So, we've been round and round on the topic of Biblical literalism. But here's a new point of discussion.
If someone were to add a new chapter to the Bible, one which had not existed in any previous versions. Would it be accepted by the literalists as true?
What if it "sounded like something Jesus would say"?
Keep in mind, I'm not asking if you would accept the message as a spiritual teaching. Let's all assume that the message is valid and Christ-like. That no one doubts that it something that Jesus would have taught, had he thought to teach it.
What I am asking is very specifically this:
Would the brand new chapter in the Bible become retroactively literally true?
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