C.S. Lewis is more a philosopher than biblical theologian.

Thanks for the list as apologetics is new to me. I have looked at overviews of the different types of arguments and one that I am preplexed about is the presuppositional argument used in some cases. My question is how to use that argument to be most effective without having it turned against me? Can atheists use the arguement to defend their own nonbelief and argue that those who believe in God all ready have the presuppositional that He exists with no real proof? Thanks for any clarification of this.

I review his book a couple of months back. Highly suggested.

I don’t know if anyone suggested this is any of the comments, but what about _Christian Apologetics_ by Douglas Groothuis?

How can any one post anything on the subject of apologetics and leave out GK Chesterton? I know it may be subjective because religion may play a role but Christianity is Christianity. C Lewis doesnt even make my top 20. Its like saying Reggie Jackson is the best player to ever put on a Yankee uniform! wrong. Reggie is a great player, but lets start with Babe Ruth at number 1 and work our way all the way down to Reggie. Chesterton is ages above all.o

“The Everlasting Man” G.K. Chesterton.

This book helped me significantly in my first steps back to christianity.

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As a proposed extension to Tim’s suggestion on historical reliablility of ancient documents: historians still disagree over the events of ancient times. Some things you can know, some you have to conject (a word?).

George and Brad,

What you’re looking for is something like Thomas Hartwell Horne, An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures, vol. 2, pp. 432 ff. If your particular question has to do with alleged internal contradictions, make sure to look at pp. 450 ff. You might also consider Richard Watson, An Apology for the Bible, which is a response to some of the attacks made by Thomas Paine that are still circulating on the Internet today.

It is also worth considering the perspective that the Bible can contain reliable history even if it is not inerrant. The sources of secular history quite often contradict each other in the most flagrant fashion, yet historians have no qualms about saying that they can use those sources to reconstruct, say, the life of Tiberius Caesar. So even if you are personally committed to inerrancy, it is worth remembering that the truth of Christianity need not stand or fall with that doctrine. Many Christian apologists have not been inerrantists. C. S. Lewis and F. F. Bruce come to mind.

I’d also like a good source for dealing with “supposed contradicitons”.