Problems in the inerrancy debates in American evangelical circles --- Michael F. Bird

What makes the Bible a true book? Does it contain errors of fact or consistency? This is what biblical inerrancy debates are over, and they are especially brutal in certain circles of American evangelicalism. 0:00 - Introduction 0:41 - An example: Michael Licona on Matthew 27:52–53 3:02 - The place of inerrancy in American evangelicalism 4:31 – The danger of making inerrancy the only alternate to unbelief 7:00 - What makes the Bible a true book? In the history of American evangelicalism, especially in the last one hundred years, inerrancy has been the defining issue within the evangelical camp and has led to all sorts of debates, denominational breakups, and institutional divisions. Indeed, it is not too much to say that “inerrancy” holds a place, a priority, and a demand for precision in American churches that is simply absent in the rest of the world. Don’t get me wrong, global evangelical churches do believe quite earnestly in the Bible’s inspiration and infallibility, just not with the ardor or aggression that has been raging since the 1970s in American evangelicalism’s “battle for the Bible.” But sometimes inerrancy is not about the Bible. Sometimes its about the theological culture within certain circles of evangelical scholars. Ultimately, we don’t trust in the Bible. We trust in the God who speaks in the Bible. Get the book: SEVEN THINGS I WISH CHRISTIANS KNEW ABOUT THE BIBLE 📕 Print: https://zondervanacademic.com/product... 📱 Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Things-C... 🎧 Audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/Seven-Thin... 💻 Logos Bible Software: https://www.logos.com/product/202699/...