A more realistic view of the inspiriation of the scriptures is provided by Professor Alley of the University of Richmond, who is quoted as saying, "
While some persons may continue to hold that the historic Christian belief in biblical infallibility and inerrancy is the only valid starting point and framework for a theology of revelation, such contentions should be heard with a smile and incorporated into the bylaws of the Flat Earth Society."
For nearly all the books of the Bible, we do not even know who the authors really were. The first five books of the Bible have long been attributed to Moses, but biblical scholars have long since dismissed this attribution. Some say that books like Daniel and Esther were probably written by characters mentioned in those books, since they would have had the knowledge of events in order to write the books. YetDaniel
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known to have been novels written in the second century BCE, although set in a period centuries earlier.
We do not even know who wrote the New Testament gospels, in spite of them having been attributed to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John since later in the second century. Similarly, most of the New Testament epistles are really pseudepigraphical.
We have to read the Bible and take from it what benefits us spiritually, at the same time realising that in most cases we will never know who wrote the books that make up the Bible.
That they are the inspired words of the ultimate authority, God.
This usually refers to Holy Scriptures - books considered to be holy, such as the Bible, or the Koran. Believers believe that such books are either dictated by God, or inspired by God.
Making the prophecies of the Scriptures come true.
AnswerIt is claimed that, if the Bible was not actually written by god himself, at least its authors were inspired by God to write exactly what he wanted them to write. The difficulties with this are outlined by Raymond E Brown who, commenting on the gospels, says, "Inspiration does not guarantee historicity or reconcilability; otherwise God should have inspired the two evangelists to give us the same record."
I think that by Hebrew Scriptures you mean the Tanakh. In this case, it is Biblical Hebrew
What their views on the subject are
AnswerWhether or not the Old Testament should be considrered divinely inspired depends on its authorship, not its translation. If one believes that the original books were inspired, they remain so, regardless of the subsequent translations of those books.However, the Septuagint (LXX) was gradually improved over a period of time. In the first and second centuries CE there were more literal renderings, revising the LXX, sometimes almost to the point of constituting new translations. Depending on what we mean by 'inspired', this could be evidence that the LXX used by the New Testament authors was not inspired.
The inerrancy of the Scriptures refers to the belief that the Bible is without error or fault in all its teaching, including matters of faith, history, and science. This doctrine is often held by certain Christian traditions that view the Bible as the ultimate authority and as the inspired word of God.
traits which are primary
if you mean "inspired by anyone" he is inspired by Micheal Jackson A.K.A "The King Of Pop
It is the writing of the authors thoughts
0 means nothing in the scriptures.