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Books of Samuel and Kings and the retelling of these in the Books of
Chronicles. All credible Bible scholars acknowledge that there are problems with the Biblical text as it has been received over the centuries. ... The question is not whether or not there are discrepancies and, yes, errors in the Bible, but whether or not these errors fundamentally undermine the credibility of the text. Even the most conservative, believing, faithful Biblical scholars acknowledge these problems with the text. This is why we don't find any scholars that subscribe to '
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I've never met anyone who actually believes the Bible is literally true. I know a bunch of people who say they believe the Bible is literally true but nobody is actually a literalist. Taken literally, the Bible says the earth is flat and setting on pillars and cannot move (1 Chr 16:30, Ps 93:1, Ps
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If I may be so bold, the reason you don't see many credible scholars advocating for the 'inerrancy' of the Bible is because, with all due respect, it is not a tenable claim. The Bible is full of contradictions and, yes, errors. Many of them are discrepancies regarding the numbers of things in the
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Biblical literalists believe that, unless a passage is clearly intended by the writer as allegory, poetry, or some other genre, the Bible should be interpreted as literal statements by the author. Critics argue that allegorical intent can be ambiguous. Fundamentalists typically treat as simple
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does not manifest itself only in conservative churches, private-school enclaves, television programs of the evangelical right, and a considerable amount of
Christian bookstore material; one often finds a literalist understanding of Bible and faith being assumed by those who have no religious
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technique that strives to uncover the meaning of the text by taking into account not just the grammatical words, but also the syntactical aspects, the cultural and historical background, and the literary genre. It emphasizes the referential aspect of the words in the text without denying the
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committed youth into a corner that is for real reasons impossible to occupy for many of those who actually confront its problems. When some of those youth give up on biblicism and simply walk across the wet paint, it is flawed biblicism that is partly responsible for those losses of faith.
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survey reports, "Three in 10 Americans interpret the Bible literally, saying it is the actual word of God. That is similar to what Gallup has measured over the last two decades, but down from the 1970s and 1980s. A 49% plurality of
Americans say the Bible is the
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relevance of literary aspects, genre, or figures of speech within the text (e.g., parable, allegory, simile, or metaphor). It does not necessarily lead to complete agreement upon one single interpretation of any given passage. This
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inclinations, or who are avowedly antireligious in sentiment. Even in educated circles the possibility of more sophisticated theologies of creation is easily obscured by burning straw effigies of biblical literalism.
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of God but that it should not be taken literally, consistently the most common view in Gallup's nearly 40-year history of this question. Another 17% consider the Bible an ancient book of stories recorded by man."
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Decanonization: Papers Presented to the International Conference of the Leiden Institute for the Study of Religions (Lisor), Held at Leiden 9–10 January 1997
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Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers
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The Canon of the New Testament: Its Origin, Development, and Significance
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is a term used differently by different authors concerning
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Application of textual criticism to religious documents
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The History and Impact of the Book, The Genesis Flood
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Criticism by historical-critical methodology scholars
892:(184–253 CE), familiar with reading and interpreting
1768:"Biblical Literalism: Constricting the Cosmic Dance"
1356:"In U.S., 3 in 10 Say They Take the Bible Literally"
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1686:, John C. Whitcomb, Impact, Number 395, May 2006
847:The high regard for religious scriptures in the
745:. It can equate to the dictionary definition of
2054:General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
968:without possibility of error or contradiction.
2006:Evangelical Protestantism in the United States
1637:. Colorado Springs: David C Cook. p. 26.
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1715:The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy
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1405:. New York: Viking Penguin. p. 151.
2319:Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy
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2118:Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
2077:Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
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1766:Hyers, Conrad (August 4–11, 1982).
1491:Herbermann, Charles George (1913).
1481:De Sacra Virginitate, 6,6, 18, 191.
840:Imaginative portrayal of Origen by
1916:Protestant Biblical Interpretation
1823:Smith, Christian (1 August 2012).
1569:. Vol. 2. Paris. p. 241.
1494:The Catholic encyclopedia Volume 3
1354:Jones, Jeffrey M. (July 8, 2011).
907:Portrait of Augustine of Hippo by
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2212:Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
1829:. Baker Books. pp. 163–165.
2637:Christianity Today International
2284:Association of Vineyard Churches
2072:Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
1895:Ryrie, Charles Caldwell (1995).
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2769:Christian theology of the Bible
2672:National Religious Broadcasters
1797:Ngo, Robin (19 December 2013).
1580:Armstrong, Karen (2005-08-11).
687:Outline of Bible-related topics
2647:Evangelical Climate Initiative
2095:Presbyterian Church in America
1186:Biblical literalist chronology
1172: — Islamic analogue
396:Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
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1774:. p. 823. Archived from
1399:MacCulloch, Diarmaid (2009).
1372:McDonald & Sanders, ed.,
948:(1483–1546 CE) separated the
754:historical-grammatical method
523:Historical-grammatical method
2566:Apostolic-Prophetic Movement
2394:Baptism with the Holy Spirit
2266:Seventh-day Adventist Church
1803:Biblical Archaeology Society
2774:Bible-related controversies
2657:Fuller Theological Seminary
2133:Pentecostal Holiness Church
2029:Southern Baptist Convention
1963:. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
1534:. Emeth Press. p. 27.
1081:Eastern Kentucky University
1016:) is historically accurate.
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2490:Contemporary worship music
2368:Los Angeles Crusade (1949)
2289:Calvary Chapel Association
1735:Falkenberg, Steve (2002).
1528:Wood, Laurence W. (2005).
1003:historical-critical method
995:the Biblical text as clear
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771:historical-critical method
752:The term can refer to the
518:Allegorical interpretation
2601:New Apostolic Reformation
2429:Christianity and abortion
2128:Pentecostal Church of God
1859:Bartkowski, John (1996).
1097:Gustavus Adolphus College
886:in the Jewish tradition.
2779:Christian fundamentalism
2723:Charles Grandison Finney
2606:Neo-charismatic movement
2576:Christian fundamentalism
2276:Nondenominational Family
2171:Congregationalist Family
1799:"Bible Secrets Revealed"
1385:A Van Der Kooij, et al.
1132:wrote in his 2012 book,
1067:forms found in the text.
763:Christian fundamentalist
408:Novum Testamentum Graece
210:Composition of the Torah
1565:Diderot, Denis (1752).
1216:Young Earth creationism
1027:Genesis flood narrative
880:in Christianity and in
743:biblical interpretation
2703:Aimee Semple McPherson
2616:Seven Mountain Mandate
2356:Fourth Great Awakening
2339:Second Great Awakening
2197:Church of the Nazarene
1914:Ramm, Bernard (1970).
1035:genealogies of Genesis
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958:Westminster Confession
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909:Philippe de Champaigne
894:Hellenistic literature
873:Early Christian Church
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832:Deuterocanonical books
783:Mainline Protestantism
671:Criticism of the Bible
414:Documentary hypothesis
2784:Christian terminology
2662:Moody Bible Institute
2611:Red-Letter Christians
2351:Third Great Awakening
2334:First Great Awakening
2207:Free Methodist Church
2148:Restorationist Family
2138:Apostolic Pentecostal
2113:Assemblies of God USA
1868:Sociology of Religion
1737:"Biblical Literalism"
1428:1:19–20, Chapt. 19 ,
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424:NT textual categories
2571:Bapticostal movement
2485:Contemporary worship
2464:Second work of grace
2444:Evangelical theology
2309:Azusa Street Revival
1918:. Baker Book House.
1430:De Genesi ad literam
1426:De Genesi ad literam
1181:Biblical inspiration
1176:Biblical archaeology
1101:St. Peter, Minnesota
371:Internal consistency
277:Samaritan Pentateuch
2596:Post-evangelicalism
2414:Biblical patriarchy
2404:Biblical literalism
2087:Presbyterian Family
2039:Missionary Baptists
2034:Independent Baptist
1619:. 27 February 2021.
1582:"Unholy strictures"
1497:. pp. 269, 272
1296:, pp. 259–272.
1005:of interpretation.
989:Clarity of the text
735:Biblical literalism
205:New Testament canon
200:Old Testament canon
128:Chapters and verses
2419:Biblical womanhood
2409:Biblical inerrancy
2344:Cane Ridge Revival
2156:Churches of Christ
2105:Pentecostal Family
1721:2006-11-15 at the
1700:, Reproduced from
1668:2008-07-20 at the
1123:Biblical inerrancy
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950:biblical apocrypha
919:Augustine of Hippo
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803:biblical inerrancy
676:Biblical authority
557:Capital punishment
433:Biblical criticism
402:Rahlfs' Septuagint
106:New Testament (NT)
101:Old Testament (OT)
2764:Biblical exegesis
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2439:Decision theology
2434:Christian Zionism
2399:Believers' Church
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2222:Keswickian Family
2123:Foursquare Church
2049:Free Will Baptist
1969:978-0-198-26180-3
1957:Metzger, Bruce M.
1952:978-0-06-073817-4
1946:. HarperCollins.
1897:Dispensationalism
1836:978-1-4412-4151-1
1772:Christian Century
1662:Lewis on Miracles
1412:978-0-670-02126-0
1196:Demythologization
1056:As a part of the
1045:interventions of
861:rabbinical school
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547:Conspiracy theory
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215:Mosaic authorship
16:(Redirected from
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2687:Youth for Christ
2581:Evangelical left
2454:Kingdom theology
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1049:in history, and
1023:Genesis creation
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2507:Revival meeting
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2363:Healing revival
2329:Great Awakening
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2512:Camp meeting
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927:Adam and Eve
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120:Antilegomena
115:Deuterocanon
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1631:Zuck, Roy B
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