Using the historical-critical method in understanding the Bible, the author addresses several issues that have often puzzled Christians ... for example, how should believers, without sacrificing faith in God’s Word, understand the stories of the Old Testament which seem to be far-fetched and which contain many historical inaccuracies. Using the results of contemporary research, the book attempts to separate historical evidence from the various forms of non-historical writing used by the authors of the OT. The author also examines several instances in the New Testament in which the sacred authors leave the reader to struggle with anomalies, rearrangement of events in the life of Christ, and parallel, but different, accounts of gospel events.