Kudos to John Hobbins for directing attention to the recent thoughts of others (and back here) on this issue. Read John's post, "Breathing New Life Into the Doctrine of Inerrancy" and follow the links. Editor's note: Content of the blog post is reproduced below, with...
Inspiration
The Rest of My Comments on the Chicago Statement
Not much is new in here as far as my thoughts, but I promised I'd complete this by month's end. I'm now going to try and put my "Bellingham Statement" into 4-5 paragraphs and see if I can't get some other biblio-bloggers of note to weigh in on it. Here's the rest of...
Second Follow-Up Reply to Chris
Back to the rest of Chris's reply. This is good stuff since it prompts discussion and brings other examples to the discussion. Chris was questioning me based on three items. The first two I replied to, and subsequently posted. I've posted my response to some follow-up...
Hope You Are Checking the Comments…
Just in case. Here is something I just posted as a reply. I think the questions and my response are useful for others to see. The statements in quotation marks (" ") is NOT mine. >> 1. You wrote: If the Bible indeed employs 'flawed propositions' in order to...
Getting New Readers Caught Up on the Inspiration Discussion — and Resuming That Discussion
First, let me direct your attention to something I've added to the blog just below the blog's name and tag-line: a page entitled "Naked Bible's Inspiration Discussion." For those who are new to this blog, we're in a discussion on inspiration -- why, in the Naked...
Another Whack at Bellingham Statement 1
Here's the text of the original Bellingham Statement 1. I affirm that the Bible is revelation from God produced in writing through the agency of human authors. This agency involved human authors writing on the basis of their own abilities, education, styles,...
Accounting for Rare Instances of Dictation (Response)
I'm back - with thanks to all of you for your patience and input on the first of what will be many statements for the "Bellingham Statement" on inspiration and inerrancy. I think I can manage my schedule now - which means posting at least once a week on each of my...
Inspiration and Inerrancy: Distinguishing Ends and Means, Process and Product
In the last post, I focused on 2 Tim 3:17 for an answer to the question, "What was the point of the exercise of inspiration?" Paul gives us four purposes in this text, and it seems wise to me to approach the question from that perspective. I also noted that I have no...
What’s the Point of the Inspiration Exercise?
This is a question I've raised a few times now on the blog with respect to this topic. I'm going to answer it below (or at least kick it off) in startlingly brief fashion. It will serve as a transition point into inerrancy (at least that's how I'm thinking of it...
Taking on that Crazy Ivan! Views of Truth and Inerrancy
No, I'm not talking about The Hunt for Red October, and Ivan really isn't crazy. Frankly, he's a breath of fresh air. To help readers avoid the task of going back through Ivan's comments, I've quoted a number of them here and offered some brief responses. At the end...
Evangelical Textual Criticism Blog Discusses Inerrancy and Textual Criticism
Good discussion, and some equally good thoughts scattered through the comments. Inerrancy and Textual Criticism
New Article on NT Canon
Check out this post over on Evangelical Textual Criticism. The post describes an article in the most recent JETS issue on the NT canon problem. Editor's note: link's content reproduced below,From Evangelical Textual Criticism: Chuck Hill in JETS, originally posted May...
John Hobbins’ Thoughts on the Revised Bellingham Statement
John Hobbins has once again added helpful commentary on the Bellingham Statement. I hope more will chime in, especially academically-trained bibliobloggers who have expressed concerns over inspiration and inerrancy. Editor's note: content of the link produced below,...
Another Proposed Bellingham Statement (Last One?)
Here goes another crack at a statement on inspiration and inerrancy (both!). I think what follows constitutes something that I hope readers will circulate. I'm not sure about the order things are addressed, so please pay attention to that. I have some modest goals...
Responses to Mr. Molina’s Second Reply
Mr. Molina writes: Could this be about how God sees/relates to history? He knows the end from the beginning, doesn't this put Him then at an advantage (obviously, but bear with me) to "pull the strings" as it were of history, events and time, so that what seems like...