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A Brief History of Old Testament Criticism: From Benedict Spinoza to Brevard Childs is unavailable, but you can change that!

Modern Old Testament interpretation arose in an intellectual environment marked by interest in specific historical contexts of the Bible, attention to its literary matters, and, most significantly, the suspension of belief. A vast array of scholars contributed to the large, developing complex of ideas and trends that now serves as the foundation of contemporary discussions on interpretation. In A...

BENEDICT SPINOZA BENEDICT DE SPINOZA IS A WATERSHED FIGURE IN THE HISTORY OF BIBLICAL interpretation. His approach to biblical studies was not born in a vacuum. Nor was his approach to biblical studies the first to raise critical questions about the Bible. Nevertheless, Spinoza is a significant figure because of his bold and bald articulation of the matter. Others before him had taken a critical approach to the
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