Whatever Happened to Truth?
"Here is an anomaly: Christians outside the West dying because
they believe their faith is true and Christians inside the West
doffing their hats to the idea and then looking the other way! This
book explores what it should mean to say that Christians know the
truth, doing so in ways that are searching, sure-footed, biblically
convincing, and intellectually satisfying."
-David F. Wells, Andrew Mutch Distinguished
Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology, Gordon-Conwell
Theological Seminary
"Truly a treatise for our times! Not only do we learn where
contemporary discourse is truthless, we are given tools to reclaim
true understanding to redeem our minds and our age. In the end this
book points to God's Word of truth, the Scriptures, and God's
incarnate truth, his Son. Read, and be renewed in hope and wisdom
for the holy and fruitful pursuit of truth to which all who know
Christ are called."
-Robert W. Yarbrough, Associate Professor of New
Testament, New Testament Department Chair, Trinity Evangelical
Divinity School
"Four widely read evangelical scholars have crafted a superb
exposé and antidote to the mind-set and cultural ills of
postmodernism and those who accommodate it, while issuing a clarion
call to remain vitally committed to the truth of God's revelation
in Christ and the Bible. The original lectures, both stimulating
and refreshing, were masterfully delivered to large audiences. Now,
having them in hand allows even greater reflection and absorption
of the truths they expound."
-James A. Borland, Professor of Biblical Studies
& Theology, Liberty University, Secretary-Treasurer,
Evangelical Theological Society
- INTRODUCTION - Andreas J. Köstenberger
- 1. “WHAT IS TRUTH?” PILATE’S QUESTION IN ITS JOHANNINE AND LARGER BIBLICAL CONTEXT - Andreas J. Köstenberger
- 2. TRUTH AND CONTEMPORARY CULTURE - R. Albert Mohler
- 3. TRUTH, CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY, AND THE POSTMODERN TURN - J. P. Moreland
- 4. LOST IN INTERPRETATION? TRUTH, SCRIPTURE, AND HERMENEUTICS - Kevin J. Vanhoozer
- EPILOGUE - Andreas J. Köstenberger
Top Highlights
“While Pilate seeks to evade the question of truth, the Jews reject the truth outright.” (source)
“For this reason the only way for us to know the truth is to know God through Jesus Christ (8:31; 14:6; 17:3).” (source)
“Jesus’ standing before Pilate pitted truth against power, and in the end the latter was no match for the former. The ‘power of truth’ is infinitely greater than the ‘truth of power.’ Hence Jesus gives hope to those who are powerless but who represent the truth.” (source)
“In John, then, truth is first and foremost a theological, and perhaps even more accurately, a Christological concept” (source)
“It was the idea that truth is a matter of social negotiation and that ideas are merely instrumental, tools whose truthfulness will be determined by whether or not they meet the particular needs of the present time. In the eyes of these pragmatists, ideas were nothing but provisional responses to actual challenges, and truth, by definition, was relative to the time, to the place, to the need, and to the person.” (source)
Here is an anomaly: Christians outside the West dying because they believe their faith is true and Christians inside the West doffing their hats to the idea and then looking the other way! This book explores what it should mean to say that Christians know the truth, doing so in ways that are searching, sure-footed, biblically convincing, and intellectually satisfying.
-David F. Wells, Senior Distinguished Research Professor of Theology, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Truly a treatise for our times! Not only do we learn where contemporary discourse is truthless, we are given tools to reclaim true understanding to redeem our minds and our age. In the end this book points to God's Word of truth, the Scriptures, and God's incarnate truth, his Son. Read, and be renewed in hope and wisdom for the holy and fruitful pursuit of truth to which all who know Christ are called.
-Robert W. Yarbrough, Professor of New Testament, Covenant Theological Seminary
Four widely read evangelical scholars have crafted a superb exposé and antidote to the mind-set and cultural ills of postmodernism and those who accommodate it, while issuing a clarion call to remain vitally committed to the truth of God's revelation in Christ and the Bible. The original lectures, both stimulating and refreshing, were masterfully delivered to large audiences. Now, having them in hand allows even greater reflection and absorption of the truths they expound.
-James A. Borland, Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Theology, Liberty University
Product Details
- Title : Whatever Happened to Truth?
- Authors:
- Kostenberger, Andreas J.
- Mohler Jr., R. Albert
- Moreland, J. P.
- Vanhoozer, Kevin J.
- Kostenberger, Andreas J.
- Publisher: Crossway Books
- Publication Date: 2005
- ISBN: 9781433519017
(PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is the director of the Center for Biblical Studies and research professor of New Testament and biblical theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a prolific author, distinguished evangelical scholar, and editor of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. He is the founder of Biblical Foundations, a ministry devoted to restoring the biblical foundations of the home and the church. Köstenberger and his wife have four children.
