The Bible
Author Bio
Jamie Klair has been studying theology at Cambridge for enough time that it now qualifies as a cruel and unusual punishment. He has covered Biblical languages, New Testament textual criticism, doctrine, as well as anthropology of religion. He is currently researching for his PhD on: “Evangelism among Nigerian-origin Pentecostal Churches across two continents.” In his summers, he has worked on deciphering a jumble of fifth-century Greek manuscripts that include ancient poetical texts as well as bits of the New Testament. Jamie has a midwife wife Zoe, who reminds him daily of his receding hairline, and is the real breadwinner in the family.
Books, Articles and Podcasts For Further Investigation
“Why read the Bible?” - The Bridge
“Why trust the Bible?” - Amy Orr-Ewing
“Who would base their lives on a brutal, contradictory book of fairy stories?”
Getting to grips with the Bible
“Storylines” – Andy Croft and Mike Pilavachi
“God’s Big Picture” – Vaughan Roberts
“Godstories” - Andrew Wilson
New Testament Text/Canon
“The Case for Christ” – Lee Strobel
“The Earliest Christian Artifacts” – Larry Hurtado
“The Reason for God: Belief In An Age of Skepticism” – Timothy Keller
(Chapter 7: You Can’t Take the Bible Literally)