Чикагское утверждение о безошибочности Писания

The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy
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KL:LVB ML<?J@>?GBY B HL<?J@?GBY
KL:LVY I – Fu ml\_j`^Z_f
qlh K\ys_ggh_ IbkZgb_ ^he`gh ijbgbfZlvky dZd Z\lhjbl_lgh_
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– Fu
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–
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