Plenary,
according to this view, apparently means that while inspiration pervades all
parts of the Bible, it guarantees only the accurate communication of spiritual
truth, and that in matters of historical, geographical, and scientific detail the
writers employed only such information which they had at their natural disposal,
which may or may not have been in error. It is difficult to see how this view
differs from the Partial theory, since it is admitted that parts which deal in non-spiritual
matters may be in error. We might ask: Where did Moses get his scientific
information on the creation of the universe? Was this simply the scientific
theory of the day, or did God supernaturally reveal this truth? Since history
is so intertwined with spiritual truth, where, according to this theory, is the
line between truth and error? Orr himself says: “It must be confessed that the principle
here employed may be pushed too far, and made to sustain conclusions which
cannot in justice be rested on it.”11
11 Ibid.,
pp. 202,203.
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