A direct, point-by-point answer to the atheist claim that the Bible is “full of contradictions.” Dave Armstrong takes 198 specific alleged biblical contradictions — every one an actual objection raised by an atheist or biblical skeptic, never a hypothetical — and resolves them one by one.
The structure tracks the standard playbook of biblical-skeptic objections: critics’ misunderstanding of biblical idiom, language, theology, or culture; alleged factual and historical discrepancies; supposed contradictions with modern science; manufactured contradictions based on ignorance of logic; God’s revealed nature and character; the infancy of Jesus; the Passion and Crucifixion; the Burial and Resurrection; and reputed moral difficulties.
A companion piece to The Word Set in Stone (Catholic Answers Press, 2023), which examined the external verification of biblical accuracy through science, history, and archaeology. Inspired! makes the internal case: that the Bible holds together logically when actually read on its own terms. 198 separate arguments, abundant intellectual warrant, and a robust faith that — read fairly — Scripture defends itself.
Inside this book
- 198 specific alleged biblical contradictions — every one an actual atheist or skeptic objection
- Critics’ misunderstanding of biblical idiom, language, theology, and culture (#1–35)
- Alleged factual, historical, and scientific discrepancies (#36–95)
- Manufactured contradictions based on ignorance of logic (#96–120)
- The Infancy, Passion, Crucifixion, Burial, and Resurrection of Jesus answered (#135–191)
- Companion to The Word Set in Stone (external verification) — this volume handles the internal case
