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verbal inspiration
biblical criticism
Also known as: inerrancy
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Christian fundamentalism
- In Christian fundamentalism: Origins
…of faith and morals) but inerrant (correct when it spoke on any matters, including history and science).
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literal interpretation of the Bible
- In biblical literature: Literal interpretation
…associated with the belief in verbal or plenary inspiration, according to which not only the biblical message but also the individual words in which that message was delivered or written down were divinely chosen. In an extreme form this would imply that God dictated the message to the speakers or…
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Protestant orthodoxy
- In The Protestant Heritage: Authority of the Word
…developed the notion of the verbal inspiration (or inerrancy) of the Bible. This notion held that in fact every word of the Bible was divinely inspired and was thus the authority for one’s faith. Protestant orthodoxy countered the Catholic notion of an infallible church with that of an infallible Bible.…
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