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The death of scripture and the rise of biblical studies /

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Offering a new account of the origins of modern biblical criticism this work explores the scholarship of J.D. Michaelis (1717-1791), showing how critics created a post-theological academic Bible to replace Europe's scriptural Bibles and assimilate biblical scholarship to the social goals of the...

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Main Author: Legaspi, Michael C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Series:Oxford studies in historical theology.
Subjects:
Michaelis, Johann David, > 1717-1791.
Bible. > Old Testament > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > History.
Michaelis, Johann David, > 1717-1791
Bible. > Old Testament
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Old Testament.
RELIGION > Judaism > Sacred Writings.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Offering a new account of the origins of modern biblical criticism this work explores the scholarship of J.D. Michaelis (1717-1791), showing how critics created a post-theological academic Bible to replace Europe's scriptural Bibles and assimilate biblical scholarship to the social goals of the Enlightenment.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 222 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199741779
0199741778
9780199889495
019988949X