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In chapter one, Sorenson gives an explanation about the history of the battle for the Bible. He specifically talks about the struggle over inerrancy of the Bible, especially between fundamentalist and conservative evangelical Christians. Also, he states that God has preserved His words through Scripture within the history.
In chapter two, Sorenson gives an explanation about a foundational doctrine of Bible. He mentions that Bible is a God-inspired book. It means that God is the real author that gave the inspirations to the writers that he chose.
In chapter three, Sorenson gives an explanation about the theories of preservation. He surely says that the lessons and doctrines of the Bible are preserved by God. There are four theories of preservation of the Bible: Denial …show more content…

He interprets several Biblical texts that support a biblical doctrine of preservation. Therefore, he advises people to properly analyze various text of Scripture.
In chapter five, Sorenson gives an explanation about the process of preservation. He says that preservation is a process of the Bible that is still remaining until present time. Also, he states that Israel is the defender of the Scripture in the Old Testament, and the church is the defender of the Scripture in the New Testament.
In chapter six, Sorenson gives an explanation about the publication of the traditional text. He states that the traditional text is based on the Biblical Antiochean. Also, he mentions that no other Bible versions has purified text, except of the traditional text of Scripture that is recognized as the original text.
In chapter seven, Sorenson gives an explanation about the publication of the critical text. He states that the critical text is based on the Gnostic background of the Alexandrian. Also, he mentions that the critical text has an alteration from the original text translated to be more simple and

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