Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site psivax.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!decwrl!greipa!pesnta!hplabs!sdcrdcf!psivax!friesen From: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen) Newsgroups: net.religion.christian Subject: Re: About Literalism: in what sense is God the author of Scripture? Message-ID: <533@psivax.UUCP> Date: Wed, 3-Jul-85 14:17:06 EDT Article-I.D.: psivax.533 Posted: Wed Jul 3 14:17:06 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 6-Jul-85 04:24:13 EDT References: <183@gymble.UUCP> Reply-To: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen) Distribution: na Organization: Pacesetter Systems Inc., Sylmar, CA Lines: 24 Summary: In article <183@gymble.UUCP> bennet@gymble.UUCP (Tom Bennet) writes: > >Given some reasonable definition of "error-free," one that only requires a >document to say correctly the things it intends to say, to the precision >which it intends to say them ("I live about a half mile from school" is not >inconsistent with "I live 2587 feet from school"), and allows that non-literal >language can be interpreted non-literally, I think it is possible >to have a document which is error-free. > >If we then also accept that God can and does act through history, then it >seems a simple matter to form a theory of inerrancy that would permit God >to communicate to us by such a document produced in the manner described >above. > I think I can live with this definition of "inerrency", since it allows the Bible writers freedom in areas not "intended" in by them. Thus a reader need not slavishly accept the exact wording on peripheral matters. -- Sarima (Stanley Friesen) {trwrb|allegra|cbosgd|hplabs|ihnp4|aero!uscvax!akgua}!sdcrdcf!psivax!friesen or {ttdica|quad1|bellcore|scgvaxd}!psivax!friesen