The first part concerns the ancient belief in the inerrancy of the Bible as a whole. The second part discusses the different kinds of mistakes in the Bible. Some examples include scientific errors and incorrect historical records. The third section presents lessons related to the study of the Bible. Some examples include a study of God's revelation in the Old Testament and the classification of groups of words in the Bible. Some distinctive findings are as follows: Based on the classification of different groups of words in the Bible, each group of words is found to have its own authority, which differs from that of others. The permanent value of the Bible rests on the teachings of Jesus and other writings that align with the words of God.

Contents

Preface
Introduction

PART - I: INTRODUCTORY STUDIES

1. Sufficient Biblical Reasons to Try to Separate Mistakes from Truths in the Bible
2. A Brief History of Belief in the Inerrancy of the Bible
3. Claims for Divine Origin of the Bible
4. Some Reasons for Calling the Bible the Word of God: Why do we Call the Bible the Word of God?

PART - II: DIFFERENT KINDS OF MISTAKES IN THE BIBLE

5. A Scientific Study of the Bible
6. Wrong Records in the Bible
7. Contradictions
8. Jesus and the Bible
9. Ethical Study of the Bible
10. Improper Quotations from the Old Testament
11. Two Views on Causes of Human Sufferings According to Writers of the Bible
12. A Study of Selfish Prayers in the Book of Psalms
13. A Study of Some Books in the Bible
14. A Looked at the Canonicity of the Bible
15. The Problem of Inspiration
16. Problems Caused by Male Domination Over Female Partners
17. Wrong Beliefs in the Bible
18. The Problem of Words Used to Describe God, His Attributes and Other Truths
19. Prejudices in Reading the Bible
20. The Major Mistakes of Writers of the Books of the Bible
21. Causes of Presence of Mistakes in the Bible
22. Incomplete/Wrong Application of Mission in the Church
23. The Mistake and Danger of Calling the Bible the Word of God
24. Revelation: A Study of the Contents of Claims for the Revelation of God in the Old Testament
25. Wrong and Right Attitude to People of Other Religions: Different Attitudes to People of Other Religions
26. Wrong Concepts/Ideologies Within the Bible
27. Theological Wrongs/Theological Mistakes/Contradictions
28. Belief in the Original Sin
29. Do the Bible Teaches us that “Religion is a Pretention Or a Hypocrisy?”
30. The History of Israel did not Begin from the Creation
31. A Comparative Study of Claims Made by Writers of the Old Testament and those of Writers of the New Testament

Part - III: LESSONS RELATED TO THE STUDY OF THE BIBLE

32. How Can We Protect Weak Christians from Shipwreck As/Since/If we are to Abandon Belief in the Inerrancy of the Bible?
33. What is the Bible? The Bible as Human Words out of which Some Percent are More Or Less Like the Word of God
34. The Problem of Choosing Truths from the Bible
35. Different Classes/Groups of Words/Sentences in the Bible
36. The Authority of the Bible
37. The Bible is Only the Beginner in Theology
38. Different Forms/Shapes of Biblical Christianity (How to Regain True Christianity)
39. Wrong Attitude to the Bible Cannot Change the Value of the Bible
40. Un-Willing to Go Beyond the Bible
41. To Regard the Bible as the Word of God Would Hinder us From Looking for the Words of God Beyond the Bible
42. Believe God and Use Only Truths from the Bible
43. Preaching the Words of God Or Preaching Human Words
44. How Shall we Use the Bible?
45. Forgotten/Left out Messages of the Bible
46. Un-Fulfilled Passages in the Bible
47. How do People of all Religions Worshipped one and the Same God According to the Bible?
48. How God is Present Everywhere According to the Bible?
49. A Brief History of Application of Historical-Critical Method in Bible Study
50. It is Enough to Depend on Human Truths: Is it not Enough to Depend on Truths in Human Words?
51. The Purpose of this Work
52. Possible Means and Ways to Know and Write the Word of God
53. The Permanent Value of the Bible
54. Extending the Reign of God Through this Book

Conclusion
Bibliography

Mr. L. Seikholen is a member of the Kuki Christian Church in India and belongs to the Kuki community of Northeast India. He earned a Bachelor of Theology (B.Th.) and a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) from Serampore College, West Bengal. He later completed his Master of Theology (M.Th.) at Gurukul Lutheran Theological College & Research Institute, Madras (Chennai), between 1992 and 1994.

With a teaching career in theology since 1989, he has been actively involved in Christian theological education, serving at Trulock Theological Seminary, Manipur, since 1994.