are not. They may hide behind the cloak of academic objectivity. Throughout this book, I refer to those who view the Bible as inspired, inerrant, infallible, and historically reliable as “Bible advocates” and those who don’t as “skeptics.” It is also important to recognize that there are not just two stances on biblical authority and reliability. There are all sorts of intermediate positions and shades of views. Some believe that every word in the Bible is accurate. Some believe that the Bible is