{"id":6361,"date":"2023-01-23T20:26:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T20:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/?p=6361"},"modified":"2023-02-10T22:05:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T22:05:42","slug":"handbook-of-bible-difficulties-by-robert-tuck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/handbook-of-bible-difficulties-by-robert-tuck\/","title":{"rendered":"Handbook of Biblical Difficulties by Robert Tuck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image alignright uagb-block-1c18d5f7 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-right\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/biblicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/handbook-of-bible-difficulties_tuck.jpg\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/biblicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/handbook-of-bible-difficulties_tuck.avif \"  type=\"image\/avif\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/biblicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/handbook-of-bible-difficulties_tuck.webp \"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/biblicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/handbook-of-bible-difficulties_tuck.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biblicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/handbook-of-bible-difficulties_tuck.jpg \" class=\"uag-image-6365 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Robert Tuck [1836-1911], A Handbook of Scientific and Literary Bible Difficulties\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today&#8217;s free book is Robert Tuck&#8217;s <em>Handbook of Bible Difficulties<\/em>. It would be an interesting project to compare Tuck&#8217;s solutions for those challenging biblical passages with those of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3XuWKy5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Gleason L. Archer Jr&#8217;s,  in his <em>Encyclopedia of Biblical Difficulties<\/em><\/a>. This public domain titles was digitised using a copy of the book kindly provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/book-aid.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Book Aid<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biblicalstudies.org.uk\/book_handbook-bible-difficulties_tuck.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robert Tuck [1836-1911], <em>A Handbook of Scientific and Literary Bible Difficulties, or, Facts and Suggestions Helpful Toward the Solution of Perplexing Things in Sacred Scripture, Being a Second Series of the &#8216;Handbook of Bible Difficulties&#8217;<\/em>. London: Elliott Stock, 1890. Hbk. pp.566. [Click here to visit the download page for this title]<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>General Preface<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>General Introduction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Section I. Difficulties Relating to Ancient History<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Section II. Difficulties Relating to Matters of Science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Section III. Difficulties Relating to Matters of Religion or Theology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Section IV. 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