that Biblical theology is emancipated from a role merely subsidiary to dogmatics. Inherent in this new development is the possibility that Biblical theology can become the rival of dogmatics and turn into a completely separate and independent discipline. These possibilities realized themselves under the influence of rationalism in the age of Enlightenment. B. The Age of Enlightenment. In the age of Enlightenment (Aufklärung) a totally new approach for the study of the Bible was developed under several
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