To me, that’s not so. I don’t have to believe the literal Genesis creation account, or the literal account of Noah and the Ark, or the literal account of Jonah and the great fish...in order for me to believe, wholeheartedly, the Gospel. My faith in Jesus is not dependent on an inerrant Bible, nor does my relationship with Him require me to believe things that simply are not true.
I play it safe. I know (and you do to) what happens when man is given any sort leeway. We always will twist it to fit our objective (whether its the Bible or anything else). Its human nature. I am no exception.
Then what makes you think that exact twist didn't happen in translation or the writing down of direct revelation of the text you follow as inerrant? I think it a better testament of God's power that he can get the the message across despite any fallacy, rather than that he could cause humans to be infallible in this one area.
