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In Christianity to refer to the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures (a.k.a. the Old and New Testaments), |
| In Islam to refer to the Qur'an, and |
| In other religions to refer to their own holy books. |
The Torah, Hebrew/Christian Scriptures, and Qur'an do not agree on many topics including the nature of God; creation and origin of life, the world and the rest of the universe; various scientific topics; morality and ethics; personal salvation; the afterlife; abortion access; equal rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual, and transgendered persons; same-sex marriage; and many other cultural matters.
Because the holy books of the world differ from each other, only one of them -- at most -- can be inerrant. Some people suggest that none are inerrant.
Since all of the people who are affiliated with a religion are members of a minority religions, most people's holy book cannot be inerrant. If they believe that their holy book is inerrant, they are probably wrong. Perhaps all are wrong.
Topics dealing with inerrancy in this section:
Most of the following essays deal with inerrancy from a Christian perspective
| A brief overview; quotations; historical
impacts of belief in inerrancy | ||||||||
| A more detailed introduction to inerrancy | ||||||||
| What is the impact of biblical inerrancy,
authority, etc. on North American culture? | ||||||||
| More material on biblical inerrancy:
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| Why inerrancy is critical; problems with inerrancy | ||||||||
| Biblical inerrancy: beliefs, references:
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| Is inerrancy important?: Arguments yes and
no |
| What the Bible says about its own Inerrancy | ||||||||
| Inerrancy, as interpreted by:
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| Why we cannot prove biblical inerrancy or
errancy | ||||||||
| Harmonizing apparent biblical conflicts | ||||||||
| Twelve
tests of biblical inerrancy/errancy:
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| Did the Holy Spirit inspire the
authors of the Bible? | ||||||||
| Books on biblical errancy, inerrancy, reliability, etc. |
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| Bible.org provides a theology program (TTP) which explains various historical beliefs from a conservative Protestant perspective. One free video is Session 8 - Inerrancy. See: http://www.bible.org/ |
References used:
The following information sources were used to prepare and update the above essay. The hyperlinks are not necessarily still active today.
- "Literal and figurative," Worldwide Church of God, at: http://www.wcg.org/
- Dave Miller, "Why I Believe in the Inerrancy of the Scriptures" http://www.infidels.org/
- S.B. Ferguson et al, "New Dictionary of Theology", Inter-Varsity Press, Downers Grove, IL (1988), Pages 337-339.
- "Homosexual ordination vote widens gap between Presbyterian factions," ReligionToday, 2001-JUN-20, at: http://news.crosswalk.com/
- Millard J. Erickson, "Christian Theology," Baker, (1985), Page 241.
- Steven Ibbotson, "Biblical Authority," Prairie Bible Institute, (2000), at: http://instructor.pbi.ab.ca/
- "Inerrancy and Infallibility of the Bible," Believe web site, at: http://mb-soft.com/
- Bishop John Shelby Spong, "Q&A on the Bible as a weapon of control," weekly mailing for 2007-OCT-31. You can subscribe to these mailings at: http://secure.agoramedia.com
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