Ascertaining Bible Authority

This book, Ascertaining Bible Authority, by the late Roy C. Deaver (1922-2007) has been a blessing to many serious students of the Scriptures for about thirty-nine years now. The author, a tremendous student of Scripture himself, discusses the principles of Bible interpretation which, if understood and applied, will help the student come to a greater understanding of the biblical text as written. The Bible supplies principles by which it is to be interpreted. The original meaning of the text cannot be comprehended unless the Scriptures are handled in the way that the Scriptures demand that we handle them. The Bible is a rational book and must be rationally approached. Ascertaining Bible Authority can help Bible students understand better how it is that the Bible teaches what it does and how it is that it authorizes what we are to do today. And it provides the link whereby people living today become connected to the authority of Scripture. It is hoped that as this little book has been a blessing to many (including gospel preachers and preacher students) for years in its preceding editions, that it might become a great blessing to you that read and study and learn from it in this latest printing. - Mac Deaver (July 11, 2016)