Can We Trust The Bible?

God-willing I'll be speaking to our Mothers & Others group on Thurs 15th July and at our Listen & Lunch event on Thurs 22nd July on "Can We Trust The Bible?" In each case the brief is to speak for up to 20 mins and then take questions. Any hints / tips?

Here's some possible reading:

John Blanchard, Why Believe The Bible? (Evangelical Press, 2004) 40pp

Craig Blomberg, The Historical Reliability of the Gospel (IVP) - apparently there is a second revised edition 2008

F. F. Bruce, New Testament Documents: Are they reliable? (Eerdmans)

Walter Kaiser, Old Testament Documents: Are they reliable and relevant? (IVP, 2001) - I've never read this: is it good?

Amy Orr-Ewing, Why Trust The Bible? Answers to 10 tough questions (IVP, 2005)

John Wenham, Christ and the Bible (Baker) - deals with a number of supposed "difficulties" with the text. Argues that Jesus thought of the Bible as the authoritative Word of God and so should we.

And even a DVD:

Brian Edwards, Why 66? The Canon of Scripture (Answers in Genesis, 2008) - how do we know we have the right books in the Bible?