Did Early Christians Think The Bible Was Inerrant?

Homebrewed Christianity

Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.6 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2018

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. Today's question: did the early Christians believe the Bible was inerrant? The short answer is no. But it's a little more complicated than that. Tripp explains what is even meant by inerrancy, how inerrancy is a product of the Enlightenment, the fights the early church had about the authority of scripture, the challenges the early church faced in interpreting scripture, and the tension between the limited Hebrew response and the Gnostic tendency to decontextualize Jesus. Plus, three rules for interpreting scripture from some early church fathers. If you're interested in learning more, check out this book. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:26.9	Welcome to the Theology Nerd podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller.
1:32.1	This is a shorter Q&A episode where your friendly local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you.
1:39.9	There are lots of ways you can submit a question for Trip to answer.
1:42.6	You can go to Homebrew Christianity.com, click the send voicemail button on the right hand side
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