On Inerrancy
I respond to some discussion of the doctrine of biblical inerrancy on my Participatory Bible Study blog.
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Is the Trilemma about Jesus Useful?
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The Heart of Inspiration
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Interpreting Away what is Clearly Taught
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Ben Witherington on the Pentecostal Movement
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Bible Translation and Fundamentalism from a Wesleyan Perspective
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