The death of scripture and the rise of biblical studies

Offering a new account of the origins of modern biblical criticism this work explores the scholarship of J.D. Michaelis (1717-1791), showing how critics created a post-theological academic Bible to replace Europe's scriptural Bibles and assimilate biblical scholarship to the social goals of the...

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Main Author: Legaspi, Michael C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2010, 2010
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Offering a new account of the origins of modern biblical criticism this work explores the scholarship of J.D. Michaelis (1717-1791), showing how critics created a post-theological academic Bible to replace Europe's scriptural Bibles and assimilate biblical scholarship to the social goals of the Enlightenment
Physical Description:xvi, 222 p.
ISBN:9780199777211
0199777217