Vern S. Poythress (PhD, Harvard University; ThD, University of Stellenbosch) is Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Biblical Interpretation, and Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he has taught for four decades. In addition to earning six academic degrees, he is the author of numerous books and articles on biblical interpretation, language, and science.

• Part 1: Two Common Religious Difficulties1.  How Can Only One Religion Be Right?2.  Are Moral Rules a Straitjacket?Part 2: Challenges from Science and Materialism3.  Worldviews and Materialism4.  Modern SciencePart 3: Challenges From History5.  The Historical-Critical Tradition6.  Responding to Historical Criticism7.  The Change from History to StructurePart 4: Challenges about Language8.  Challenges from Linguistics and Philosophy of Language9.  Words and Meanings concerning Many “Gods”10. Growth in Understanding11. Contexts for Language12. The Idea of Closed Language13. Breaking Out of Closure in Language14. Analysis of Biblical NarrativesPart 5: Challenges from Sociology and Anthropology15. Challenges from Sociology16. The Idea of Closure of Culture17. Breaking Out of Closure in Culture18. Marxism and Feminism

Vern S. Poythress (PhD, Harvard University; ThD, University of Stellenbosch) is Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Biblical Interpretation, and Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he has taught for four decades. In addition to earning six academic degrees, he is the author of numerous books and articles on biblical interpretation, language, and science.

• Part 1: Two Common Religious Difficulties1.  How Can Only One Religion Be Right?2.  Are Moral Rules a Straitjacket?Part 2: Challenges from Science and Materialism3.  Worldviews and Materialism4.  Modern SciencePart 3: Challenges From History5.  The Historical-Critical Tradition6.  Responding to Historical Criticism7.  The Change from History to StructurePart 4: Challenges about Language8.  Challenges from Linguistics and Philosophy of Language9.  Words and Meanings concerning Many “Gods”10. Growth in Understanding11. Contexts for Language12. The Idea of Closed Language13. Breaking Out of Closure in Language14. Analysis of Biblical NarrativesPart 5: Challenges from Sociology and Anthropology15. Challenges from Sociology16. The Idea of Closure of Culture17. Breaking Out of Closure in Culture18. Marxism and Feminism

Vern S. Poythress (PhD, Harvard University; ThD, University of Stellenbosch) is Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Biblical Interpretation, and Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he has taught for four decades. In addition to earning six academic degrees, he is the author of numerous books and articles on biblical interpretation, language, and science.

• Part 1: Two Common Religious Difficulties1.  How Can Only One Religion Be Right?2.  Are Moral Rules a Straitjacket?Part 2: Challenges from Science and Materialism3.  Worldviews and Materialism4.  Modern SciencePart 3: Challenges From History5.  The Historical-Critical Tradition6.  Responding to Historical Criticism7.  The Change from History to StructurePart 4: Challenges about Language8.  Challenges from Linguistics and Philosophy of Language9.  Words and Meanings concerning Many “Gods”10. Growth in Understanding11. Contexts for Language12. The Idea of Closed Language13. Breaking Out of Closure in Language14. Analysis of Biblical NarrativesPart 5: Challenges from Sociology and Anthropology15. Challenges from Sociology16. The Idea of Closure of Culture17. Breaking Out of Closure in Culture18. Marxism and Feminism