What Have They Done to the Bible
Subtitle: A History of Modern Biblical Interpretation
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: June 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9780814650288
Subjects: Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis; History; Christianity - History - General; Religion; Religion - Commentaries / Reference; Modern period, 1500-; Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General; Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics; Bible - Hermeneutics; Bible; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Criticism, interpretation, etc.
First sentence: A somewhat mischievous professor of mine once caused a stir in the college library by complaining to the librarian that he could not find the Bible listed in the catalogue.
Description: "The intent of What Have They Done to the Bible? is to account for changes that have taken place in biblical exegesis since 1500. The argument is that this was the result of different developments both within and outside biblical exegesis. The "internal" developments consisted of work on the textual tradition, biblical languages, and the recognition of problems such as consistency, cogency, and coherence within biblical documents. "External" factors were, amongst others, the development of secular society, toleration, academic freedom, a perceived dichotomy between the Bible and science, and a growing body of information about human culture in general both past and present."--Page 4 of cover.