Is The Bible Really Trustworthy

Now more than ever, the world is more closely connected through the nearly-instantaneous exchange of ideas and information. This exchange of ideas means that collaboration for the advancement of knowledge on a particular subject is possible and facilitates advancements in that field. On the other hand, having access to the abundance of contrasting ideas also means that people have more to think about and more they can argue about. One of said arguments is whether the Bible is really trustworthy. There are too many different beliefs about the Bible to list them all, but some of the main ones are that the Bible is the word of God and true and trustworthy, the Bible is just a book written by man and, therefore, vulnerable to the weaknesses of any human-written work and fallible, or that the Bible is mostly true but has some inaccuracies, thus casting doubt as to whether it is inspired by God. Placher (1995) describes this very well when he says:

At one extreme, some dismiss any appeal to the Bible out of hand and consider "authority" a dirty word. Others confidently assert that only their literalistic interpretations really count …show more content…
C. (1995, October 11). Is the Bible true? The Christian Century. p. 924. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A17649077/PPRP?u=lirn17237&sid=PPRP&xid=038853ee.

Schorn, J. (2007, July). How is the Bible true? U.S. Catholic. p. 45. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A165575138/PPRP?u=lirn17237&sid=PPRP&xid=531d0ab3.

Johnson, L. T. (2009, May 22). "How is the Bible true? Let me count the ways." Commonweal, p. 12. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A201087409/PPRP?u=lirn17237&sid=PPRP&xid=b040b2c7.

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