The doctrinal position that the Bible is accurate and totally free of error
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Is 'Jesus' an example of an error in the bible? [closed]
If "Yeshua ben Yosef" or "Yeshua ber Yosef" or "Yeshua" or even "Yahushua" is the real name of "Jesus", does that imply that the bible has errors? How do orthodox Christians address this?
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What does “scripture” mean in NT writing?
This is slightly a take-off from:
What does it mean that all scripture is God-Breathed?
The Bible as we know it today wasn't canonized and compiled into a single volume until much later. In ...
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To what extent should the Apostles' speech be considered infallible?
It is my understanding that all known writings of the Apostles are considered infallible and are Canonical. However, I am unclear as to what extent recorded speech of the Apostles should be ...
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New Testament inconsistency - opening of Jesus' tomb
As it was mentioned in this topic, reading the New Testament side by side, one can pick up apparent inconsistencies in the Gospels by various Disciples. As it was suggested that they should be ...
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Why are there inconsistencies in the New Testament? [closed]
Reading the New Testament side by side, one can pick up inconsistencies in the Gospels by various Disciples. For example, some of them mentioned by this website:
MT 1:6-7 The lineage of Jesus is ...
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How do adherents to inerrancy reconcile the fact that some part of the bible were added later?
The story about Jesus forgiving an adulterous women is not in the original copy, but that's the version we most commonly have. So how does that make the Bible inerrant, given that many important parts ...
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How should we judge the trustworthiness of a given Bible translation?
Given that both the humans who actually penned the Bible and the later humans who translated it all had free will, the issue of Biblical inerrancy is a tricky one.
See also: By what mechanism could ...
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Must a Christian accept the Bible to be infallible and/or inerrant? [closed]
Related question: What is the difference between "infallible" and "inerrant"?
I have heard lists of requirements to be considered Christian; among those, I find these the most ...
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What is the difference between “infallible” and “inerrant”?
As with many others I know, I believe in both the infallibility and inerrancy of the Bible.
What is the difference between these two important terms?
If something has no errors (inerrant), then must ...
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By what mechanism could the Bible be inerrant?
For those who believe in the inerrancy of the Bible (or those who understand the positions of those who do), how can the Bible have this status given all the opportunities for any message delivered by ...
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What is the basis for the doctrine of Biblical inerrancy?
Referencing one or more passage of scripture, and any seconday external sources, what is the supportable, Biblical basis for the doctrine of the innerrancy of the Bible?
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Apparent Discrepancy in Mark 2:26
There seems to be an apparent discrepancy in Mark 2:26, Jesus is rebuking the Pharisees for complaining that his disciples are picking the heads of grain on the Sabbath:
Mark 2:26
26 How he ...
