Pandora's box opened : an examination and defense of historical-critical method and its master practitioners /

For many, the historical-critical method has released a host of threats to Christian faith and confession. In Pandora's Box Opened, however, Roy Harrisville argues that despite the evils brought upon biblical interpretation by the historical-critical method, there is still hope for it as a disc...

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Main Author: Harrisville, Roy A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Grand Rapids, Michigan ; Cambridge, U.K. : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2014.
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Summary:For many, the historical-critical method has released a host of threats to Christian faith and confession. In Pandora's Box Opened, however, Roy Harrisville argues that despite the evils brought upon biblical interpretation by the historical-critical method, there is still hope for it as a discipline. Harrisville begins by describing the emergence and use of the historical-critical method. He then attends to the malaise that has come over the method, which he says still persists. Finally, Harrisville commends the historical-critical method, though shorn of its arrogance. He claims that the method and all its users comprise a "Pandora's Box" that, when opened, releases "a myriad other pains," but hope still remains.
Physical Description:x, 358 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780802869807 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0802869807 (pbk. : alk. paper)