When Critics Ask: A Popular Handbook on Bible Difficulties

I've used this book to teach a seeker's bible study. Most people seem to really appreciate the honesty. The cumulative effect of looking up entries is to realize how bible difficulties arise. This is as valuable as any particular entry. Some difficulties are treated more in-depth than others. Some can be thoroughly dealt with in a short entry, others solutions can only be gestured at. This book is not meant to be the end-all-be-all of bible difficulties but it is a comprehensive overview of Bible difficulties. At first, the size of the book might be discouraging: this is a big book. However, it becomes encouraging when you see how-time and time again-there are simple solutions or natural explanations for the Bible difficulties, it's just that it takes longer to explain a solution than it does to raise a problem. This should go next to his _Encyclopedia of Aplogetics_, _General Introduction to the Bible_, and _When Skeptics Ask_ on your reference shelf.

In my humble opinion, Geisler has written an excellent book concerning honest question biblical critics have for Christians.With over 800 questions, the book also has 3 indices for quick and easy reference: topical, Scriptural, and unorthodox doctrines. Thankfully, the questions are also organized by the Bible (starting with Genesis and ending with Revelation) instead of by the question. While you may not agree with all of the author's conclusions, this does not merit the low rating of some "critics". Such people have nothing better to do than to slam Christian author such as Geisler who try to help others either know more about the Bible or to think more deeply about biblical issues. What an empy existence and life these people must have!I have heard Geisler preach on occasion and have periodically referred to the book when preparing a Sunday School lesson. While I do not worship Geisler or other authors (and I believe they also do not encourage it!), I do appreciate their efforts to better explain the difficult issues mentioned in the Bible. While he does not claim to be the sole authority on the Bible, Geisler's book will certainly challenge you on what you do believe about the Bible.Read and enjoy and be challenged!Highly recommended!

This is simply an outstanding and need resource tool for Evangelical Christians. I also dis agree with another reviewer who questions whetehr or not Adventists and Catholics should ahve been addressed in this book or the title of the book changed. It is only a title trying to communicate the large theme of the text.This books takes passages in the Bible that are used by many cultic groups as proof texts for their position, and this text shows where those cults errors in their interpretation of scripture.The authors deal with both the Old and New Testaments and such cults like the Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, Boston Church of Christ (International), Unity, much, much, more.A must have for all!

Norm Geisler and Ron Rhodes provide a good reference in this volume. The material is easy to read and they deal with tons of texts which everyone from the Mormons to New Age to JW's to Ken Copeland and company take out of context. If you're new to cults and counter cult apologetics, buy this book. If you've already spent time dealing with fasle teachings on all the aforementioned groups and others, this book will be a re-hash of old information that you should already be familiar with. If you own Walter Martin's Kingdom of the Cults, Hank Hanegraaf's Christianity in Crisis or any similar books, you'll see a lot of the same material. Still, a good book!