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However, Pius XII did allow that not everything in the Bible need be understood literally, since the Bible contained different literary ''genres'': in addition to the narration of events, there was poetry and metaphor and imagery, none of which needed be interpreted literally.
Another controversy with regard to the inerrancy of the Bible that was prevalent after 1893 was regarding historicity of the events narrated in it.<ref name=":0" />
Some of the theories proposed regarding the inerrancy of the Bible with regard to the historicity of events narrated in it are the theory of "history according to appearances", which posits that the Bible describes events according to popular versions of them; and the "theory of implicit quotations", which posits that in writing the Bible, the hagiographers were only quoting what they thought somebody else said.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Belmonte |first=Charles |title=Faith Seeking Understanding |publisher=Studium Theologiae Foundation |year=2006 |isbn=971-91060-4-2 |editor-last=Belmonte |editor-first=Charles |edition=2nd |volume=I |location=Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines |pages=123}}</ref> These theories are contrary to the Catholic teaching that the events narrated in the Bible are truly historical. <ref name=":2" />
=== Vatican II ===
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The [[Second Vatican Council]] (1962–65), a gathering of the world's [[bishops]] called together to "update" Catholic teaching and practice, issued doctrinal documents on a number of topics, including one on [[Revelation]]. The first draft, prepared by a predominantly conservative commission, was traditional, including its position on inerrancy:<ref>{{cite web |last1=Komonchak |first1=J. A. |title=Draft of a Dogmatic Constitution on the Sources of Revelation |url=https://jakomonchak.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/de-fontibus-1-5.pdf}}</ref>
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