The Higher Criticism of the Pentateuch (Classic Reprint)
The Higher Criticism of the Pentateuch (Classic Reprint)

Author: William Henry Green

Publisher:

Published: 2015-08-04

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9781332136483

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Excerpt from The Higher Criticism of the Pentateuch The Higher Criticism has been of late so associated with extravagant theorizing, and with insidious attacks upon the genuineness and credibility of the books of the Bible that the very term has become an offence to serious minds. It has come to be considered one of the most dangerous forms of infidelity, and in its very nature hostile to revealed truth. And it must be confessed that in the hands of those who are unfriendly to supernatural religion it has proved a potent weapon in the interest of unbelief. Nor has the use made of it by those who, while claiming to be evangelical critics, accept and defend the revolutionary conclusions of the antisupernaturalists, tended to remove the discredit into which it has fallen. This is not the fault of the Higher Criticism in its genuine sense, however, but of its perversion. Properly speaking it is an inquiry into the origin and character of the writings to which it is applied. It seeks to ascertain by all available means the authors by whom, the time at which, the circumstances under which, and the design with which they were produced. Such investigations, rightly conducted, must prove a most important aid to the understanding and just appreciation of the writings in question. The books of the Bible have nothing to fear from such investigations, however searching and thorough, and however fearlessly pursued. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Politicizing the Bible
Politicizing the Bible

Author: Scott Hahn

Publisher: Herder & Herder

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780824599034

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Resisting the typical, dry methods of contemporary scholarship, this powerful examination revisits the biblical days of life-and-death conflict, struggles for power between popes and kings, and secret alliances of intellectuals united by a desire to pit worldly goals against the spiritual priorities of the church. This account looks beyond the pretense of neutrality and objectivity often found in secular study, and brings to light the appropriation of scripture by politically motivated interpreters. Questioning the techniques taken for granted at divinity schools worldwide, their origins are traced to the writings of Machiavelli and Marsilio of Padua, the political projects of Henry VIII, Thomas Hobbes, and John Locke, and the quest for an empire of science on the part of Descartes and Spinoza. Intellectual and inspiring, an argument is made for bringing Christianity back to biblical literacy.

Old Testament Textual Criticism
Old Testament Textual Criticism

Author: Ellis R. Brotzman

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 2016-07-19

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 149340475X

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A Readable, Updated Introduction to Textual Criticism This accessibly written, practical introduction to Old Testament textual criticism helps students understand the discipline and begin thinking through complex issues for themselves. The authors combine proven expertise in the classroom with cutting-edge work in Hebrew textual studies. This successful classic (nearly 25,000 copies sold) has been thoroughly expanded and updated to account for the many changes in the field over the past twenty years. It includes examples, illustrations, an updated bibliography, and a textual commentary on the book of Ruth.

The Edited Bible
The Edited Bible

Author: John Van Seters

Publisher: Eisenbrauns

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 1575061120

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Introduction -- The early history of editing -- Jewish and Christian scholarship and standardization of biblical texts -- Classical and biblical text editions : editing in the age of the printing press -- Editing Homer : the rise of historical criticism in classical studies -- The history of the "editor" in biblical criticism from Simon to Wellhausen -- The history of redaction in the twentieth century : crisis in higher criticism -- Editing the Bible and textual criticism -- Editors and the creation of the canon -- Summary and conclusion

The Higher Criticism in Relation to the Pentateuch (Classic Reprint)
The Higher Criticism in Relation to the Pentateuch (Classic Reprint)

Author: Edouard Naville

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-07-24

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9780282526191

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Excerpt from The Higher Criticism in Relation to the Pentateuch It is a most important feature of his work that he recognises in all his thought that Moses was not a mere man of letters or historian, with leisure to devote to a work of literature, but a lawgiver and statesman, whose writing was subordinate to, and a means of aiding his daily and hourly task of leading and training a nation emerging from slavery, and of fitting them to deserve their position as the Chosen People. They were the Chosen People, because they proved able to produce the long succession of leaders and judges and prophets who distinguish and elevate Hebrew history. Moses made them so. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.