Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Freedom from error or untruths; infallibility.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being inerrant; freedom from error.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Exemption from error.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Freedom from error.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Christianity) exemption from error
Etymologies
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Examples
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Still, I think there's a case to be made that we need to leave the term inerrancy behind.
The Last Gasp of Inerrancy James F. McGrath 2009
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An actual quote: I am among those who feel that the term inerrancy has become for Evangelicals severely overqualified because of the recognition of the tensions between older formulations of the term and the developments in our understanding of the Bible and its world.
The Last Gasp of Inerrancy James F. McGrath 2009
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James, maybe the word inerrancy should be dropped, but do you think one could still have a high view of divine inspiration and authority can be maintained even if the Bible clearly is not "historical" or "scientific" in the modern sense of the term?
Inerrancy, Historicity, Maximalism and Minimalism James F. McGrath 2009
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Evangelical scholars, for example, doubt that accepting the doctrine of biblical inerrancy is the best way to assert their belief in biblical authority.
Puncturing a gas bag ... Frank Wilson 2006
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But if Protestantism could force the papal hand in a matter of this magnitude, involving vast questions of belief and far-reaching questions of policy, what becomes of "inerrancy" -- of special protection and guidance of the papal authority in matters of faith?
A History of the warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom 1896
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Actually it’s because of knowledge and logic that I’m believe in inerrancy of scripture.
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If a Muslim cannot reconcile even one of the ridiculous scientific claims in the Koran and the Hadith than the idea of inerrancy is lost.
The heart and cardiovascular system in the Qur'an and Hadeeth - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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The only way to hold onto inerrancy is to deny the humanity of the Bible's authors....to set them in a class apart from every other human being on earth.
Quote of the Day (Eric Reitan) James F. McGrath 2009
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The only way to hold onto inerrancy is to deny the humanity of the Bible's authors....to set them in a class apart from every other human being on earth.
Quote of the Day (Eric Reitan) James F. McGrath 2009
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That's another problem I have with the notion of inerrancy - how often its defenders are willing to deny that the text means what it says in order to have it be "right" on some abstract theological level.
Debunking Debunking Christianity Christianity James F. McGrath 2009
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