In our scientifically advanced age, Americans’ skepticism of biblical inerrancy appears to have reached an all time high, especially in regard to matters of the Bible and science. How can a book, parts of which were written 3,500 years ago, have relevant scientific data? How could the Bible writers have made accurate statements about the heavens, long before the invention of telescopes and satellites? How could their references to zoology, botany, astronomy, and human anatomy be trustworthy?
The Reliability of Scripture's Scientific Statements
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5 Principles of Bible Interpretation to Remembe
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Anyone truly attempting to understand the Bible must consider some basic principles of interpretation that allow for a reasonable treatment of the Book. In order to be as fair with the Bible writers as we would want others to be with us, the following principles should be considered, especially when Bible contradictions are alleged.