{"id":269,"date":"2014-05-30T12:00:16","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T12:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/?p=269"},"modified":"2014-05-22T23:36:00","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T23:36:00","slug":"bible-resource-spotlight-100-tough-questions-about-god-and-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/2014\/05\/bible-resource-spotlight-100-tough-questions-about-god-and-the-bible.html","title":{"rendered":"Bible Resource Spotlight: 100 Tough Questions about God and the Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reader Appeal: Students, Bible Study Groups, Families<\/p>\n<p>Genre: Bible Reference<\/p>\n<p>FBSN Rating: B+<\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cGod made Eve from Adam\u2019s rib. Are you ribbing me?\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cThe Bible says \u2018sons of God\u2019 had sex with human women, who gave birth to giants. Doesn\u2019t that sound a little like Greek mythology?\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cWhy did Jesus seem to paint God as a genie waiting in heaven to grant our every wish?<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cWho should we believe about grounds for divorce? Moses, Jesus, or Paul? They each gave different advice.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p>If these questions sound similar to ones you&#8217;ve asked yourself\u2014or been asked by others\u2014then you\u2019re ready for <i>100 Tough Questions about God and the Bible<\/i> by Stephen M. Miller. If you\u2019re the kind who never questions God or the Bible, well then you need this book even more. Stephen Miller is a theologian with a journalist\u2019s training, and this book shows that kind of evenhanded thinking all the way through. You may not always agree with his conclusions, but he will always give you a clear, concise, understandable discussion of the differing opinions on matters of theology, morality, historicity, reliability, and interpretations of Scriptural conundrums. Miller excels at offering unique perspectives on the Bible, often challenging and encouraging readers at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>The problem with any kind of book like this, of course, is that it purports to have all the answers to the hard questions of the Christian faith. No one has the kind of expansive reach, not the lauded Mr. Miller, not your homegrown pastor, not even you or me. Plus, depending on your denominational or political perspective, you may disagree with some of the answers that Miller recommends. Still, the great benefit of a book like this is that it gets us all thinking deeply about the faith and our foundations\u2014encouraging lively discussions among friends, family, parents and kids, coworkers and more. For that reason, <i>100 Tough Questions about God and the Bible<\/i> is a valuable book to have in your library. Let it be a catalyst to helping you, and those you love, begin forming your own opinions about eternal subjects.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/371\/2014\/05\/100ToughQuestions.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-260\" alt=\"100 Tough Questions about God and the Bible\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/371\/2014\/05\/100ToughQuestions.jpg\" width=\"284\" height=\"440\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"100 Tough Questions about God and the Bible\" href=\"http:\/\/bakerpublishinggroup.com\/books\/100-tough-questions-about-god-and-the-bible\/347110\" target=\"_blank\">100 Tough Questions about God and the Bible<\/a> by Stephen M. Miller<\/p>\n<p>(Bethany House)<\/p>\n<p>\u2126\u2126\u2126<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"About: Bible Study Nerds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/about-for-bible-study-nerds.html\">About: For Bible Study Nerds\u2122<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"About: Mike Nappa\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/about-mike-nappa.html\">About: Mike Nappa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2014 to present by\u00a0<a title=\"Nappaland Communications Inc. official website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nappaland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nappaland Communications Inc<\/a>. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reader Appeal: Students, Bible Study Groups, Families Genre: Bible Reference FBSN Rating: B+ \u201cGod made Eve from Adam\u2019s rib. Are you ribbing me?\u201d \u201cThe Bible says \u2018sons of God\u2019 had sex with human women, who gave birth to giants. Doesn\u2019t that sound a little like Greek mythology?\u201d \u201cWhy did Jesus seem to paint God as&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":571,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[106,23,105,104],"class_list":["post-269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bible-resource-spotlight","tag-apologetics","tag-bible","tag-questions","tag-reference"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bible Resource Spotlight: 100 Tough Questions about God and the Bible - For Bible Study Nerds<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, nofollow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bible Resource Spotlight: 100 Tough Questions about God and the Bible - For Bible Study Nerds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Reader Appeal: Students, Bible Study Groups, Families Genre: Bible Reference FBSN Rating: B+ \u201cGod made Eve from Adam\u2019s rib. 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