Trustworthy: Thirteen Arguments for the Reliability of the New Testament

How does one determine whether an ancient text is trustworthy? In this brief and easy-to read-guide, Core Apologetics president Shaw (theology, Liberty Univ.; 7 Reasons To (Re)Consider Christianity) does a great job of demonstrating 13 approaches to answering this question. Each angle is covered in its own chapter. Based on scholarship and research, these methods offer New Testament readers strong evidence of the authenticity of the texts and useful arguments for why they might be trustworthy documents about the life of Jesus and the Christian faith. Written for believers, this book probably won’t change any minds, but it will give support for believers involved with apologetics. Skeptics may find themselves troubled by how often complicated ideas are glossed over with a string of quotations or assertions, not analyses, and some might conclude that Shaw’s statements feel insincere at times. But readers may still gain a better understanding of the New Testament.