The Bible in Modern Culture: Baruch Spinoza to Brevard Childs

Name: The Bible in Modern Culture: Baruch Spinoza to Brevard Childs
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ISBN: 9780802839923

By: Roy Harrisville, Walter Sundberg

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. / 2002 / Paperback

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Historical critical method in Biblical Scholarship has been a Pandora's box for the intellectual life of the church. No achievement of modern scholarship has been more effective in understanding the Bible, yet it has also seriously challenged a church trying to preserve the integrity of its cherished theological traditions. In this critically acclaimed book Roy Harrisville and Walter Sundberg trace the development and drama of historical-critical method by surveying the major figures who created and employed it- from Baruch Spinoza in the seventeenth century to present-day interpreters. This expanded second edition of The Bible in Modern Culture includes three new chapters detailing the work of Adolf Schlatter, Paul Ricoeur, and Brevard Childs.

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Title: The Bible in Modern Culture: Baruch Spinoza to Brevard Childs
By: Roy Harrisville, Walter Sundberg
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 360
Vendor: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Publication Date: 2002

Dimensions: 9 X 6 (inches)
Weight: 1 pound 3 ounces
ISBN: 0802839924
ISBN-13: 9780802839923
Stock No: WW39925

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This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.

Historical- Critical Method in Biblical Scholarship has been a Pandora's box for the intellectual life of the church. No achievement of modern scholarship has been more effective in understanding the Bible, yet it has also seriously challenged a church trying to preserve the integrity of its cherished theological traditions. In this critically acclaimed book Roy Harrisville and Walter Sundberg trace the development and drama of historical- critical method by surveying the major figures who created and employed it - from Baruch Spinoza in the seventeenth century to present-day interpreters. This expanded second edition of The Bible in Modern Culture includes three new chapters detailing the work of Adolf Schlatter, Paul Ricoeur, and Brevard Childs.

Author Bio

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Roy A. Harrisville is professor emeritus of New Testament at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota. He is also the author of Fracture: The Cross as Irreconcilable in the Language and Thought of the Biblical Writers and coauthor of The Bible in Modern Culture: Baruch Spinoza to Brevard Childs.

Walter Sundberg is professor emeritus of church history at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota, an ordained Lutheran pastor, and the author (with Roy A. Harrisville) of The Bible in Modern Culture: Baruch Spinoza to Brevard Childs.

Editorial Reviews

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Walter Brueggemann in Theology Today
"An intriguing study of the course of modern historical criticism."

Willi Braun in Religious Studies Review
"An exposition of the history of modern biblical criticism delivered with a persuasive intent. . . The historical record is presented with exceptional clarity. Worth reading."

Jack Dean Kingsbury in Interpretation
"Pastors and teachers who take this book in hand will be richly rewarded. I heartily recommend it."

Jon D. Levenson in First Things
"A welcome and accessible contribution to an increasingly important discussion."

Mois?s Silva in The Westminster Theological Journal
"All students of the history of ideas can profit greatly from a close reading of this volume."

Thomas A. Howard in Journal of Religious History
"A worthwhile contribution to the intellectual history of modern biblical study."