The Inspiration of Scripture
Title: The Inspiration of Scripture
Category: /Society & Culture/Religion
Details: Words: 845 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Inspiration of Scripture
Category: /Society & Culture/Religion
Details: Words: 845 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
According to the Random House Dictionary, the word inspire means 'to infuse an animating, quickening, or exalting influence into, or to communicate or suggest by a divine influence.' This definition indicates, when applied to the scripture, that the stories and writings in the Bible did not come solely from the minds of the respective authors, but rather from a divine source. This suggests that the authors were scribes, reproducing what was instilled in them
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own validity. If historical scholars use a method that does not apply to the Bible, then it becomes irrelevant itself. This irrelevance is displayed using the Hermeneutical circle, because the circle implies that there is a cycle and a relationship between history and the content of the text, and while there may be in certain parts, that does nothing to prove that scripture is inspired, and only says that scripture has a possibly factual background.