inerrancy
noun
in·er·ran·cy
(ˌ)i-ˈner-ən(t)-sē 
: exemption from error : infallibility
the question of biblical inerrancy
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Biblical inerrancy, or the belief the Bible is without error, was the core issue driving the conservatives’ activism.
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Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 17 June 2024
Biblical inerrancy, for instance, is off-limits.
—Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic, 3 Jan. 2022
Conservatives took up Lindsell's call and turned the fight over biblical inerrancy into a battle to save the denomination and American society from the evils of liberalism.
—Diana Butler Bass, CNN, 17 June 2021
Biblical inerrancy, which Noll points out had never before occupied such a central place in any Christian movement, became foundational.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2021
Albright was a faithful Christian, and the inerrancy of the Bible was then under attack.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 22 June 2020
Wesley didn’t teach fundamentalist ideas such as inerrancy and infallibility.
—al, 18 Feb. 2020
The youthful King didn't share his father's belief in the inerrancy of the Bible and was put off by his father's fiery preaching style.
—John Blake, CNN, 20 Jan. 2020
By then, Paige Patterson had already cemented his role as the architect of the Southern Baptist Convention’s conservative turn with its embrace of biblical inerrancy, the belief that the Bible is without error.
—Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2019
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Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 17 June 2024
Biblical inerrancy, for instance, is off-limits.
—Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic, 3 Jan. 2022
Conservatives took up Lindsell's call and turned the fight over biblical inerrancy into a battle to save the denomination and American society from the evils of liberalism.
—Diana Butler Bass, CNN, 17 June 2021
Biblical inerrancy, which Noll points out had never before occupied such a central place in any Christian movement, became foundational.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2021
Albright was a faithful Christian, and the inerrancy of the Bible was then under attack.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 22 June 2020
Wesley didn’t teach fundamentalist ideas such as inerrancy and infallibility.
—al, 18 Feb. 2020
The youthful King didn't share his father's belief in the inerrancy of the Bible and was put off by his father's fiery preaching style.
—John Blake, CNN, 20 Jan. 2020
By then, Paige Patterson had already cemented his role as the architect of the Southern Baptist Convention’s conservative turn with its embrace of biblical inerrancy, the belief that the Bible is without error.
—Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2019
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“Inerrancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inerrancy. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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