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Line 1: {{short description\|Doctrine that the Bible is without error}}▼ {{About\|the Christian doctrinal position\|Jewish doctrinal positions\|Rabbinic literature}} {{distinguish\|Biblical infallibility\|Biblical literalism}} ▲{{short description\|Doctrine that the Bible is without error}} {{Bible related}} '''Biblical inerrancy''' is the [[belief]] that the [[Bible]] "is without error or fault in all its teaching";<ref>Geisler, NL. and Roach, B., ''Defending Inerrancy: Affirming the Accuracy of Scripture for a New Generation, Baker Books, 2012.</ref> or, at least, that "Scripture in the original [[~~Manuscript\|manuscripts~~manuscript]]s does not affirm anything that is contrary to fact".<ref name="Grudem90">{{Cite book\|first=Wayne A.\|last=Grudem\|authorlink=Wayne Grudem\|title=Systematic theology: an introduction to biblical doctrine\|publisher=[[Inter-Varsity Press]]\|location=[[Leicester]]\|year=1994\|page=90\|isbn=978-0-85110-652-6\|oclc=29952151}}</ref> Some equate inerrancy with [[biblical infallibility]]; others do not.<ref>McKim, DK, ''Westminster dictionary of theological terms'', Westminster John Knox Press, 1996.</ref><ref>Geisler, N. L. (ed), ''Inerrancy'', Zondervan, 1980, p. 22. "The trouble is that such a distinction is nowhere to be found in Jesus' own teaching, and seems to be precluded by His testimony both to the unqualified historical accuracy and the inspiration of the Old Testament ... The attempt to discriminate ... seems to be a product of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries".</ref> The belief is of particular significance within parts of [[evangelicalism]], where it is formulated in the "[[Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy]]". A formal statement in favor of biblical inerrancy was published in the ''[[Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society]]'' in 1978.<ref>"Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy", ''[[Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society]]'' vol. 21 no. 4 (December 1978), 289–96.[http://library.dts.edu/Pages/TL/Special/ICBI_1.pdf]</ref> The signatories to the "Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy" admit that "inspiration, strictly speaking, applies only to the autographic text of Scripture". However, even though there may be no extant original manuscripts of the Bible, those which exist can be considered inerrant, because, as the statement reads: "the autographic text of Scripture, ... in the providence of God can be ascertained from available manuscripts with great accuracy".<ref name="ChicX">''Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy'': "Article X. We affirm that inspiration, strictly speaking, applies only to the autographic text of Scripture, which in the providence of God can be ascertained from available manuscripts with great accuracy. We further affirm that copies and translations of Scripture are the Word of God to the extent that they faithfully represent the original. We deny that any essential element of the Christian faith is affected by the absence of the autographs. We further deny that this absence renders the assertion of biblical inerrancy invalid or irrelevant." Line 29: </ref> Some [[Judaism \| Judaic]] and [[Christianity\|Christian]] traditions hold that the [[Torah]] or Pentateuch of the Hebrew Bible was physically written by [[Moses]]—not by God himself, although in the process of transcription many thousands of times copyists have allowed errors, or (some suggest) even forgeries in the text to accumulate.<ref> Tov, Emanuel, ''Textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible'', Uitgeverij Van Gorcum, 2001, p. 213</ref> According to this position, God originally spoke through a select person to reveal his purpose, character and plan for humanity. However, the Bible does record some direct statements from God (i.e.,"Thus says the Lord...", "And God said...", etc.). The significance of most phrases, their parts, grammar, and occasionally individual words, letters and even [[Cantillation\|pronunciation]] in the Hebrew Bible are the subject of many rabbinic [[Baraita of Rabbi Ishmael\|discussions]] in the [[Talmud]]. Line 249: {{Christian theology}} {{Creationism topics}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Biblical Inerrancy}}

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