by on Aug 14, 2009 in Blog | 2 comments

In a Zondervan publication, John Oswalt, long-time Old Testament scholar and author of the two-volume commentary on Isaiah in the NICOT series, discusses The Bible among the Myths. In light of controversial books by writers such as Peter Enns or Kenton Sparks, Oswalt tackles an important question: How is the Bible (actually, the Old Testament) similar or different from other ancient (Near Eastern) literature? Is it, to quote the subtitle, “Unique Revelation or Just Ancient Literature”? In essence, Oswalt argues that while there are doubtless numerous surface similarities between the Old... Read More