The Lutheran is a magazine associated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. In the January 2000 issue, there is a brief article by Norma and Burton Everist. Her husband is a minister for the Lutheran Church. The Scriptures do not need us to defend them. The fundamentalist approach sidetracks the meaning of the Scriptures, arguing that the Bible is inerrant in the fields of history, geography, and nature.
Several comments are appropriate.
It is correct that the Scriptures stand on their own. Still, we have a responsibility to defend the sacred Writings. They simply don't believe it. The issue thus has become irrelevant. Christianity is an historical matter.