Andrew Wilson, Unbreakable: What The Son of God Said About The Word of God

Some very brief study questions / notes / passages to discuss for our book group:

What’s the basic idea of the book? Where does it start?

Do you find that a convincing approach? Why?

Did anything strike you about the summary of the Bible’s story pp11-14?

How would you sum up Jesus’ attitude to the Bible?

Could you go into any detail or give any examples?

Temptation narrative – Jesus uses the bible as the final, authoritative court of appeal – Mt 4:4, 7, 10 p17

God’s word enough, coherent, authoritative

David speaking by the Holy Spirit – Mt 22:41-46 – v43; Mk 12:35-37 – inspiration

Human writers like different musical instruments

2 Pt 1:21

2 Tim 3:16

John 10:22-39 – you are gods – Scripture cannot be broken

Matthew 5:17-19

How should we react when the bible seems broken? p25

The coherence of Scripture - Marriage at the resurrection - Mk 12:18-27 quoting Ex 3

Prov 26:4-5 – answering a fool according to his folly

What is the central message of the Scriptures? Lk 24:13-35

Jesus the new Adam, Eve etc. p32ff – the deep coherent artistry of Scripture a strong case for its inspiration

Canon – how do we know what books ought to be in the Bible? Ch 6 – p35ff

See p37 and fn 21 p73, Jesus gave his own teaching an authority equal to Scripture

The New Testament as from the Apostolic circle

Is the Bible clear? Ch 8 p44ff

The sufficiency of scripture – Lk 16:19-31, parable of Lazarus and the rich man

2 Tim 3:16f

The point of the Scriptures – Jn 5:39-40

Do you find the 5 principles of interpretation given in the epilogue helpful? p63f