SonofNun wrote: "Hmm, well I was always taught that you can't just pick and chose which parts of the bible you wish to believe.. and for the the most part I believe that. I don't see how you can just say,"hmm well I think I am just going o believe this today", no offense.
Either there is a...
The reason I was asking this is because I have only recently become exposed to the idea that the Bible, especially the OT, is the infallible and inerrant word of God. I grew up in a largely secular, nominally Catholic community where Biblical literalism was largely unheard of and was taught that...
The Bible: Inerrant and literal word of God, or collection of histories and didactic myths and legends designed to preserve and teach early Jewish culture?
This refers mainly to the Old Testament, but I'd like to know what people here think. BTW, I'm firmly in the "collection of histories and...
First post on this site so hello to all and looking forward to some stimulating discussion on all aspects of religious thought from all sources. Hope that doesn't sound too pretentious, really just looking to be educated and improve my knowledge on the subject!