Did it Really Happen?: Apologetics and Biblical Interpretation According to Carl F. H. Henry

The Bible makes remarkable claims about people and events in world history. Creation Adam and Eve Israels escape from Egypt the rise and fall of Israels kingdom the birth of the Messiah Jesus Christs life death and resurrection the growth of the church--all points of interest by scholars for the historical veracity of the Scriptures. Yet the Bible does not appear to present the acts of God in history for the purpose of vindicating historical accuracy of the text. The Bible is a story that reveals the living God through inspired writings that communicate the meaning of historical events. In light of the Bible as the revelation of God and the high stakes of historical veracity for the claims of the Bible how should Christians approach the interpretation of the Scriptures in a faithful way? Carl F. H. Henry offers guidance as a foremost theologian regarding God revelation and the Scriptures. In Did it Really Happen? Jonathan Wood engages the thought of Carl Henry in dialogue with the major alternatives to revelation history and the biblical text. The value of Carl Henrys approach is shown to provide a path forward for affirming the historicity of the Bible while interpreting the text well.