inerrancy in 100 minutes? (the pdq bible)

A publisher has just announced the creation of a Bible which can be read in 100 minutes. It was unveiled at Canterbury Cathedral by a reverand so it is getting theological backing.Can inerrancy possibly be held within this Bible? How? And what happens if it becomes a popular item for Xians who love religion, but don't like the fuss of reading and things like that? Could this change the face of Xianity?(I suggest the inerrancy forum, but coffee house is fine)

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Which leads us to the question: how much exactly CAN be changed in the Bible without losing the inerrancy, and who has the ability to decide?

Cliff has been doing this for years. And then there was Classics Illustrated for those unwilling to slog through Cliffs Notes.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

I can't remember which magazine it was... I think National Lampoon... that would have fake Cliff's Notes for major books. And they once had one for the Bible. I think it went:God makes man, and everything man does pisses God off.

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holmes
"...what a fool believes he sees, no wise man has the power to reason away.."(D. Bros)

My first impression is: the less you say, the less chance you have of making mistakes.I haven't invested the 100 minutes yet, but I do plan to see if I can find any 'errancy'.

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People who think they have all the answers usually don't understand the questions.

[Quoting Ringo]

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My first impression is: the less you say, the less chance you have of making mistakes.

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Right.Inerrancy doesn't necessarily mean that you say everything that needs to be said.It just means that everything you do say is true.Therefore, if you could reduce the Bible to a paragraph, you could still call it inerrant, assuming that you believe that everything in it is literally true. What you left out doesn't matter.[Now Quoting Holmes]

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How? And what happens if it becomes a popular item for Xians who love religion, but don't like the fuss of reading and things like that? Could this change the face of Xianity?

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Yes, it could well change the face of Christianity, since there seems to be a push for lower-maintenance, fast-food denominations in the sect market.This message has been edited by gene90, 09-22-2005 04:27 PM

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Therefore, if you could reduce the Bible to a paragraph, you could still call it inerrant, assuming that you believe that everything in it is literally true. What you left out doesn't matter.

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John 3:16
All is said therein.
Tell me of one contradiction in the plan of salvation. As for the accounts of the life of certain people? Let three or four people tell you the mechanics of an accident they observed.
It's about how much God loved the world, and what he gave to demonstrate that love. After that, we have a colorful account of the colorful life colorful people lived. Their achievements, their downfalls, their joys and sorrows. Not much different from us today, nor did they want different things. Love, power, war, and so on.