The Bible in Modern Culture

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.