Biblical authority

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	* the extent to which one can regard the commandments and doctrines within the [[Bible\|Old and New Testament scriptures]] as authoritative over humans' belief and conduct;		* the extent to which one can regard the commandments and doctrines within the [[Bible\|Old and New Testament scriptures]] as authoritative over humans' belief and conduct;
	* the extent to which biblical propositions are accurate in matters of history and science.		* the extent to which biblical propositions are accurate in matters of history and science.
	The case for biblical authority stems from ~~the~~ claim that [[God in Christianity\|God]] has [[Revelation\|revealed]] himself in written form through [[Authorship of the Bible\|human authors]] and that the information contained in [[Christian biblical canon\|canonical books]] is not of human origin.		The case for biblical authority stems from claim that [[God in Christianity\|God]] has [[Revelation\|revealed]] himself in written form through [[Authorship of the Bible\|human authors]] and that the information contained in [[Christian biblical canon\|canonical books]] is not of human origin.
	For example, in the [[self-referential]] verse: "All scripture is given by inspiration of God [...]" (2 Timothy 3:16).		For example, in the [[self-referential]] verse: "All scripture is given by inspiration of God [...]" (2 Timothy 3:16).