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There are a number of views regarding the Reliability of the Bible:

• Strict inerrancy is the view that the Bible is totally without error as we have it today;
• Original inerrancy is the view that the Bible was totally without error in its original form, but has been corrupted in minor details through transmission;
• Substantive accuracy is the view that the Bible may contain a number of minor errors common to the human reporting to historical events, but that it is generally accurate and reliable in the events it describes. This view is based on the literary characteristics of the Bible and its consistency with all available physical evidence;
• Allegorical inerrancy is the view that the Bible is intended as allegory and spiritual teaching, and was not intended to be a history or science text. It is inerrant on spiritual teachings, but not reliable on historical issues;
• Biblical minimalism is the view that the Bible is a book merely written by men, and is neither substantively accurate nor useful;

See Also

• Hermeneutics

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