Did Early Christians Think The Bible Was Inerrant?

Homebrewed Christianity · Apr 27, 2018 · 27m

Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you.

Today's question: did the early Christians believe the Bible was inerrant?

The short answer is no. But it's a little more complicated than that.

Tripp explains what is even meant by inerrancy, how inerrancy is a product of the Enlightenment, the fights the early church had about the authority of scripture, the challenges the early church faced in interpreting scripture, and the tension…