Dr. Michael Peppard

Yeah, I mean, my historian's perspective on that would be to say that inerrancy is a modern concept. We don't see much concern about inerrancy in medieval Christianity or in early Christianity in the way that we see it in modern post-printing press, post-Enlightenment, post-Reformation Christianity. The vast majority of Christians in Christian history believe did not think that way.

Yeah, I mean, my historian's perspective on that would be to say that inerrancy is a modern concept. We don't see much concern about inerrancy in medieval Christianity or in early Christianity in the way that we see it in modern post-printing press, post-Enlightenment, post-Reformation Christianity. The vast majority of Christians in Christian history believe did not think that way.

And we have evidence of that. They knew there were discrepancies. Third and fourth century Christians, they're not dumb. If they have the stories, they can see, well, in this one, it looks like Jesus is crucified on Passover, and in this one, it looks like it's not.

And we have evidence of that. They knew there were discrepancies. Third and fourth century Christians, they're not dumb. If they have the stories, they can see, well, in this one, it looks like Jesus is crucified on Passover, and in this one, it looks like it's not.

on a different day you know or in the gospel of john jesus causes the disturbance of the temple at the beginning of the story and in matthew mark and lucas at the end of the story there's some pretty big discrepancies there that they were well aware of but it was it was not a barrier to their faith in the way it has been for some some versions of modern christianity um

on a different day you know or in the gospel of john jesus causes the disturbance of the temple at the beginning of the story and in matthew mark and lucas at the end of the story there's some pretty big discrepancies there that they were well aware of but it was it was not a barrier to their faith in the way it has been for some some versions of modern christianity um

so maybe you're one, maybe as a barrier to, for you. And maybe I'm talking about you. I don't know, but no, it's not particularly a barrier to be honest.

so maybe you're one, maybe as a barrier to, for you. And maybe I'm talking about you. I don't know, but no, it's not particularly a barrier to be honest.

Yes. Yeah. So you've done your homework. I mean, I would say you're exactly right on that, that the textual fundamentalism is associated with not even all of Protestant Christianity, but certain versions of Protestant Christianity. The Catholic tradition definitely has fundamentalists, but they're usually not biblical fundamentalists. They're usually fundamentalists about ethics or liturgy. Yeah.

Yes. Yeah. So you've done your homework. I mean, I would say you're exactly right on that, that the textual fundamentalism is associated with not even all of Protestant Christianity, but certain versions of Protestant Christianity. The Catholic tradition definitely has fundamentalists, but they're usually not biblical fundamentalists. They're usually fundamentalists about ethics or liturgy. Yeah.

right about something different um or or church hierarchy um you know in fact on the catholic side um there is something called you're ready for this the pontifical biblical commission hell yeah okay i have not yet been invited to be on it maybe after your show i will you know it's gonna go viral but um francisco let's go get this guy in there

right about something different um or or church hierarchy um you know in fact on the catholic side um there is something called you're ready for this the pontifical biblical commission hell yeah okay i have not yet been invited to be on it maybe after your show i will you know it's gonna go viral but um francisco let's go get this guy in there

I have been an officially vetted Bible translator for the U.S. Catholic bishops in the New Testament, but that's different. That's just here in the States. So the Pontifical Biblical Commission— is a Vatican-appointed committee of Bible nerds, basically, who are vetted, faithful Catholics. And they produce documents. Nobody reads them, except for people like me, but they exist.

I have been an officially vetted Bible translator for the U.S. Catholic bishops in the New Testament, but that's different. That's just here in the States. So the Pontifical Biblical Commission— is a Vatican-appointed committee of Bible nerds, basically, who are vetted, faithful Catholics. And they produce documents. Nobody reads them, except for people like me, but they exist.

And they put out a document in 1993 called The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church. And it's a programmatic document saying, here's how we think Catholics should interpret the Bible. And guess what, Mark? they reserve their harshest words for fundamentalism. And they talk about other isms, right?

And they put out a document in 1993 called The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church. And it's a programmatic document saying, here's how we think Catholics should interpret the Bible. And guess what, Mark? they reserve their harshest words for fundamentalism. And they talk about other isms, right?

They talk about Marxism and they talk about feminism and they talk about liberation theology and they talk about other things that they kind of say their position is like there's pros and cons to these approaches. But fundamentalism gets just lambasted. And in really harsh terminology, they call it at one point intellectual suicide. Wow.

They talk about Marxism and they talk about feminism and they talk about liberation theology and they talk about other things that they kind of say their position is like there's pros and cons to these approaches. But fundamentalism gets just lambasted. And in really harsh terminology, they call it at one point intellectual suicide. Wow.

To presume that there are no errors anywhere in the Bible and that everything has to be completely... That there can be no contradictions in any single way. Now... These scholars, they also understand the diversity of biblical manuscripts very well.

To presume that there are no errors anywhere in the Bible and that everything has to be completely... That there can be no contradictions in any single way. Now... These scholars, they also understand the diversity of biblical manuscripts very well.