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The practice of using decontextualized quotations from a document (often, but not always, a book of the Bible) to establish a proposition rhetorically through an appeal to authority.
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Prooftext — Prooftexting is the practice of using decontextualised quotations from a document (often, but not always, a book of the Bible) to establish a proposition rhetorically through an appeal to authority. Critics of the technique note that often the… … Wikipedia
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Yeshu — This article is about an individual or individuals found in Jewish literature. For the similar sounding Hebrew or Aramaic name, see Yeshua (name). Yeshu (ישו in Hebrew and Aramaic) is the name of an individual or individuals mentioned in Rabbinic … Wikipedia
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Biblical inerrancy — is the conservative evangelical doctrinal position [ [http://www.dts.edu/about/doctrinalstatement/ Doctrinal Statement Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) ] ] that in its original form, the Bible is totally without error, and free from all… … Wikipedia
Quote mining — is the practice of purposely compiling frequently misleading quotes from large volumes of literature or speech.cite book | last = Forrest | first = Barbara | authorlink = Barbara Forrest | coauthors = Paul R. Gross | title = Creationism s Trojan… … Wikipedia
Christian Zionism — For the similar 19th century Christian movement, see Christian Restorationism. For Christians who belong to Zionist denominations in southern Africa, see Zionist Churches. Christian Zionism is a belief among some Christians that the return of the … Wikipedia
Fallacy of quoting out of context — The practice of quoting out of context, sometimes referred to as contextomy or quote mining , is a logical fallacy and a type of false attribution in which a passage is removed from its surrounding matter in such a way as to distort its intended… … Wikipedia