World and the Word: Making Sense of Social Science in an Age of Conflict, Opposition, and Grace

Jesus very presence as the New Testament age unfolded (1st century A.D.), engenderedopposition, created confl ict, while ushering in grace. His ideas were considered radical. Whyis this so? The NIV Archeological Study Bible (2005), NIV Student Bible, et al. and corroboratingExtra-Biblical evidence provide a context for the Word view about Jesus in Biblical history,and supports aspects of the social and physical sciences in terms of cultural, socio-economic,political, historical, archeological, and philosophical (apologetics) evidence. As the pages ofthis book unfold, there is an internal consistency with social science and The Bible. However,where such consistency appeared to diverge, this author attempts to fi lter out the noise byapplying critical thinking criteria to a Worldview that may not be consistent with the Wordview. The goal of this book therefore is to provide some exposition (Greek apologia) of theWord and see how the World fi ts. Born again Christians can be credible scientists and notcompromise Gods Word. After thoughtful reading please send refl ective comments to Dr.Herb Green, Jr. at docgreen48@outlook.com