The Old Testament Hebrew Scriptures in Five Minutes - Philippe Guillaume
75. What Is Historical Criticism?
The Old Testament Hebrew Scriptures in Five Minutes - Philippe Guillaume
Michael C. Legaspi [+]
Michael C. Legaspi holds a PhD from Harvard University. His research includes the history of biblical scholarship and the concept of wisdom in ancient thought. He has published The Death of Scripture and the Rise of Biblical Studies (Oxford University Press, 2010) and Wisdom in Classical and Biblical Tradition (Oxford University Press, 2018).
Description
The recognition that the Bible is a book belonging to distant peoples in bygone times has led to the idea that this distance is the chief obstacle to understanding the Bible correctly. Despite the rise of critical theory after World War II, historical criticism still represents the mainstream of biblical studies.