Verbal inspiration

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Verbal inspiration is the idea that the words and language of scriptural texts are inspired by God^[1]. Certain sorts of texts, such as the forms of Hebrew and Aramaic sayings, parables, and poetry were handed on and memorized orally long before they were first written down, and were framed and taught with this technique in mind, perhaps by Jesus himself. ^[2]. So these texts themselves were in existence before the biblical books that now contain them, and the locus of inspiration is found in their original design. The idea of verbal inspiration recognises that the linguistic form of a text cannot be separated from its meaning. It lends additional credence to the Scriptures as authoritative.