Howdy.
I am new to this forum as I am looking for advice and guidance on the subject of Apologetics. I would be much obliged on how I can start as a beginner as what I need to do and work on to ensure I understand how Apologetics works.
My best advice is "don't start on Apologetics unless you need to." That's just looking for a fight.
Apologetics isn't
for beginners. It's for those who have obtained mastery and can defend their positions against criticism. Generally, one doesn't go looking for it... it just becomes a necessary skill as part of your studies or work.
On the Internet, it mostly it seems to be practiced (maybe malpracticed is a better word) by people who
think they have obtained mastery but are really just defending traditions handed down to them by someone else. Folks use Google searches and their own logic that they fabricate as-needed. Try not to do
that. That's what the New Testament calls "vain strivings."
Where do I start from the beginning. Your advice is much appreciated.
If you insist... pick a field of study.
If your field of study is "the Bible" then you need to narrow it down... a lot. Sir Isaac Newton spent more of his life studying the Bible than he did studying mathematics. He invented calculus but did not obtain mastery of the whole Bible.
You could reasonably master something like...
the History of Post-Exile Israel, or...
the Interaction between the Ekklesia and Collegia in Paul's Epistles.
If you're picking a book of the Bible, it better be a short one. Jude, Hosea, and Habbakuk are good choices. Genesis, Daniel, and Revelation are not... it will take you literal decades to master them.
Hope that helps.
