Concerns whether Scripture is reliable from various perspectives: Seeks to answer question like "Has it been transmitted accurately through the ages?", "does it contain errors?", "can we trust it?"
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From a Fundamentalist standpoint, what does the phrase “Inspired, infallible, inerrant Word of God” mean?
Many denominations teach that the Bible is the "Inspired, inerrant, infallible Word of God." Detractors of Christianity, and even other denominations within Christianity disagree with all or some of ...
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What is “Manuscript Evidence” and how is it useful?
In several Apologetics articles (including one answer of mine on a different question), I see the statement that "there is overwhelming manuscript evidence to support the fact that the Bible has been ...
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Rules behind resolving alleged Biblical discrepancies
One of the charges that is consistently leveled against Biblical reliability is that the Bible is "full of contradictions". This is certainly not a new charge, and the field of Apologetics, with its ...
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Why do Young-Earth Creationists make such a big deal about the YEC view
For anyone who's unfamiliar with what the Young-Earth view, here's a starting point.
I want to start out by saying that this question is not about whether or not the YEC view it true. It's not about ...
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If the Bible has been changed over the years, can we still trust it?
I read that there are passages that exist today that are not in some of the oldest scrolls. Since these passages were added along the way—maybe to help explain something—can we trust that ...
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How is the historical accuracy of the Bible defended?
Loosely tied to the idea of Biblical Inerrancy, one of the basic tenets of Christianity is that Scripture is reliable. This includes the idea of being reliable as a source of "doctrine, for reproof, ...
