THE WORD: Can the Bible be trusted? Who wrote it, who decided which books are included, and who interprets it?

First book in the series: "Apologetics of the Catholic Church"

Before discussing what the Church teaches, there is a more fundamental question: where does what we call "the Word of God" come from, and who has the authority to say what it means? A skeptical narrator arrives at a secluded beach in Tenerife with this question and encounters Paul of Tarsus. Together with him—and other guests such as Saint Jerome, Saint Augustine, Saint Philip, and Saint Irenaeus of Lyon—he explores, over the course of six conversations, the very foundation upon which everything else rests.

In this book, you will discover:

Why the Catholic Bible contains the specific books it does, and who decided which ones to include and which to exclude.

What "Tradition" is, and why it does not mean "adding things" to the Bible.

Whether the Bible alone is sufficient, or if an interpreter is required—and what the Bible itself has to say about this.

What it means for the Bible to be inspired and free from error, and why reading a psalm is not the same as reading a historical chronicle.

How to address apparent contradictions, such as the death of Judas, the sun standing still in the time of Joshua, or the conflict between Paul and Peter in Antioch.

Each biblical passage is quoted directly from the Torres Amat Catholic Bible and explained verse by verse, using clear, accessible language free of technical jargon. Furthermore, every conversation concludes with a section titled "What Should Not Be Said," which frankly outlines claims that cannot be made and topics that remain open to further discussion.

This is the first book in the "Apologetics of the Catholic Church" series—a nine-volume collection featuring dialogues with the apostles, the saints, and the great thinkers of Christianity.