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The | The '''literal method''' of reading the Scriptures is based on the non-Scriptural conviction that "every sentence in the Bible must be taken literally; whatever the sentence says at the literal level is literally true." | ||
Or, in the words of a bumper sticker: "God wrote it, I read it, that settles it." | Or, in the words of a bumper sticker: "God wrote it, I read it, that settles it." | ||
'''Biblical | '''Biblical literalism''' is the first of the [[Fundamentalism|five fundamentals of Fundamentalism.]] | ||
[[Category:Scripture Studies]] | [[Category:Scripture Studies]] | ||
Revision as of 05:26, 29 March 2011
The literal method of reading the Scriptures is based on the non-Scriptural conviction that "every sentence in the Bible must be taken literally; whatever the sentence says at the literal level is literally true."
Or, in the words of a bumper sticker: "God wrote it, I read it, that settles it."
Biblical literalism is the first of the five fundamentals of Fundamentalism.