Biblical Inspiration and Inerrancy: A Brief Introduction

What the Church teaches about the Inspiration, Inerrancy, and Authorship of Sacred Scripture

Introduction
In this essay I will discuss the doctrine of Biblical Inspiration. I will show that there has been a continuity and development of the the Church's teaching regarding Biblical Inspiration. I will begin by examining Magisterial texts that define and expound upon the doctrine, all of which culminate in the Second Vatican Council's Dogmatic Constitution, Dei Verbum. From there, I will turn to contemporary writings and theologians, that are faithful to the Magisterium, who discuss in more detail the particular parts of the doctrine of Biblical Inspiration, especially dual authorship and the doctrine of Biblical Inerrancy.