It is accused of being factually false, spiritually wrongheaded, ethically irrelevant, and antihuman in its overall influence. Once, most Westerners knew something of what was in the ‘Good Book’; nowadays, however, very few know or care what the Bible teaches. Though the criticisms and doubts about Scripture have been compellingly countered over and over again, that does not change the secular mind-set or banish biblical illiteracy from our midst. Yet ignorance of the Bible remains tragic, for it virtually guarantees ignorance of God. To re-establish in people’s minds the truth and wisdom of the biblical message is perhaps the church’s most urgent task today.