i must admit i too find this debate a sterile one. it seems to me the idea that ‘god made it, therefore it is inerrant’ is entirely without support, either in the text itself (which clearly contains typographical errors at least) or even philosophically/theologically.

the revelation may well be divine, but it is made to humans and therein lies the snag. while god is perfect in his understanding, we are not. thus we are always caught in the hermeneutic cycle. it was exactly the same with the law, as paul eloquently explains in romans 7 to answer exactly the same argument from jewish christians who were asserting that as god had given the law, it was necessary and adequate for salvation. as he explains, god’s part was NOT the bit that was broken!!!

i’ve written so much about this over the years it seems and it’s still tired, stale and unfruitful. see here http://fakerepublic.typepad.com/fake/2007/03/and_god_said_it.html if you’re still for some reason hungry for more. :o)

shane magee

director: fake

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