Neo Deist
Th.D. & D.Div. h.c.
First off, let's define the term "inerrant" for the duration of this discussion: free from error.
Source - http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inerrant
Next let's define who wrote the Bible, regardless of translation: humans.
Given that humans do make mistakes quite often, it is safe to assume that the biblical authors included errors within their writings. A quick Google search for "biblical contradictions" will present numerous entries. Why then do people insist on an inerrant Bible? Some people will go so far as to disregard science and/or observable facts, in order to maintain that the Bible is error free.
A few examples:
1 Kings 4:26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
2 Chronicles 9:25 And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
Genesis 32:30 For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
John 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time.
Matthew 27:5 And he [Judas] cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. And the chief priests...bought with them the potter's field.
Acts 1:18 Now this man [Judas] purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
The list goes on and on...
Others realize the mistakes but try and spin those facts into something else by saying stuff like:
Some things have to be taken metaphorically
Only the Autographs (originals) are inerrant (but have long been lost/destroyed...no proof)
Words are rearranged in translation for sentence structure, and thus true meaning is lost
We only have the written context, the verbal context is missing
Or they just M.S.U. in order to explain something
Edit: I dare say that some people could be considered idol worshippers, for their reverence toward a book. They place that book on par with God.
Source - http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inerrant
Next let's define who wrote the Bible, regardless of translation: humans.
Given that humans do make mistakes quite often, it is safe to assume that the biblical authors included errors within their writings. A quick Google search for "biblical contradictions" will present numerous entries. Why then do people insist on an inerrant Bible? Some people will go so far as to disregard science and/or observable facts, in order to maintain that the Bible is error free.
A few examples:
1 Kings 4:26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
2 Chronicles 9:25 And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
Genesis 32:30 For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
John 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time.
Matthew 27:5 And he [Judas] cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. And the chief priests...bought with them the potter's field.
Acts 1:18 Now this man [Judas] purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
The list goes on and on...
Others realize the mistakes but try and spin those facts into something else by saying stuff like:
Some things have to be taken metaphorically
Only the Autographs (originals) are inerrant (but have long been lost/destroyed...no proof)
Words are rearranged in translation for sentence structure, and thus true meaning is lost
We only have the written context, the verbal context is missing
Or they just M.S.U. in order to explain something
Edit: I dare say that some people could be considered idol worshippers, for their reverence toward a book. They place that book on par with God.